1760s in rail transport
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This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1760s.
1763
Births
December births
- December 28 â John Molson, established the Champlain and Saint Lawrence Railroad, the first railway into Canada (died 1836).
1765
Births
Unknown date births
- Matthew Murray, English steam engine manufacturer (died 1826).[1]
1767
Events
- The first ever cast iron rails are laid at Coalbrookdale.[2][3][4]
- Kambarka Engineering Works, now recognised for its rolling stock and locomotives, opens in current-day Urmdurt, Russia.
- Plans are drawn up for the construction of a canal between Witton Park and Stockton-on-Tees which instead becomes the route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Births
May births
- May 31 â Edward Pease, first owner of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (died 1858).[5][6][7]