1801 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1801.

Events

May

May 21 – The Surrey Iron Railway in England is authorised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the first railway company established by statute and independently of a canal company.^[1]

December

December 24 – Richard Trevithick demonstrates the first full-sized road locomotive to the public, successfully carrying a number of men up Beacon Hill, Camborne in Cornwall.^[2]

Births

September 8 – Byron Kilbourn, president of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad 1849–1852 (d. 1870).

References

↑ Gerhold, Dorian (2010). "The rise and fall of the Surrey Iron Railway, 1802–46". Surrey Archaeological Collections. Surrey Archaeological Society. 95: 193–210.
↑ "Railroads – Business History of Companies". KipNotes.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.

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