1815 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1815.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 February events 1.2 July events 2 Births 2.1 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] February events

• February 6 - The first railroad charter in the United States is issued to the New Jersey Railroad Company, a railroad that ultimately was never built.

[edit] July events

• July 31 - The boiler explosion of a locomotive designed by William Brunton on the Newbottle Waggonway in North East England kills around a dozen people, the first railway disaster.^[1]

[edit] Births

[edit] Unknown date births

• Daniel McCallum, General Superintendent of New York and Erie Railroad 1855-1858 (d. 1878).

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[edit] References