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1813 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1813.

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1813, February – United Kingdom – A 13-year-old boy named Jeff Bruce was killed whilst running alongside the Middleton Railway tracks. The Leeds Mercury reported that this would "operate as a warning to others".

References

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  1. ^ Guy, Andy; Rees, Jim (2011). Early Railways, 1569–1830. Oxford: Shire Books. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7478-0811-4.
  2. ^ Marshall, John (2003). Biographical dictionary of Railway Engineers. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-22-9.
  • White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23818-0.
  • White, John H., Jr. (Spring 1986), America's Most Noteworthy Railroaders, Railroad History, 154, p. 9–15.