1799 in rail transport

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1798, 1799, 1800

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1799.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 April events 2 Births 2.1 February births 2.2 May births 2.3 June births 3 Deaths 4 References

[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

1. ^ Webb, Brian; Gordon, David A. (1978). Lord Carlisle’s Railways. Railway Correspondence & Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-43-6. 
2. ^ Earl of Carlisle's Waggonway.
3. ^ RPA.
4. ^ Kay, Peter (1991). Exeter–Newton Abbot: a railway history. Sheffield: Platform 5. ISBN 1-87252-442-7. 
5. ^ Joseph Pease.