I believe you wouldn't. It was slow, noisy, dangerous, VERY expensive, and required some acrobatics to access the cabin. A good horse was the ideal vehicle of the time: fast, elegant, and permanent 4x4.
"Road locomotive" is the term used by the owners of the replica, and I suspect by Trevithick himself. "Automobile" is a much later word, first used in French in 1876 and English in 1886. I don't think there is any difference in meaning.
Keep in mind that the actual roads back then we're laughable outside of major city centers. So this thing had a range measured in city blocks not miles
Beautiful machine. It's easy to see why it didn't catch on, as there aren't that many roads smooth enough for it to work on today and there couldn't have been many when it was made.
Imagine being a peasant in 1803 and never having seen a car or a train or anything before and suddenly you see this thing, a fucking house bearing down on you. Im sure riding in it was absolutely terrifying since its to tall and looks like it might tip over any second.
Pretty cool! Didn't know there were any survivors / replicas of these legendary machines. But ... why is it so tall and with such a tiny actual carriage part?! :D BTW in answer to a question asked below - a locomotive, in road terms, is typically meant as one that carries no useful payload of its own, not even trailer nose-weight, but is still used as a power unit for passenger or goods transport purposes rather than as a personal conveyance (hence a bare-bones motorcycle or trackday sports car is not a locomotive despite barely having room for the driver and a water bottle). Usually this is also taken to imply a certain heftiness in construction and impaired handling/braking, so they're subject to more restrictive (and typically somewhat older...) set of rules than regular cars and trucks, though some allowance is made in light of ultra-modern features like pneumatic tyres, linked all-wheel brakes, and all-wheel independent suspension... e.g. raising the maximum permitted speed from 10mph to 35mph, allowing them on motorways, so on and so forth. Generally the only time you may see this applied any more is to Traction Engines on a historic vehicle rally run, or to super-heavy-haul drawbar / ballast tractor units employed as part of an abnormal load power/control team, and rarely driven solo other than on the way to the start of a run, the return leg of a run with no backhaul or going for servicing / annual testing.Additionally I think it may also be a grandfathered-in allowance for travelling funfair tractor units in order to allow them to legally tow, at limited speed, more than one packed-up trailer-based ride in a chain - which, along with abnormal load teams and things pulled behind a traction engine (and those little trains you get running along the seafront at beach resorts) are the only kind of "road train" allowed on UK highways.Everything else, technically, is an "automobile". In other words, a powered vehicle which bears the weight of its passengers and cargo through its own axles, and also at least part of the weight of any attached trailer. Including the tractor unit of 44-tonne articulated lorries (a significant portion of the trailer's weight is borne through the rear axles of the tractor), and a car with just a driver and no other persons or cargo on board, pulling an empty caravan (there's still meant to be about 50kg of noseweight on the towbar, and that is then transmitted to the car's own wheels). On the rails, a typical locomotive only experiences forwards-and-backwards (and a little side-to-side) load from the carriages and wagons it pulls behind it. Any downward force would be both pointless and possibly damaging, the extra weight of making trailers that carry 100% of their own load is not as much of a problem, and you don't really want the hassle of making sure the dolly-wheels are extended before unhitching from the loco. Hence why Top Gear had to add extra wheels to the caravan-carriages of their car-trains when they tried to "modernise" the railway... I'm not sure traditional towbar-type hitches are even allowed in railway settings. The only "automobile" you'll find there are pump-handle trolleys and the odd railcar.I think it may also allow much stronger forces to be transmitted through the frame - and thus a more powerful engine with a beefed up transmission and fatter, grippier tyres (or additional pairs of drivewheels) to pull (and push / brake) far heavier loads - without the risk of impaired control or damage to the structure. The payoff is that the trailers have to be heavier, as they need to include an extra pair of (steering-capable, in road vehicles) wheels upfront to carry the noseweight otherwise borne by an automobile tractor, and aren't as stable at high speed without some kind of clever multi-part linkage or active steering system, as the addition of a steering axle partway along the combination adds extra dynamics that are rather unpredictable to say the least... a regular "fifth wheel" trailer just plays follow-the-leader, so long as conditions don't get so extreme as to cause a flip-over or jack-knife.
The first vehicle was invented by Nicolas Cugnot sometime in the 1700's it was made to pull artillery pieces unfortunately it was hard to steer and it crashed into a wall which was the first accident by vehicle Cugnot was arrested and forced to abandon it
Chris&forrest funvideos Thx for the wider picture, but I actually wanted to know when this steam carriage was built. I find it was in 1802. Trevithick built several rail/road steam engines in the early years of the 19th century, having conquered high-pressure steam power.
Chris Hebbron it was built in 1803, sadly it was abandoned because it was too expensive to run and the passengers where very uncomfortable in the carriage. Before this was built trevithic built a steam road vehicle in 1801 called the puffing devil. It worked well but was destroyed three days after when trevithic and a friend left the fire going in the boiler. It overhead and burned, he was able to rebuild it but sadly was unable to keep the requird steam pressure
kinda awful how mercedes benz wall street money can pay youtube to promote the fake first car videos to get millions of views while the truth is buried with 18 841 views
I SAY! TRULY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE HORSEDRAWN CARRIAGE. YES, WE MOUNTED THE CABIN UP HIGH SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM ANYWHERE, YOU SEE? WHAT? NO, THE NOISE IS QUITE PLEASANT. i HAVE GONE DEAF BECAUSE OF LEAD POISONING. IT'S VICTORIAN TIMES YOU KNOW? EVERYTHING HAS LEAD IN IT.
hats off to the replicator for keeping the Automotive history alive
What an astonishing thing. I’ve only ever seen regency drawings of them. They’re improbably tall and wonderful. Thank you for posting
Really cool. I have a very rare Brumm model of this fantastic steam carriage. Some details are left out, but it's still great.
Personally I think it's beautiful and elegant. If I was living in 1803 I'd definitely want this car/suv/bus
I believe you wouldn't. It was slow, noisy, dangerous, VERY expensive, and required some acrobatics to access the cabin. A good horse was the ideal vehicle of the time: fast, elegant, and permanent 4x4.
@@lucianene7741 Just needs more cylinders and a smaller cabin
"Road locomotive" is the term used by the owners of the replica, and I suspect by Trevithick himself. "Automobile" is a much later word, first used in French in 1876 and English in 1886. I don't think there is any difference in meaning.
el polo loco
Keep in mind that the actual roads back then we're laughable outside of major city centers. So this thing had a range measured in city blocks not miles
Beautiful machine. It's easy to see why it didn't catch on, as there aren't that many roads smooth enough for it to work on today and there couldn't have been many when it was made.
Steampunk to the next level
Being a 3-wheeler was a bad idea when all the roads had 2 grooves in them from carriage wheels.
It would be like driving a reliant in the snow.
I hope there's more videos of this replica
what a beauty!
Imagine being a peasant in 1803 and never having seen a car or a train or anything before and suddenly you see this thing, a fucking house bearing down on you.
Im sure riding in it was absolutely terrifying since its to tall and looks like it might tip over any second.
This VHS silent film uploaded to youtube 12 years ago is a treasure trove
Pretty cool! Didn't know there were any survivors / replicas of these legendary machines.
But ... why is it so tall and with such a tiny actual carriage part?! :D
BTW in answer to a question asked below - a locomotive, in road terms, is typically meant as one that carries no useful payload of its own, not even trailer nose-weight, but is still used as a power unit for passenger or goods transport purposes rather than as a personal conveyance (hence a bare-bones motorcycle or trackday sports car is not a locomotive despite barely having room for the driver and a water bottle). Usually this is also taken to imply a certain heftiness in construction and impaired handling/braking, so they're subject to more restrictive (and typically somewhat older...) set of rules than regular cars and trucks, though some allowance is made in light of ultra-modern features like pneumatic tyres, linked all-wheel brakes, and all-wheel independent suspension... e.g. raising the maximum permitted speed from 10mph to 35mph, allowing them on motorways, so on and so forth.
Generally the only time you may see this applied any more is to Traction Engines on a historic vehicle rally run, or to super-heavy-haul drawbar / ballast tractor units employed as part of an abnormal load power/control team, and rarely driven solo other than on the way to the start of a run, the return leg of a run with no backhaul or going for servicing / annual testing.Additionally I think it may also be a grandfathered-in allowance for travelling funfair tractor units in order to allow them to legally tow, at limited speed, more than one packed-up trailer-based ride in a chain - which, along with abnormal load teams and things pulled behind a traction engine (and those little trains you get running along the seafront at beach resorts) are the only kind of "road train" allowed on UK highways.Everything else, technically, is an "automobile". In other words, a powered vehicle which bears the weight of its passengers and cargo through its own axles, and also at least part of the weight of any attached trailer. Including the tractor unit of 44-tonne articulated lorries (a significant portion of the trailer's weight is borne through the rear axles of the tractor), and a car with just a driver and no other persons or cargo on board, pulling an empty caravan (there's still meant to be about 50kg of noseweight on the towbar, and that is then transmitted to the car's own wheels).
On the rails, a typical locomotive only experiences forwards-and-backwards (and a little side-to-side) load from the carriages and wagons it pulls behind it. Any downward force would be both pointless and possibly damaging, the extra weight of making trailers that carry 100% of their own load is not as much of a problem, and you don't really want the hassle of making sure the dolly-wheels are extended before unhitching from the loco. Hence why Top Gear had to add extra wheels to the caravan-carriages of their car-trains when they tried to "modernise" the railway... I'm not sure traditional towbar-type hitches are even allowed in railway settings. The only "automobile" you'll find there are pump-handle trolleys and the odd railcar.I think it may also allow much stronger forces to be transmitted through the frame - and thus a more powerful engine with a beefed up transmission and fatter, grippier tyres (or additional pairs of drivewheels) to pull (and push / brake) far heavier loads - without the risk of impaired control or damage to the structure. The payoff is that the trailers have to be heavier, as they need to include an extra pair of (steering-capable, in road vehicles) wheels upfront to carry the noseweight otherwise borne by an automobile tractor, and aren't as stable at high speed without some kind of clever multi-part linkage or active steering system, as the addition of a steering axle partway along the combination adds extra dynamics that are rather unpredictable to say the least... a regular "fifth wheel" trailer just plays follow-the-leader, so long as conditions don't get so extreme as to cause a flip-over or jack-knife.
one question how could the passenger get into the red cabine?
Roester my guess is they got up where the driver set, unfortunately it was very uncomfortable for the passenger's to ride in
This looks like it's straight out of a steam punk movie.
steam punk movies copied it
Public transport 1.1...
Can you mount a cannon/howitzer or a gatling gun on this?
nah only bible or american declaration of independence
Regency/ Napoleonic monster truck?
napoleon was so afraid of it he ran away to the middle of atlantic ocean
When was the vehicle first invented?
The first vehicle was invented by Nicolas Cugnot sometime in the 1700's it was made to pull artillery pieces unfortunately it was hard to steer and it crashed into a wall which was the first accident by vehicle Cugnot was arrested and forced to abandon it
Chris&forrest funvideos Thx for the wider picture, but I actually wanted to know when this steam carriage was built. I find it was in 1802. Trevithick built several rail/road steam engines in the early years of the 19th century, having conquered high-pressure steam power.
Chris Hebbron it was built in 1803, sadly it was abandoned because it was too expensive to run and the passengers where very uncomfortable in the carriage. Before this was built trevithic built a steam road vehicle in 1801 called the puffing devil. It worked well but was destroyed three days after when trevithic and a friend left the fire going in the boiler. It overhead and burned, he was able to rebuild it but sadly was unable to keep the requird steam pressure
Cugnot built his carriage in 1769
PUFFING DEVIL ON TREVITHICK DAY 2017
a video worth to watch
Tall scary thing
The vehicle is about as old as the recording
now do a lap on top gears track :D
I wouldn't sit on those benches
kinda awful how mercedes benz wall street money can pay youtube to promote the fake first car videos to get millions of views while the truth is buried with 18 841 views
I SAY! TRULY AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE HORSEDRAWN CARRIAGE. YES, WE MOUNTED THE CABIN UP HIGH SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM ANYWHERE, YOU SEE? WHAT? NO, THE NOISE IS QUITE PLEASANT. i HAVE GONE DEAF BECAUSE OF LEAD POISONING. IT'S VICTORIAN TIMES YOU KNOW? EVERYTHING HAS LEAD IN IT.
Strictly speaking, George III was still king in 1803...
Great video of a most interesting vehicle.
what a weird design
big wood wheels were in fashion for 1803
Steampunk paleofuture
its the worlds first SELF PROPELLED VEHICLE YOU DUMB ARSEHOLES 1802 FFS