1823 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1823.
Events
June
- June 23 – Robert Stephenson, his father George Stephenson, Edward Pease and Michael Longridge form Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to build steam locomotives.[1]
Births
September
- September 27 – Frederick H. Billings, president of Northern Pacific Railway 1879–1881, is born (d. 1890).[2]
December
- December 28 – Thomas Alexander Scott, president of Union Pacific Railroad 1871–1872 (d. 1881).[3]
References
- ^ Stretton, Clement E. (June 1897). "Early Engines of Stephenson and Company". The Railway World.
- ^ New England Historic Genealogical Society (1908). Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. IX. Boston, MA: Stanhope Press. pp. 17–18 – via Google Books.
- ^ Geiger, Roger L. (2017). Philadelphia Gentlemen: The Making of a National Upper Class. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-49989-7.