1818 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1818.

Events

• November 13 – Public meeting in Darlington, England, resolves to promote a Stockton and Darlington Railway. ^[1]

Births

• April 4 – Robert Pearson Brereton, chief assistant to Isambard Kingdom Brunel who completed many engineering projects after Brunel's death in 1859 (d. 1894)
• July 22 – J. Gregory Smith, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1866–1872, is born (died 1891)

Unknown date births

• Septimus Norris, steam locomotive designer often credited as the designer of the first 4-6-0 (died 1862)

See also

• Years in rail transport

References

1. Holmes, P. J. (1975). The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825–1975. Ayr: First Avenue Publishing.