1815 in rail transport explained

Events

February events

• February 6 – 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 – 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 1855–1858 (d. 1878).

March births

• March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive (d. 1909).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Rees, Jim. Guy, Andy. Mountford, Colin E. The Private Railways of County Durham. 2004. Industrial Railway Society. Melton Mowbray. 1-901556-29-8. The first industrial locomotives. 11.
2. News: England's first engine-driver. Otago Witness. 7 August 1907. National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. 2009-07-13.