1803 in rail transport
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Template:Short description Template:Sidebar This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1803.
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Events
May events
- May – First section of Carmarthenshire Railway opens, the first public railway in Wales.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
July events
- July 26 – The Surrey Iron Railway formally opens throughout, first public railway in England.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Births
June births
- June 10 – Anson P. Morrill, president of Maine Central Railroad 1864–1866 and 1873–1875 (d. 1887).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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October births
- October 16 – Robert Stephenson, English civil engineer and steam locomotive builder.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
November births
- November 9 – Henry Farnam, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 1854–1863 (d. 1883).