1841 in rail transport

1841 in rail transport

Events

March events

* 1 March – Opening throughout of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the first to cross the Pennines of England (via Summit Tunnel). [cite book|author=Marshall, John|title=The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, vol. 1|date=1969|publisher=David & Charles|location=Newton Abbot|isbn=0-7153-4352-1]
* 29 March - The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway opened between Glasgow Bridge Street railway station and Greenock.

May events

* May - James Bowen succeeds Eleazer Lord as president of the Erie Railroad. [cite web|author=Stratton, Fred|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|title=Erie Railroad presidents|accessdate=2005-03-02]

June events

* June 30 - Great Western Railway of England completed throughout between London and Bristol Temple Meads railway station, including Box Tunnel. [cite book|author=Body, Geoffrey|title=Western Handbook – a digest of GWR and WR data|date=1985|publisher=British Rail (Western)|location=Weston-super-Mare|isbn=0-905466-70-5]

July events

* July 5 – Thomas Cook arranges his first excursion, taking 570 temperance campaigners on the Midland Counties Railway from Leicester to a rally in Loughborough, England. [cite book|author=Derby Railway History Research Group|title=The Midland Counties Railway|date=1989|publisher=Railway & Canal Historical Society|location=Gwernymynydd|isbn=0-901461-11-3]

eptember events

* September 19 - Inauguration first international railway line (between Strasbourg, France and Basel, Switserland, but with a terminus in Basel, first continuous line on October 15, 1843 between Antwerp, Belgium and Köln, Germany)
* September 21 - The London and Brighton Railway is opened throughout, in England. [cite book|author=Turner, J. T. Howard|title=The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway: 1, Origins and Formation|date=1977|publisher=Batsford|location=London|isbn=0-7134-0275-X]

Unknown date events

* Joseph R. Anderson becomes manager of the American steam locomotive manufacturing firm Tredegar Iron Works.

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