1848 in rail transport

1848 in rail transport

Events

February events

* February 15 - The Caledonian Railway is opened throughout between Edinburgh, Carstairs and Carlisle, completing a through rail route by the West Coast Main Line and providing the first service of through carriages between Scotland and England. [cite book|author=Thomas, John|title=A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 6 – Scotland: the Lowlands and Borders|date=1971|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-5408-6]

April events

* April 3 - The Joseph Valley Railroad, a predecessor of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, is chartered in Michigan. [cite web| url=http://www.s363.com/dkny/lsms.html| title=History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company|author=New York Central Railroad System|year=1913|work=New York Central System Annual Report|accessmonthday=3 April|accessyear=2006]

eptember events

* September 10 - Use of the atmospheric system on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's South Devon Railway (England) ceases after less than a year of operation. [cite book|last=Hadfield|first=Charles|title=Atmospheric Railways|date=1967|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-4107-3]

October events

* October 28 - The first railway in Spain, connecting Barcelona and Mataró, opens. [cite book|author=Wais, Francisco|title=Historia de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, 1|publisher=Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles|location=Madrid|date=1987|isbn=84-398-9876-2]

November events

* November 3 - The first railway in South America opens, from Georgetown to Plaisance (km to mi|8|abbr=yes) in British Guiana. [cite book|author=Marshall, John|title=The Guinness Railway Book|publisher=Guinness|location=Enfield|date=1989|isbn=0-85112-359-7]

December events

* December - The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad, the oldest part of what is to become the Chicago and North Western Railway, begins operation.

Unknown date events

* Tredegar Iron Works (Richmond, Virginia) manager Joseph R. Anderson becomes the owner of the company.
* Wien Westbahnhof, the terminal of Austrian Western Railway in Vienna, Austria, opens.

Births

February births

* February 20 - E. H. Harriman, executive in charge of both the Union Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific Railroad at the turn of the 20th century (d. 1909).

Unknown date births

* Alonzo C. Mather - founder of Mather Stock Car Company, designed the first widely-recognized humane stock car (d. 1941). [cite web|author=Dieffenbacher, Jane|date=2002|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/fairfield/matherfamily.html|title=Mather Family of Fairfield, NY|accessdate=2005-03-24]

Deaths

August deaths

* August 12 - George Stephenson, English steam locomotive builder (b. 1781). [cite book|author=Rolt, L. T. C.|title=George and Robert Stephenson|date=1960|publisher=Longmans|location=London]

References


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