1803 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1803.
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[edit] Events
[edit] May events
- May - First section of Carmarthenshire Railway opens, the first public railway in Wales.[1]
[edit] July events
- July 26 - The Surrey Iron Railway opens, first public railway in England.[2]
[edit] Births
[edit] June births
- June 10 - Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and 1873-1875 (d. 1887).[3]
[edit] October births
- October 16 - Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer and steam locomotive builder.[4]
[edit] November births
- November 9 - Henry Farnam, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 1854–1863 (d. 1883).
[edit] Deaths
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[edit] 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20051227170319/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000967. 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.
