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1996 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1996.

Events

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January events

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  • January 6 – A computer-controlled Washington Metro train overruns the platform at the Shady Grove station, colliding with a parked train and fatally injuring the operator.

February events

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March events

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April events

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May events

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June events

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  • June 2 – First part of the Belgian High Speed line (HSL 1, from Antoing to the French Border) put into service, continuing the French LGV Nord.
  • June 26 – The Atlanta & St Andrews Bay Railroad and the A&G Railroad merge to form the Bay Line Railroad.

July events

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August events

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September events

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October events

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November events

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  • November 18 – Channel Tunnel fire seriously damaging 200 m of the tunnel's lining.
  • November 21 – Limited freight service in the Channel Tunnel resumes while construction crews make repairs at the location of the fire three days earlier.
  • November 23 – In Seoul, South Korea, Line 8 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is opened from Jamsil to Moran (13.1 km (8.1 mi)).[4]

December events

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Accidents

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Deaths

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January deaths

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May deaths

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Passenger train operating companes: who bought what". The Railway Magazine: 20. April 1997.
  2. ^ Wolmar, Christian (22 February 1996). "Wrong kind of snow in tunnel...". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  3. ^ WC group buys British freight services Railway Age March 1996 page 24
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "개요 및 연혁" [Overview and History]. seoulmetro.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ "企業情報" [Company Information]. twr.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ Williams, Glyn (July 2006). "Railways in Guatemala". Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  7. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (January 19, 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 56. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  8. ^ "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 2006-04-28. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
  9. ^ Left, Sarah (2002-01-15). "Key dates in Britain's railway history". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  10. ^ プロトタイプの世界 – Prototype World (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. December 2005. p. 60. OCLC 170056962.
  11. ^ a b McDonnell, Greg (April 1997). "In Canada, finis for 40-footers". Trains Magazine. 57 (4): 17–18.
  12. ^ Oliver, Gordon (August 1, 1996). "MAX takes keys to cool new model". The Oregonian, p. D1.
  13. ^ "Union Pacific Railroad Chronological History". Union Pacific. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 22 July 2005.
  14. ^ "York-Durham Heritage Railway". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  15. ^ Subway 2018, p. 44.
  16. ^ Trinity Railway Express, Significant dates in Trinity Railway Express history Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
  17. ^ DART, DART history. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
  18. ^ "Obituary". Trains. 57 (2): 18A. February 1997.

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