| Years in rail transport |
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| Timeline of railway history |
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1801.
Events
May
- May 21 – The Surrey Iron Railway in England is authorised by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the first railway company established by statute and independently of a canal company.
December
- December 24 – Richard Trevithick demonstrates the first full-sized road locomotive to the public, successfully carrying a number of men up Beacon Hill, Camborne in Cornwall.
Births
- September 8 – Byron Kilbourn, president of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad 1849–1852 (d. 1870).
References
- Gerhold, Dorian (2010). "The rise and fall of the Surrey Iron Railway, 1802–46". Surrey Archaeological Collections. 95. Surrey Archaeological Society: 193–210.
- "Railroads – Business History of Companies". KipNotes.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.