1815 in rail transport

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.

March births

• March 24 - Edward Entwistle, first driver of the Rocket locomotive.