1838 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1838.
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Events
Unknown date events
- Kilsby Tunnel on the London and Birmingham Railway is completed under the direction of Chief Engineer Robert Stephenson.
- The first "bed-carriage" (sleeping car) passenger cars are introduced on the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway in England.
Births
September births
- September 16 – James J. Hill, American financier who gained control of the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway (d. 1916).
Deaths
September deaths
- Rhys Davies, English mechanical engineer who helped form Tredegar Iron Works in Virginia.
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