1800 in rail transport
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Years in rail transport |
|
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1800.
Contents |
[edit] Events
- Legbrannock Waggonway opened by William Dixon (senior) to move coal from Legbrannock colliery on the Woodhall Estate to the Monkland Canal at Calderbank, an early example of a railway in Scotland.[1]
[edit] Births
[edit] March births
- March 10 - George Hudson, English railway financier, "The Railway King" (d. 1871).[2]
[edit] Deaths
 |
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. |
[edit] References
- ^ "Coatbridge & Airdrie". http://www.jhowie.f9.co.uk/monklands.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ Peacock, A. J. (1988). George Hudson 1800-1971: the Railway King, vol. 1. York: author. ISBN 0-9513280-1-8.
