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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on June 12.
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Events
19th century
- 1848 – Bristol and Exeter Railway's Tiverton branch line opens.
- 1889 – The Armagh rail disaster occurs near Armagh, Northern Ireland, spurring the UK Parliament to pass the Regulation of Railways Act 1889, mandating improved brake and signal systems.
- 1898 – Regular revenue service begins on the Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor Railway in Michigan.
20th century
- 1905 – Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger train Pennsylvania Special (which would later become the Broadway Limited) sets a speed record between Chicago, Illinois, and New York City, travelling at 127.2 mph (204.7 km/h).
- 1988 – The Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is closed after decision in the city council.[1]
21st century
- 2002 – The Talgo XXI trainset sets the land speed record for railed vehicles with diesel power at 256.38 km/h (159.3 mph).
- 2005 – At 7:10 AM local time, a bomb explodes between Uzunovo and Bogatishchevo, Russia (about 95 miles / 153 km from Moscow), derailing the locomotive and first four passenger cars of the Grozny-Moscow train. Investigators found wires leading from the explosion site to a control panel and hideout about 164 ft (50 m) from the site.
- 2007 – A train on the Atlantic Coast Line in Cornwall collides with a car at Chapel level crossing, on the outskirts of Newquay.[2]
References
- Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1995). På meterspor i Nidaros. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 6.
- "Driver injured in train collision". BBC. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
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