1809 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1809.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown date events 1.2 May events 2 Births 2.1 August births 2.2 October births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] Unknown date events

• Opening of Poldice Railway, Cornwall, England.^[1]

[edit] May events

• May - Completion of main construction railway at site of Bell Rock Lighthouse off the coast of Scotland.^[2]

[edit] Births

[edit] August births

• August 4 - Samuel Morton Peto, English railway contractor (d. 1889).^[3]

[edit] October births

• October 10 - Nathaniel Worsdell, English carriage builder (d. 1886).^[4]

[edit] Deaths

[edit] References

1. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1966). Stone Blocks and Iron Rails. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 
2. ^ Bellrock.org.uk.
3. ^ Brooks, Edward C. (1996). Sir Samuel Morton Peto Bt: eminent Victorian, railway entrepreneur, country squire, MP. Bury Clerical Society. ISBN 0950298826. 
4. ^ Marshall, John (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.