Was the steam engine invented in Wales?

Where was the steam engine invented? Was it in Wales?

So, the steam engine, right. I remember reading about this, it feels like a long time ago, maybe for a school project. It wasn't just one place, you know.

It’s a bit fuzzy in my head. There’s this guy, Richard Trevithick. He was definitely a big deal.

He actually built a steam carriage, a proper locomotive, back in 1803. Imagine that.

And then, get this, in February of 1804, it ran on a track. Not just any track, but one that horses normally pulled wagons on, over in Wales. So yes, Wales was involved, but Trevithick himself was English.

It's kind of like asking where the internet was invented. Lots of pieces, lots of people.

But that specific locomotive run in 1804, on that horsecar route in Wales, that’s a pretty concrete moment.

Steam Engine Invention: Richard Trevithick, an Englishman, built the first steam locomotive. It successfully ran on a horsecar route in Wales in February 1804.