1803 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport

Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1803.

Events

May events

May – First section of Carmarthenshire Railway opens, the first public railway in Wales.^[1]

July events

July 26 - The Surrey Iron Railway formally opens throughout, first public railway in England.^[2]

Births

June births

June 10 – Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864–1866 and 1873–1875 (d. 1887).^[3]

October births

October 16 – Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer and steam locomotive builder.^[4]

November births

November 9 - Henry Farnam, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 1854–1863 (d. 1883).

Deaths

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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. 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.

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[1] Price, M.R.C. (1992). The Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-423-7.

[2] Bayliss, Derek A. (1985). Retracing the first Public Railway (2nd ed.). Living History.

[3] "Morrill, Anson Peaslee (1803–1887)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2005-12-29.

[4] Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers (2nd ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.

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