1760s in rail transport
This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1760s.
1763
Births
December births
- December 28 – John Molson, established the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Railroad, the first railway into Canada (died 1836).
1767
Events
- The first ever cast iron rails are laid at Coalbrookdale.[2][3][4]
- Kambarka Engineering Works, now recognised for its rolling stock and locomotives, opens in current-day Urmdurt, Russia.
- Plans are drawn up for the construction of a canal between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees which instead becomes the route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Births
May births
- May 31 – Edward Pease, first owner of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (died 1858).[5][6][7]
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See also
- Years in rail transport
References
- Chrimes, Mike (2002). "Murray, Matthew". In Skempton, A. W.; et al. (eds.). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers, Vol. 1. London: Thomas Telford on behalf of the Institution of Civil Engineers. pp. 461–462. ISBN 0-7277-2939-X.
- Railway Mania of the 1800s
- Kohlmaier, Georg; Barna Von Sartory; John C. Harvey (1981). Houses of Glass: a 19th Century Building Type. The MIT Press. p. 69. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- Murray, John (1831). Bertha's Visit to Her Uncle in England: in three volumes. III. London: William Clowes. pp. 255–257. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- "Biografisch-Bibliographisches". Kirchenlexicon. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- "Stockton and Darlington Railway". Interesting answers to questions. Jessie's Hope. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- "Edward Pease: Biography". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
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