1967 in rail transport

1967 in rail transport

Events

January events

* January - General Electric introduces the GE U30C.

February events

* February 21 - Retiral of last shunting horse to work on British Rail, "Charlie" at Newmarket. [cite book|author=Holden, Bryan|title=The Long Haul – the life and times of the railway horse|year=1985|publisher=J. A. Allen|location=London|isbn=0-85131-395-7]
* February 28Stechford rail crash on British Rail at Stechford railway station in Birmingham: a diesel locomotive collides with a passenger train as a result of a shunting error, killing the driver and 8 passengers and injuring 16. [cite book|title=Railway accident:, Report on the collision that occurred on 28th February 1967 at Stechford in the London Midland Region British Railways|author=Ministry of Transport|location=London|publisher=H.M.S.O|year=1968|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=193]

March events

* March 5Connington South rail crash on the British Rail East Coast Main Line near Conington, Huntingdonshire: 5 passengers killed and 18 injured as the result of a deliberate act by the signalman. [cite book|author=Ministry of Transport|coauthors=Lt-Col. I. K. A. McNaughton|year=1969|title=Railway accident: Report on the derailment that occurred on 5th March, 1967 at Connington South in the Eastern Region British Railways|location=London|publisher=H.M.S.O|isbn=0-11-550079-0|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Connington1967.pdf ]
* March 6 - Railways between Cambridge and Sudbury via Haverhill closed after British Rail Eastern Region closed it under the Beeching Report.
* March 20 - British Rail reopens the remaining section of line on the Isle of Wight, from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin, after electrification to the Southern Region standard (750 V DC third rail) using former London Underground "Tube" stock. [cite book|author=Gillham, J. C.|title=The Age of the Electric Train|year=1988|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|isbn=0-7110-1392-6]
* March 24 - Soo Line Railroad discontinues passenger train operations. [cite web|author=Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society|url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm|title=This Month in Railroad History: March|accessdate=2006-03-24]

April events

* April 1 - The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) begins work. [cite web|author=National Transportation Safety Board|date=March 15 2005|url=http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2005/050315.htm|title=New NTSB publication examines 30-year history of transportation safety improvements|accessdate=2005-03-15]
* April 20 - The Interstate Commerce Commission grants its initial approval of the proposed CNW/CGW merger. [cite journal|journal=Railway Age|month=June 17|year=1968|title=Week at a glance: Chicago roads get merger reaffirmed|volume=164|issue=23|pages=p 11]

July events

* July 3 - Closure of Nottingham Victoria Railway Station, Nottingham,U.K
* July 19 - The New York City Subway introduces its first air conditioned passenger car.
* July 25 - Construction begins in San Francisco, California, on the Market Street Subway.
* July 31 - Thirsk rail crash on the British Rail East Coast Main Line at Thirsk: an express train collides with a derailed freight. 7 passengers are killed, 45 injured, and prototype diesel locomotive DP2 is written off. [cite book|author=Ministry of Transport|coauthors=Col. D. McMullen|year=1968|title=Railway accident: Report on the Derailment and subsequent Collision that occurred on 31st July, 1967, at Thirsk in the Eastern Region British Railways|location=London|publisher=H.M.S.O|isbn=0-11-550036-7|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Thirsk1967.pdf] [cite journal|author=Brown, Murray|title=Disaster at Thirsk – DP2 destroyed|journal=Rail Express|volume=135|month=August | year=2007|pages=20–23]

eptember events

* September 30 - The Monon Railroad ceases all passenger train operations.

October events

* October 2 - Canadian Pacific Railway removes the diamond crossing at Bedell, Ontario, the junction of the railway's Winchester and Prescott subdivisions.
* October 28 - Canadian Pacific Railway moves the last of its equipment out of its Ottawa West yard to the new Walkley Yard. [cite web|author=Colin Churcher's Railway Pages|date=September 7 2005|url=http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm|title=Significant dates in Ottawa railway history|accessdate=2005-10-28]

November events

* November 5Hither Green rail crash on the Southern Region of British Rail in south-east London: derailment caused by a broken rail; 49 killed. [cite web|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/docSummary.php?docID=99&PHPSESSID=a164ffb3ce218023b6c0cbd6bbe54422|work=Railways Archive|title=Derailment at Hither Green (Summary)]

December events

* December 3 - The New York Central's 20th Century Limited is discontinued just before the railroad's merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad to form the Penn Central.
* December 29 - The first steam locomotive powered train operates at Illinois Railway Museum using a Shay locomotive. [cite web|author=Illinois Railway Museum|date=May 5 2005|url=http://www.irm.org/history/history.html|title=History of the IRM|accessdate=2005-11-07]

Unknown date events

* The Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line railroads merge to form the Seaboard Coast Line railroad.
* Southern Pacific Railroad opens the longest stretch of new railroad construction in a quarter century as the first trains roll over the Palmdale Cutoff through Cajon Pass.
* The Central Railroad of New Jersey declares bankruptcy.
* General Motors Electro-Motive Division introduces the EMD FP45.
* D. William Brosnan is succeeded by W. Graham Claytor as president of the Southern Railway.

Births

Deaths

Unknown date deaths

* Wayne A. Johnston, president of Illinois Central Railroad 1945-1966 (b. 1897). [cite web| author=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Archives| url=http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uaccard/UAControlCard.asp?RG=1&SG=20&RS=3| title=Wayne A. Johnston Papers, 1945-1967| accessdate=2006-02-09]

References

* " [http://pages.ivillage.com/generaljim1/theerielackawannalimited/id19.html Norfolk Southern Railway] ". Retrieved February 22 2005.
* Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005), " [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histjul.htm This Month in Railroad History: July] ". Retrieved July 22 2005.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rail transport in Queensland — has a long history, with the first line opening in 1865. Today it is the second largest narrow gauge railway network in the world.The first line was surveyed while the colony was still part of New South Wales, but the colony of Queensland had… …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in Victoria — Infobox rail railroad name = Railways of Victoria logo filename = logo size = system map caption = Victorian railway network, passenger lines in colour, freight only lines in grey marks = locale = Victoria, Australia start year = 1854 end year =… …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in New Zealand — Infobox rail railroad name = Rail transport in New Zealand logo filename = logo size = system map caption = The current New Zealand railway network. marks = locale = NZL start year = 1863 end year = predecessor line = successor line = gauge =… …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in Norway — Norway Bergensbanen at Finse, the highest point of the Norwegian railways. Operation National railway …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in the United States — This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. Today, most rail transport in the United States is based in freight train shipments. Changing U.S. economic needs and the rise of automobile, bus, and air transport led to… …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in Ireland — Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. The gauge on main lines is RailGauge|1600 Irish gauge, as opposed to the standard gauge of RailGauge|1435 of …   Wikipedia

  • Rail transport in Abkhazia — Abkhazian railways consist of a convert|185|km|sing=on main line along the Black Sea coast and a convert|36|km|abbr=on branch to Tkvarcheli. [ [http://sbchf.narod.ru/12/abhjd1.html АБХАЗСКАЯ ЖЕЛЕЗНАЯ ДОРОГА: общие сведения] , ru icon] It… …   Wikipedia

  • History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948 - 1994 — This article is part of a series on the History of rail transport in Great Britain The History of rail transport in Great Britain 1948 1994 covers the period when the British railway system was nationalised under British Rail (initially known as… …   Wikipedia

  • History of rail transport in Great Britain — This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. The railway system of Great Britain, the principal territory of the United Kingdom is the oldest in the world. The system was originally built as a patchwork of local rail… …   Wikipedia

  • March 2008 in rail transport — 2007, 2008, 2009 2007 in rail transport 2008 in rail transport 2009 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2008. Contents 1 Events …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”