February events • February 6 – The first railroad
charter in the
United States is issued to the
New Jersey Railroad Company, a railroad that ultimately was never built.
May or June events •
Bryn Oer Tramway in
South Wales opened.
July events • July 31 – The
boiler explosion of a locomotive designed by
William Brunton on the
Newbottle Waggonway in
North East England kills around a dozen people, the first railway disaster. == Births ==