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1830 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1830.

Events

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January events

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February events

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March events

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May events

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August events

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Slightly fanciful contemporary depiction of Liverpool and Manchester Railway

September events

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November events

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December events

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Unknown date events

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Births

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January births

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April births

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July births

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Deaths

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September deaths

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Miscellaneous

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The board game 1830: The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons and its video game adaptation has players lead railroad companies in the United States during the year 1830.

References

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  1. ^ Left, Sarah (2002-01-15). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian Unlimited.
  2. ^ "Peter Cooper's Locomotive". The Manufacturer and Builder. IV (2): 32. February 1872. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Dudley, P.H. (February 1, 1886). "The Inception and Progress of Railways". Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences: 142. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Rolt, L. T. C. (1960). George and Robert Stephenson: the railway revolution. London: Longmans. p. 215.
  5. ^ "Mail Coaches" (PDF). London: The British Postal Museum & Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. ^ Hughes, Geoffrey (2004). "Fairlie, Robert Francis (1830–1885)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9101. Retrieved 2014-08-01. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887. Chicago: Railway Age. 1887. pp. 144–145.