1798 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1798.
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- The Lake Lock Rail Road near Wakefield opens.
- First known use of cast-iron chaired 'fish-belly' edge-rails, at Walker Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Skempton, A. W.; Andrews, A. (1972-3). "Cast Iron Edge-Rails at Walker Colliery 1798". Newcomen Society Transactions 45: 110–122.
