1846 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1846.
Events
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January events
- January 9 â Barentin Viaduct on the ParisâLe Havre railway collapses soon after its completion by English engineers.[1]
- January 13 â Opening of the MilanâVenice railway's 3.2 km (2.0 mi) bridge over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy.[2][3]
March events
- March 26 â John M. Forbes becomes president of the Michigan Central Railroad.[4]
June events
- June 14 â The first Gare du Nord station in Paris, France, is opened.
- June 20 â The ParisâLille railway is opened in France.
- June 22 â The North British Railway is opened to public traffic between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the first line to cross the border between Scotland and England. Waverley Station is opened.[5]
- June 26 â The Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) is authorised by Act of Parliament with powers to construct a direct line from London to York with a loop via Boston, 233.5 mi (375.8 km) with a capital of £5,600,000, the largest single scheme ever approved by Parliament.[6][page needed]
July events
- July 1 â The Leeds and Bradford Railway opens between Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
- July 15 â The first railway line in Hungary opens between Pest and Vác.
- July 16 â The London and North Western Railway is formed in England by amalgamation of the London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham Railway.[7]
August events
- August 11 â First section of Furness Railway in England opens to mineral traffic; passengers are first carried on December 1.[8]
- August 18 â Gauge Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom[9] rules that new railways in Great Britain should be built to standard gauge and 5 ft 3 inches in Ireland unless otherwise authorised.
- August 28 â Railway Mania reaches its zenith as the Parliament of the United Kingdom closes its session having passed 272 Acts setting up new railway companies.[10]
September events
- September 21 â The town of Kendal, England, declares a public holiday for the opening of the Kendal, Oxenholme and Lancaster section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway; the first revenue trains are operated on September 22.[11]
- September 28 â The East Lancashire Railway opens to the public from Clifton Junction to Rawtenstall in England.
November events
- November 10 â Portland Company established by John A. Poor and Septimus Norris of the Norris Locomotive Works.[12]
December events
- December 17 â The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway is opened throughout to Carlisle.
Births
April births
- April 13 â Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904â1921 (d. 1921).
October births
- October 6 â George Westinghouse, American inventor; developed the Westinghouse air brake (d. 1914).