1807 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1807.

Years in rail transport

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Events

March

• March 25 – The first railway passenger service begins, on the Oystermouth Railway in South Wales. The cars are drawn by horses.[1]

May

• May - closure of the Low Moor Waggonway[2]

Births

March births

• March 27 – James P. Kirkwood, designer of Starrucca Viaduct (d. 1877).

November births

• November 5 – Oliver Ames Jr., president of Union Pacific Railroad 1866–1871, brother of Oakes Ames (d. 1877).[3][4]

December births

• December 16 – William H. Aspinwall, American financier who helped build the Panama Railway (d. 1875).[5]

Deaths

References

1. Lee, Charles E. (1942). The First Passenger Railway: the Oystermouth or Swansea and Mumbles Line. London: Railway Publishing Co.
2. Silkstone Waggonway, South Yorkshire: Survey Report (PDF). 1. Yorkshire Archaeological Trust. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
3. Spencer Marks (2005). The Ames Family of North Easton, MA Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
4. Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific: Significant Individuals Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
5. William Henry Aspinwall. Retrieved February 9, 2005.