June 25 â The first passenger carrying monorail opens: The Cheshunt Railway in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. Built to carry bricks, the line creates a sensation when spectators at the opening ceremonies hop in the cars for a ride.
September events
September 27 â Official opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the north of England, engineered by George Stephenson. Steam locomotives are intended solely for coal traffic but the inaugural train hauled by No. 1 Locomotion (the first locomotive built by Robert Stephenson and Company) carries up to 600 passengers. Most of these are carried in open wagons, but a purpose-built passenger coach, Experiment, carries 18 dignitaries, and becomes the first such vehicle to carry people on a railway.