The locomotive By heyland Apr 1, 1796 Richard Trevithick has a idea about making a steam locomotive Apr 1, 1801 Trevithick makes a big steam locomotive Apr 1, 1803 Richard Trevithick meets with James watts James Watts turned down his idea because he thought at a high temperature it would be dangourus to be around Apr 9, 1804 Richard Trevithick created the first steam locomotive to be able to ride on rails