1819 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1819.
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[edit] Events
[edit] June events
- June 24 - James Foster and John Urpeth Rastrick partner to form Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
[edit] Births
[edit] October births
- October 27 - Henry B. Plant, president of the Plant System of railroads (d. 1899).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] April deaths
- April 15 - Oliver Evans, pioneering steam locomotive designer and inventor (b. 1755).
[edit] References
- Brief biographies of major mechanical engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
- Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4, 2005.
- Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick - Chronology. Retrieved April 22, 2005 — date for Foster, Rastrick and Company formation.
- Senate House Library, University of London, John Bradley & Co (Stourbridge) Ltd., Ironfounders. Retrieved April 22, 2005 — info on Foster, Rastrick and Company, verifies Foster family connections.
