1780 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport:	1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s
Years:	1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 January births 2.2 October births 3 Deaths 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] January births

• January 26 - John Urpeth Rastrick, English steam locomotive builder and partner in Foster, Rastrick and Company (d. 1856).^[1]

[edit] October births

• October 25 - Philip Hone, first president of Delaware and Hudson Railway 1825-1826 (d. 1851).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• Years in rail transport

[edit] References

1. ^ Brief biographies of major mechanical engineers. Steam index. Retrieved on 2005-02-09.