1822 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1822.
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[edit] Events
[edit] May events
- May 24 – The first rail of the Stockton and Darlington Railway is laid in ceremonial style at Stockton-on-Tees by the Chairman of the company, Thomas Meynell.[1]
[edit] November events
- November 18 – The Hetton colliery railway, near Sunderland, England, opens for locomotive traction, being designed by George Stephenson to be wholly steam worked.[1]
[edit] Births
[edit] September births
- September 16 – Charles Crocker, a member of The Big Four group of financiers in California (d. 1888).[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "George Stephenson: Hetton Colliery Locomotives Dart, Tallyho and Star". Locos in Profile. 2003-05-16. http://www.locos-in-profile.co.uk/Articles/Early_Locos/early5.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ White, John H., Jr.; Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (Spring 1986). "America's most noteworthy railroaders". Railroad History (154): p 9–15.
