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===February events=== |
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* February 15 – The [[Western Railroad of Massachusetts]] is chartered to build a railroad between [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line. |
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* March 15 – [[Andover and Wilmington Railroad]] is incorporated to build a branch from the [[Boston and Lowell Railroad]] at [[Wilmington, Massachusetts]], north to [[Andover, Massachusetts]]. |
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* May 6 – [[Grand Junction Railway]] and [[London and Birmingham Railway]] are both authorised by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Jenkinson, David|title=The London & Birmingham: a railway of consequence|year=1988|publisher=Capital Transport|location=Harrow Weald|isbn=1-85414-102-3|pages=8|authorlink=David Jenkinson}}</ref> |
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===June events=== |
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* June 6 – [[Andrew Jackson]] rides the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] from [[Ellicott Mills]] to Baltimore, first US President to travel by rail during his term of office.<ref>[https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=29488 'Rails Across America', Association of American Railroads, School and College Service, Washington D.C.,1960]</ref> |
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===September events=== |
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* September – [[Eleazer Lord]] becomes first president of the [[Erie Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Stratton, Fred|url=http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html|title=Erie Railroad presidents|accessdate=2005-03-02| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20050318171642/http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html| archivedate= 18 March 2005 | url-status= dead}}</ref> |
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===November events=== |
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* November 8 – The [[Hightstown rail accident]] in [[New Jersey]] is the first to involve passenger deaths. |
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* [[Robert Stephenson]] is appointed to the position of Chief Engineer for the [[London and Birmingham Railway]]. |
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* [[Tredegar Iron Works]], an [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturer, is formed in [[Virginia]]. |
* [[Tredegar Iron Works]], an [[United States|American]] [[steam locomotive]] manufacturer, is formed in [[Virginia]]. |
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* The [[Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway]] operates a [[Train ferry|wagon ferry]] on the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] in [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Marshall-GuinnessRail}}{{page needed|date=October 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[Paterson and Hudson River Railroad]] is chartered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html |title=Erie Railroad Home Page - Erie Lackawanna Historical Society |accessdate=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513205247/https://www.erielackhs.org/Erie/ERIEHOME.html |archivedate=2008-05-13 }} Accessed November 30, 2008.</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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=== March births === |
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* March 6 – [[William Stroudley]], locomotive and carriage superintendent for [[Highland Railway]] 1865–1870; locomotive superintendent at [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]]'s Brighton Works 1870–1889, is born (d. 1889). |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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===April deaths=== |
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* April 22 – [[Richard Trevithick]], [[England|English]] [[inventor]] and [[steam locomotive]] builder (b. 1771). |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Stratton, Fred, ''[http://erierr.railfan.net/eriepres.html Erie Railroad presidents]''. Retrieved [[March 2]] [[2005]]. |
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1833.
Events
[edit]February events
[edit]- February 15 – The Western Railroad of Massachusetts is chartered to build a railroad between Worcester, Massachusetts, and the New York state line.
March events
[edit]- March 15 – Andover and Wilmington Railroad is incorporated to build a branch from the Boston and Lowell Railroad at Wilmington, Massachusetts, north to Andover, Massachusetts.
April events
[edit]- April 29 – The Utica and Schenectady Railroad is chartered.
May events
[edit]- May 6 – Grand Junction Railway and London and Birmingham Railway are both authorised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1]
June events
[edit]- June 6 – Andrew Jackson rides the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Ellicott Mills to Baltimore, first US President to travel by rail during his term of office.[2]
September events
[edit]- September – Eleazer Lord becomes first president of the Erie Railroad.[3]
November events
[edit]- November 8 – The Hightstown rail accident in New Jersey is the first to involve passenger deaths.
December events
[edit]- December 17 – Camden and Amboy Railroad in New Jersey opens throughout.
Unknown date events
[edit]- Tredegar Iron Works, an American steam locomotive manufacturer, is formed in Virginia.
- The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway operates a wagon ferry on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotland.[4]
- Paterson and Hudson River Railroad is chartered.[5]
Births
[edit]March births
[edit]- March 6 – William Stroudley, locomotive and carriage superintendent for Highland Railway 1865–1870; locomotive superintendent at London, Brighton and South Coast Railway's Brighton Works 1870–1889, is born (d. 1889).
Deaths
[edit]April deaths
[edit]- April 22 – Richard Trevithick, English inventor and steam locomotive builder (b. 1771).
References
[edit]- ^ Jenkinson, David (1988). The London & Birmingham: a railway of consequence. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. p. 8. ISBN 1-85414-102-3.
- ^ 'Rails Across America', Association of American Railroads, School and College Service, Washington D.C.,1960
- ^ Stratton, Fred. "Erie Railroad presidents". Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-02.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.[page needed]
- ^ "Erie Railroad Home Page - Erie Lackawanna Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-12-01. Accessed November 30, 2008.