1819 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1819.

Events

June events

• June 24 – James Foster and John Urpeth Rastrick partner to form Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

Births

Deaths

References

• Brief biographies of major mechanical engineers. Retrieved February 9 2005.
• Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4 2005.
• Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick – Chronology. Retrieved April 22 2005 — date for Foster, Rastrick and Company formation.
• Senate House Library, University of London, John Bradley & Co (Stourbridge) Ltd., Ironfounders. Retrieved April 22 2005 — info on Foster, Rastrick and Company, verifies Foster family connections.