1802 in rail transport

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1801, 1802, 1803

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1802.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 July births 2.2 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

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• First steam locomotive patented in Britain by Andrew Vivian and Richard Trevithick

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[edit] July births

• July 2 - William Norris, American steam locomotive builder and founder of Norris Locomotive Works (d. 1867).

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• Moncure Robinson, builder of the Chesterfield Railroad (d. 1891).

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[edit] References

• American locomotive engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2005.