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EVENTS

March events

March 26 - John M. Forbes becomes president of the Michigan Central Railroad .

July events

July 15 - The first railway line in Hungary opens between Pest and Vác .

September events

September 21 - The town of Kendal , England , declares a public holiday for the opening of the Kendal, Oxenholme and Lancaster section of the Lancaster And Carlisle Railway ; the first revenue trains are operated on September 22 .

Unknown date events

The Manchester And Birmingham Railway becomes the London And North Western Railway .

Railway Mania in Great Britain reaches its zenith as 272 Acts of Parliament setting up new railway companies are passed.

BIRTHS

October births

October 6 - George Westinghouse , American inventor; developed the Westinghouse Air Brake (d. 1914 )

Unknown date births

Lucius E. Johnson , president of the Norfolk And Western Railroad 1904 – 1921 (d. 1921 ).

DEATHS

REFERENCES

Friends of Carnforth Station, '' The History Of Carnforth Railway Station (and surrounding area) ''. Retrieved September 21 2005 .

'' Timeline of Old Plank Road Trail history and development ''. Retrieved March 1 2005 .