1799 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1799.
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[edit] Events
[edit] April events
- April 15 - The Earl of Carlisle’s waggonway opens from coal pits owned by George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle around Lambley to Brampton, Cumbria, England.[1][2]
[edit] Births
[edit] February births
- February 28 - William Dargan, Irish railway contractor (d. 1867).[3]
[edit] May births
- May - George Hennet, English railway contractor (d. 1857).[4]
[edit] June births
- June 22 - Joseph Pease, English railway promoter (d. 1872).[5]
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Webb, Brian; Gordon, David A. (1978). Lord Carlisle’s Railways. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-43-6.
- ^ Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway.
- ^ RPA.
- ^ Kay, Peter (1991). Exeter–Newton Abbot: a railway history. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 1-87252-442-7.
- ^ Joseph Pease.

