1823 in rail transport

Last updated November 04, 2025

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]

Deaths

References

↑ Stretton, Clement E. (June 1897). "Early Engines of Stephenson and Company". The Railway World.
↑ 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.
↑ Geiger, Roger L. (2017). Philadelphia Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-49989-7.

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[1] Stretton, Clement E. (June 1897). "Early Engines of Stephenson and Company". The Railway World.

[Memorial-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.

[:0-3] Geiger, Roger L. (2017). Philadelphia Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-49989-7.

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