1815 in rail transport
Events
February events
- February 6 – The first railroad charter in the United States is issued to the New Jersey Railroad Company, a railroad that ultimately was never built.
May or June events
- Bryn Oer Tramway in South Wales opened.
July events
- July 31 – The boiler explosion of a locomotive designed by William Brunton on the Newbottle Waggonway in North East England kills around a dozen people, the first railway disaster.[1]
Births
March births
- March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive (d. 1909).[2]
Unknown date births
- Daniel McCallum, General Superintendent of New York and Erie Railroad 1855–1858 (d. 1878).
Deaths
gollark: Are those even legally binding?
gollark: How many of those actually say "pay attention to the adverts or else"?
gollark: Am I required to look at billboards if I happen to be in an "urban center"?
gollark: Why is adblock not fine but e.g. ignoring adverts (to the extent that you can do that) not not?
gollark: It's my computer and I UTTERLY control the presentation of content.
References
- Rees, Jim; Guy, Andy (2004). "The first industrial locomotives". In Mountford, Colin E (ed.). The Private Railways of County Durham. Melton Mowbray: Industrial Railway Society. p. 11. ISBN 1-901556-29-8.
- "England's first engine-driver". Otago Witness. Papers Past. National Library of New Zealand. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.