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November 7 – Thomas Brassey, English railway contractor who supervised the construction of more than 6500miles (10461km) of track around the world (d. 1870).[1]
White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. Dover Publications, New York, NY. ISBN0-486-23818-0.
↑Helps, Arthur The Life and Works of Mr Brassey, 1872 republished Nonsuch, 2006 ISBN1-84588-011-0
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