1816 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1816.
Contents
Events
Unknown date events
- Richard Trevithick moves to Peru with the intention of designing and building steam locomotives for mining operations there.
Births
January births
- January 3 - Samuel C. Pomeroy, president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 1863-1868 (d. 1891).
March births
- March 1 - John Souther, American steam locomotive manufacturer, founder of Globe Locomotive Works (d. 1911).
August births
- August 4 - Russell Sage, American financier, director of Union Pacific Railroad (d. 1906).
- August 6 - Thomas Russell Crampton, English engineer and designer of the Crampton locomotive type as well as a tunnel boring machine for the Channel Tunnel (d. 1888).
- August 24 - Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (England) (d. 1889).
October births
- October 8 - Aretas Blood, American steam locomotive manufacturer, owner of Manchester Locomotive Works (d. 1897).
Deaths
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References
- Newcomb, Kenneth W., The Makers of the Mold. Retrieved February 15, 2005.
- (September 24, 2004), Sir Daniel Gooch. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
- (September 25, 2004), Thomas Crampton. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
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