1803 in rail transport explained

Events

May events

• May – First section of Carmarthenshire Railway opens, the first public railway in Wales.^[1]

July events

• July 26 - The Surrey Iron Railway formally opens throughout, first public railway in England.^[2]

Births

June births

• June 10 – Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864–1866 and 1873–1875 (d. 1887).^[3]

October births

• October 16 – Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer and steam locomotive builder.^[4]

November births

• November 9 - Henry Farnam, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 1854–1863 (d. 1883).

Notes and References

1. Book: Price, M.R.C.. The Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway. Oxford. Oakwood Press. 1992. 0-85361-423-7.
2. Book: Bayliss, Derek A.. Retracing the first Public Railway. Living History. 2nd. 1985.
3. Web site: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Morrill, Anson Peaslee (1803–1887). 2005-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20051227170319/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000967. 27 December 2005 .
4. Book: John Marshall (railway historian)

   . Marshall, John. Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers. 2nd. Oxford. Railway and Canal Historical Society. 2003. 0-901461-22-9. John Marshall (railway historian).