1805 in rail transport
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Template:Short description Template:Sidebar This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1805.
{{#ifeq:||{{#ifexist:Category:1805 in rail transport||[[Category:{{#expr: 1805 - (1805 mod 10)}}s in rail transport]]}}|}}
Events
Births
June births
- June 15 – William Butler Ogden, president of the Chicago and North Western Railway (d. 1877).
August births
- August 9 – Joseph Locke, English civil engineer who became Chief Engineer on the Grand Junction Railway (d. 1860).
November births
- November 7 – Thomas Brassey, English railway contractor who supervised the construction of more than 6500 miles ({{#expr:(6500 * 1.609344) round 0}} km) of track around the world (d. 1870).<ref>Helps, Arthur The Life and Works of Mr Brassey, 1872 republished Nonsuch, 2006 Template:ISBN</ref>
Unknown date births
- George S. Griggs, pioneering master mechanic in American steam locomotive manufacturing (d. 1870).
- William Swinburne, American locomotive designer and builder (d. 1883).
Deaths
References
<references/>