1814 in rail transport
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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).
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
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.