1823 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1823.

Events

June

• June 23 – Robert Stephenson, his father George Stephenson, Edward Pease and Michael Longridge form Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to build steam locomotives. ^[1]

Births

September

• September 27 – Frederick H. Billings, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1879–1881, is born (d. 1890). ^[2]

December

• December 28 – Thomas Alexander Scott, president of Union Pacific Railroad 1871–1872 (d. 1881). ^[3]

References

1. Stretton, Clement E. (June 1897). "Early Engines of Stephenson and Company". The Railway World.
2. New England Historic Genealogical Society (1908). Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. IX. Boston, MA: Stanhope Press. pp. 17–18 – via Google Books.
3. Geiger, Roger L. (2017). Philadelphia Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-351-49989-7.