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1805 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1805.
Events
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Births
June births
- June 15 – William Butler Ogden, president of the Chicago and North Western Railway (d. 1877).
August births
- August 9 – Joseph Locke, English civil engineer who became Chief Engineer on the Grand Junction Railway (d. 1860).
November births
- November 7 – Thomas Brassey, English railway contractor who supervised the construction of more than 6500 miles (10461 km) of track around the world (d. 1870).[1]
Unknown date births
- George S. Griggs, pioneering master mechanic in American steam locomotive manufacturing (d. 1870).
- William Swinburne, American locomotive designer and builder (d. 1883).
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Deaths
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References
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