1816 in rail transport
Events
Unknown date events Richard Trevithick moves to Peru with the intention of designing and building steam locomotives for mining operations there.
Births
March births March 1 - John Souther, founder of Globe Locomotive Works (d. 1911).
August births August 6 - Thomas Crampton, English steam locomotive builder (d. 1888). August 24 - Daniel Gooch, Chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (d. 1889).
Unknown date births Aretas Blood, the executive who created Manchester Locomotive Works, the American manufacturer of steam locomotives (d. 1897).
Deaths
References Newcomb, Kenneth W., The Makers of the Mold. Retrieved February 15 2005. (September 24 2004), Sir Daniel Gooch. Retrieved February 9 2005. (September 25 2004), Thomas Crampton. Retrieved February 9 2005.
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