1806 in rail transport

1806 in rail transport

Events

Births

April births

* April 9 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, founder of Great Western Railway, is born (d. 1859).

December births

* December 19 - Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, designer of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Thomas Viaduct (still in use today), is born (d. 1878).

Deaths

References


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