1858 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1858.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 May events 1.2 Unknown date events 2 Births 2.1 April births 2.2 December births 3 Deaths 3.1 July deaths 3.2 November deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] May events

• May - First known slip coach working, at Haywards Heath on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.^[1]

[edit] Unknown date events

• John W. Garrett becomes president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.^[2][3]

[edit] Births

[edit] April births

• April 23 - Leonor F. Loree, president of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1901-1903, D&H 1907-1938 and Kansas City Southern Railway 1918-1920.^[4]

[edit] December births

• December 20 - David Blyth Hanna, first president of Canadian National Railway (d. 1938).

[edit] Deaths

[edit] July deaths

• July 31 - Edward Pease, first promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (b. 1767).

[edit] November deaths

• November 11 - Edward Bury, English steam locomotive builder (b. 1794).^[5][6]

[edit] References

1. ^ Fryer, C.E.J. (1997). A History of Slipping and Slip Carriages. Usk: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-853615-14-9. 
2. ^ "Biography of John Work Garrett". http://www.bookrags.com/biography/john-work-garrett/. Retrieved on 2005-03-02. 
3. ^ Garrett State Bank. "About Us". http://www.garrettstatebank.com/about.htm. Retrieved on 2005-03-02. 
4. ^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society. "The Kansas City Southern Lines". http://www.kcshs.org/schedule/subs/images/history/kcs_hist.htm. Retrieved on 2005-08-15. 
5. ^ "Edward Bury". 2004-10-30. http://www.steamindex.com/people/bury.htm. Retrieved on 2005-02-09. 
6. ^ Marshall, John (2003). Biographical dictionary of Railway Engineers. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.