1847 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1847.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March events 1.2 April events 1.3 May events 1.4 June events 1.5 September events 1.6 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 October births 3 Deaths 4 References

Events

March events

• March 9 - The Richmond and Danville Railroad is chartered in Virginia.

April events

• April 19 - The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad, a predecessor of the New York Central Railroad, officially changes its name to Albany and Schenectady Railroad.

May events

• May 31 - The first railway connection between Rotterdam and The Hague opens.

June events

• June - The first Bradshaws Continental Railway Guide timetable is published by George Bradshaw.

September events

• September 22 - The Railway Clearing House in England recommends that Greenwich Mean Time be adopted as the standard time for all railways in the United Kingdom.

Unknown date events

• John Urpeth Rastrick retires from Foster, Rastrick and Company, the English firm that built the first steam locomotives for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

Births

October births

• October 6 - Webb C. Ball, watchmaker who introduced the first truly reliable and accurate timepieces on American railroads.

Deaths

References

• Bedwell, Carolyn (2002), John Urpeth Rastrick. Retrieved April 4 2005.
• BrainyMedia.com (2005), Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens. Retrieved May 27, 2005.
• Daylight Saving Time - Standard time begain with the railroads. Retrieved September 22 2005.