1819 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1819.

[edit] Events

[edit] June events

• June 24 - James Foster and John Urpeth Rastrick partner to form Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

[edit] Births

[edit] October births

• October 27 - Henry B. Plant, president of the Plant System of railroads (d. 1899).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] April deaths

• April 15 - Oliver Evans, pioneering steam locomotive designer and inventor (b. 1755).

[edit] References

• Brief biographies of major mechanical engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
• Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4, 2005.
• Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick - Chronology. Retrieved April 22, 2005 — date for Foster, Rastrick and Company formation.
• Senate House Library, University of London, John Bradley & Co (Stourbridge) Ltd., Ironfounders. Retrieved April 22, 2005 — info on Foster, Rastrick and Company, verifies Foster family connections.