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===July events=== |
===July events=== |
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* July 25 |
* 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 === |
=== January births === |
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* January 21 |
* January 21 – [[Wendel Bollman]], [[Americans|American]] designer of the [[Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge]] (d. 1884). |
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* January 30 |
* 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=== |
===May births=== |
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* May 26 |
* May 26 – [[Wilhelm Engerth]], German steam locomotive designer (d. 1884). |
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===September births=== |
===September births=== |
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* September 11 |
* September 11 – [[John Ramsbottom (engineer)|John Ramsbottom]], superintendent of the [[Manchester and Birmingham Railway]] (d. 1897). |
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===Unknown date births=== |
===Unknown date births=== |
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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, 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
- May 26 – Wilhelm Engerth, German steam locomotive designer (d. 1884).
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.