1815 in rail transport
# 1815 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1815.

## Events

### 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

### January births

* January 21 - Daniel McCallum, Scottish-born General Superintendent of New York and Erie Railroad 1855–1858 (d. 1878).

### March births

* March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive (d. 1909).
