1816 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1816.
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Events
Unknown date events
- Richard Trevithick moves to Peru with the intention of designing and building steam locomotives for mining operations there.
Births
March births
- March 1 - John Souther, founder of Globe Locomotive Works (d. 1911).
August births
- August 6 - Thomas Crampton, English steam locomotive builder (d. 1888).
- August 24 - Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (d. 1889).
Unknown date births
- Aretas Blood, the executive who created Manchester Locomotive Works, the American manufacturer of steam locomotives (d. 1897).
Deaths
References
- Newcomb, Kenneth W., The Makers of the Mold. Retrieved February 15 2005.
- (September 24 2004), Sir Daniel Gooch. Retrieved February 9 2005.
- (September 25 2004), Thomas Crampton. Retrieved February 9 2005.