1815 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1815.
Events
February events
- February 6 â The first railroad charter in the United States is issued to the New Jersey Railroad Company, a railroad that ultimately was never built.
May or June events
- Bryn Oer Tramway in South Wales opened.
July events
- July 31 â 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]
Births
January births
- January 21 - Daniel McCallum, Scottish-born General Superintendent of New York and Erie Railroad 1855â1858 (d. 1878).
March births
- March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive (d. 1909).[2]