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==Events== |
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===July events=== |
===July events=== |
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* July 25 - [[George Stephenson]] puts his first [[steam locomotive]] in service, the ''[[Blücher (locomotive)|Blücher]]'' for Killingworth [[Coal mining|Colliery]] on [[Tyneside]] in [[England]]. |
* 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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=== January births === |
=== January births === |
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* January 21 - [[Wendel Bollman]], designer of the [[Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge]] (d. 1884). |
* January 21 - [[Wendel Bollman]], designer of the [[Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge]] (d. 1884). |
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* January 30 – [[Ferdinand Schichau]], [[Germany|German]] mechanical engineer and founder of locomotive manufacturing company [[Schichau-Werke]], is born (d. 1896). |
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1814.
Events
July events
- July 25 - George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside in England.
Births
January births
- January 21 - Wendel Bollman, 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).
September births
- September 11 - John Ramsbottom, superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (d. 1897).
Unknown date births
- Andrew Barclay, Scottish steam locomotive builder (d. 1900).[1][2]
Deaths
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References
- ^ "Overview of Andrew Barclay". Retrieved 2005-02-09.
- ^ Wear, Russell (1977). The Locomotive Builders of Kilmarnock. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-902888-81-1.