1846 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1846.

Events

January events

• January 13 - Opening of the Milan–Venice railway's 3.2 km (2.0 mi) bridge over the Venetian Lagoon between Mestre and Venice in Italy.^[1][2]

March events

• March 26 - John M. Forbes becomes president of the Michigan Central Railroad.^[3]

June events

• June 20 - The Paris–Lille railway is opened in France.
• June 22 - The North British Railway is opened to public traffic between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed, the first line to cross the border between Scotland and England. Waverley Station is opened.^[4]
• June 26 - The Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) is authorised by Act of Parliament with powers to construct a direct line from London to York with a loop via Boston, 233.5 mi (375.8 km) with a capital of £5,600,000, the largest single scheme ever approved by Parliament.^[5]

July events

• July 1 - The Leeds and Bradford Railway opens between Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
• July 15 - The first railway line in Hungary opens between Pest and Vác.
• July 16 - The London and North Western Railway is formed in England by amalgamation of the London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham Railway.^[6]

August events

• August 18 - Gauge Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom^[7] rules that new railways in Great Britain should be built to standard gauge and 5 ft 3 inches in Ireland unless otherwise authorised.
• August 28 - Railway Mania reaches its zenith as the Parliament of the United Kingdom closes its session having passed 272 Acts setting up new railway companies.^[8]

September events

• September 21 - The town of Kendal, England, declares a public holiday for the opening of the Kendal, Oxenholme and Lancaster section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway; the first revenue trains are operated on September 22.^[9]

November events

• November 10 - Portland Company established by John A. Poor and Septimus Norris of the Norris Locomotive Works.^[10]

December events

• December 17 - The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway is opened throughout to Carlisle.

Births

October births

• October 6 - George Westinghouse, American inventor; developed the Westinghouse air brake (d. 1914).

Unknown date births

• Lucius E. Johnson, president of the Norfolk and Western Railroad 1904–1921 (d. 1921).

References

1. ↑ "Venice Railroad Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
2. ↑ Kalla-Bishop, P. M. (1971). Italian Railways. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 20. ISBN 0-7153-5168-0. 
3. ↑ "Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 2005-03-01. 
4. ↑ Thomas, John (1969). The North British Railway, vol. 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4697-0. 
5. ↑ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552. 
6. ↑ Reed, M. C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway: a history. Penryn: Atlantic. ISBN 0-906899-66-4. 
7. ↑ "Railway Archive". Archived from the original on 20 August 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007. 
8. ↑ Lewin, Henry Grote (1936). The Railway Mania and its aftermath, 1845-1852. London: Railway Gazette. 
9. ↑ Friends of Carnforth Station. "The History Of Carnforth Railway Station (and surrounding area)". Retrieved 2005-09-21. 
10. ↑ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 124. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.