1815 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

* 1814 in rail transport
* 1815 in rail transport
* 1816 in rail transport

Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1815.

## Events

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### February events

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* February 6 – The first railroad charter in the United States is issued to the New Jersey Railroad Company, a railroad that ultimately was never built.

### May or June events

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* Bryn Oer Tramway in South Wales opened.

### July events

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* July 31 – The boiler explosion of a locomotive designed by William Brunton on the Newbottle Waggonway in North East England kills around a dozen people, the first railway disaster.[1]

## Births

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### January births

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* January 21 - Daniel McCallum, Scottish-born General Superintendent of New York and Erie Railroad 1855–1858 (d. 1878).

### March births

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* March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive (d. 1909).[2]

## Deaths

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## References

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1. ^ Rees, Jim; Guy, Andy (2004). "The first industrial locomotives". In Mountford, Colin E (ed.). The Private Railways of County Durham. Melton Mowbray: Industrial Railway Society. p. 11\. ISBN 1-901556-29-8.
2. ^ "England's first engine-driver". Otago Witness. Papers Past. National Library of New Zealand. 7 August 1907. Retrieved 2009-07-13.