1846 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1846.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 13 - Opening of the Milan–Venice railway's 3.2 km (2.0 mi) bridge over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy.[1][2]
[edit] March events
- March 26 - John M. Forbes becomes president of the Michigan Central Railroad.[3]
[edit] June events
- June 22 - The North British Railway is opened to public traffic between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the first line to cross the border between Scotland and England. Waverley Station is opened.[4]
- June 26 - The Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) is authorised by Act of Parliament with powers to construct a direct line from London to York with a loop via Boston, 233.5 mi (375.8 km) with a capital of £5,600,000, the largest single scheme ever approved by Parliament.[5]
[edit] July events
- July 1 - The Leeds and Bradford Railway opens between Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
- July 15 - The first railway line in Hungary opens between Pest and Vác.
- July 16 - The London and North Western Railway is formed in England by amalgamation of the London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham Railway.[6]
[edit] August events
- August 18 - Gauge Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom[7] rules that new railways in Great Britain should be built to standard gauge and 5 ft 3 inches in Ireland unless otherwise authorised.
- August 28 - Railway Mania reaches its zenith as the Parliament of the United Kingdom closes its session having passed 272 Acts setting up new railway companies.[8]
[edit] September events
- September 21 - The town of Kendal, England, declares a public holiday for the opening of the Kendal, Oxenholme and Lancaster section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway; the first revenue trains are operated on September 22.[9]
[edit] November events
- November 10 - Portland Company established by John A. Poor and Septimus Norris of the Norris Locomotive Works.[10]
[edit] December events
- December 17 - The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway is opened throughout to Carlisle.
[edit] Births
[edit] October births
- October 6 - George Westinghouse, American inventor; developed the Westinghouse air brake (d. 1914).
[edit] Unknown date births
- Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904–1921 (d. 1921).
[edit] Deaths
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[edit] References
- ^ "Venice Railroad Bridge". Structurae. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0007311. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 20. ISBN 0715351680.
- ^ "Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development". http://oprt.org/history/timeline.html. Retrieved 2005-03-01.
- ^ Thomas, John (1969). The North British Railway, vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4697-0.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-359-7.
- ^ Reed, M. C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway: a history. Penryn: Atlantic. ISBN 0-906899-66-4.
- ^ "Railway Archive". http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=60.
- ^ Lewin, Henry Grote (1936). The Railway Mania and its aftermath, 1845-1852. London: Railway Gazette.
- ^ Friends of Carnforth Station. "The History Of Carnforth Railway Station (and surrounding area)". http://home.clara.net/gw0hqd/past/. Retrieved 2005-09-21.
- ^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 124. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.
