1604 in rail transport
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| Years in rail transport: | 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 |
| Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 |
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- October 1 - The Wollaton Wagonway, from Strelley, Nottingham to Wollaton in England, is known to have been completed by this date, being the world's first recorded overland wagonway. It ran for approximately two miles (5 km) and was built for coal haulage by Huntingdon Beaumont.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Smith, Richard S. (1960). "England's first rails: a reconsideration". Renaissance & Modern Studies 4: 119–134.
- ^ New, John (2004). "400 years of English railways: Huntingdon Beaumont and the early years". Backtrack 18: 660–5.
- ^ Waggonway Research Circle (August 2005). The Wollaton Wagonway of 1604: the World’s first overland railway.
