1847 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1847.
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[edit] Events
[edit] March events
- March 9 - The Richmond and Danville Railroad is chartered in Virginia.
- March 16 - The Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway opens between Shipley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England [1]
[edit] April events
- April 19 - The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad, officially changes its name to Albany and Schenectady Railroad.
[edit] May events
[edit] June events
- June - The first Bradshaws Continental Railway Guide timetable is published by George Bradshaw.
[edit] September events
- September 22 - The Railway Clearing House in England recommends that Greenwich Mean Time be adopted as the standard time for all railways in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Unknown date events
- John Urpeth Rastrick retires from Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.
- The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway is incorporated as an amalgamation of several important railway lines.
[edit] Births
[edit] October births
- October 6 - Webb C. Ball, watchmaker who introduced the first truly reliable and accurate timepieces on American railroads.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4, 2005.
- BrainyMedia.com (2005), Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
- Daylight Saving Time - Standard time begain with the railroads. Retrieved September 22, 2005.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2004). Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. The Amadeus Press. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
