Proper noun
Wylam
A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1164).
Robert was the fireman for Wylam Colliery pumping engine, earning a very low wage, so there was no money for schooling. Source: Internet
This was followed in 1813 by the Puffing Billy built by Christopher Blackett and William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery Railway, the first successful locomotive running by adhesion only. Source: Internet
Wylam colliery's system, built before 1763, was maincheck, as was John Blenkinsop 's Middleton Railway ; the old maincheck plateway was relaid to maincheck so that Blenkinsop's engine could be used. Source: Internet