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This article will list [[railroad]]-related events that occurred in [[1814]]. |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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[[Image:Blucher engine.jpg|thumb|[[George Stephenson|Stephenson's]] ''[[Blücher (locomotive)|Blücher]]'']] |
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===July events=== |
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* [[George Stephenson]] |
* July 25 – [[George Stephenson]] puts his first [[steam locomotive]] in service, the ''[[Blücher (locomotive)|Blücher]]'' for Killingworth [[Coal mining|Colliery]] on [[Tyneside]] in [[England]]. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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=== January births === |
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* January 21 – [[Wendel Bollman]], [[Americans|American]] designer of the [[Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge]] (d. 1884). |
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* January 30 – [[Ferdinand Schichau]], [[Germans|German]] mechanical engineer and founder of locomotive manufacturing company [[Schichau-Werke]], is born (d. 1896). |
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===May births=== |
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* May 26 – [[Wilhelm Engerth]], German steam locomotive designer (d. 1884). |
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===September births=== |
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[[Category:Timeline of rail transport]] [[Category:1814]] |
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* September 11 – [[John Ramsbottom (engineer)|John Ramsbottom]], superintendent of the [[Manchester and Birmingham Railway]] (d. 1897). |
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===Unknown date births=== |
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* [[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]], [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[steam locomotive]] builder (d. 1900).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst394.html |title=Overview of Andrew Barclay|accessdate=2005-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wear|first=Russell|title=The Locomotive Builders of Kilmarnock|year=1977|publisher=Industrial Railway Society|isbn=0-902888-81-1}}</ref> |
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==Deaths== |
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{{Empty section|date=July 2010}} |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 19 June 2022
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1814.
Events[edit]
July events[edit]
- July 25 – George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside in England.
Births[edit]
January births[edit]
- January 21 – Wendel Bollman, American designer of the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge (d. 1884).
- January 30 – Ferdinand Schichau, German mechanical engineer and founder of locomotive manufacturing company Schichau-Werke, is born (d. 1896).
May births[edit]
- May 26 – Wilhelm Engerth, German steam locomotive designer (d. 1884).
September births[edit]
- September 11 – John Ramsbottom, superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (d. 1897).
Unknown date births[edit]
- Andrew Barclay, Scottish steam locomotive builder (d. 1900).[1][2]
Deaths[edit]
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
References[edit]
- ^ "Overview of Andrew Barclay". Retrieved 2005-02-09.
- ^ Wear, Russell (1977). The Locomotive Builders of Kilmarnock. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-902888-81-1.