1814 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1814.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 July events 2 Births 2.1 January births 2.2 September births 2.3 Unknown date births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] July events

• July 25 - George Stephenson puts his first steam locomotive in service, the Blücher for Killingworth Colliery on Tyneside in England.

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[edit] January births

• January 21 - Wendel Bollman, designer of the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge (d. 1884).

[edit] September births

• September 11 - John Ramsbottom, superintendent of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (d. 1897).

[edit] Unknown date births

• Andrew Barclay, Scottish steam locomotive builder (d. 1900).^[1][2]

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[edit] References

1. ^ "Overview of Andrew Barclay". Retrieved on 2005-02-09.
2. ^ Wear, Russell (1977). The Locomotive Builders of Kilmarnock. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-902888-81-1.