hire ▁Canal , ▁the ▁other ▁Mer th yr ▁T yd fil ▁iron works ▁built ▁a ▁tram road ▁to ▁Aber c yn on , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁upper ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁canal . ▁This ▁" P en yd ar ren ▁Tr am road " ▁( more ▁correctly , ▁the ▁Mer th yr ▁Tr am road ) ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁railway ▁steam ▁locomot ive , ▁built ▁by ▁Richard ▁Tre v ith ick . ▁This ▁successfully ▁ha u led ▁w ag ons ▁but ▁was ▁so ▁heavy ▁that ▁it ▁broke ▁many ▁rails . ▁The ▁engine ▁was ▁then ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁purposes ▁as ▁a ▁station ary ▁engine . ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁was ▁fin anced ▁by ▁William ▁Form an ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London , ▁who ▁provided ▁all ▁the ▁capital , ▁partly ▁on ▁mort g age ▁but ▁taking ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁it ▁himself . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁Hom f ray ▁left ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁the ▁partners ▁were ▁William ▁Form an ▁and ▁William ▁Thompson ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁William ▁Form an ▁offered ▁the ▁works ▁for ▁sale ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Dow lais ▁Iron ▁Company ▁bought ▁the ▁min eral ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁works ▁were ▁used ▁inter mitt ently ▁by ▁various ▁others ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁Some ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁In ce , ▁L .; ▁The ▁South ▁Wales ▁Iron ▁Indust ry ▁ 1