1758 in rail transport

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Years in rail transport:	1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761
Centuries:	17th century · 18th century · 19th century
Decades:	1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s
Years:	1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761

Contents 1 Events 1.1 June events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 See also 5 References

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• June 9 - The Middleton Railway is the first in Great Britain to be granted powers by Act of Parliament. It was built by Charles Brandling to carry coal from his pits at Middleton into Leeds and was at this time a wooden, horse-drawn wagonway with a gauge of 4 ft 1 in (1.254 m); much rebuilt it survives as a heritage railway. ^[1][2][3]

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• Years in rail transport

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1. ^ Bushell, J. (1975). The World’s Oldest Railway: a history of the Middleton Railway. Sheffield: Turntable Publications. ISBN 0-902844-27-X. 
2. ^ Paley, W. B. (1910). "The first railway Act". Locomotive: 49–50,76. 
3. ^ Sharman, Frank A. (1975). "The first railway Act?". Journal of the Railway & Canal Historical Society 21: 47–9.