1803 in rail transport
| Years in rail transport |
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1803.
Events
May events
- May - First section of Carmarthenshire Railway opens, the first public railway in Wales.[1]
July events
- July 26 - The Surrey Iron Railway formally opens throughout, first public railway in England.[2]
Births
June births
- June 10 - Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and 1873-1875 (d. 1887).[3]
October births
- October 16 - Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer and steam locomotive builder.[4]
November births
- November 9 - Henry Farnam, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 1854–1863 (d. 1883).
References
- ↑ Price, M.R.C. (1992). The Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-423-7.
- ↑ Bayliss, Derek A. (1985). Retracing the first Public Railway (2nd ed.). Living History.
- ↑ "Morrill, Anson Peaslee (1803-1887)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2005-12-29.
- ↑ Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers (2nd ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.
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