Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is … Wikipedia
1886 in rail transport — Events February events * February 1 The Mersey Railway opened to public traffic between Birkenhead and Liverpool by tunnel beneath the River Mersey, England. [cite book|author=Gahan, John W.|title=The Line Beneath the Liners ndash; a hundred… … Wikipedia
1874 in rail transport — EventsMay events* May 1 Construction begins on the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad, the first railroad to be built in Seattle, Washington, United States. * May 5 The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad is chartered in Massachusetts. * May 18… … Wikipedia
1881 in rail transport — Events January events * January 17 Regular train service over the Prince of Wales Bridge on the Québec, Montréal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway begins. [Colin Churcher s Railway Pages (January 8 2006),… … Wikipedia
1892 in rail transport — Events March events * March 1 Japan s Mito Railway is consolidated into the Japanese National Railways. April events * April 17 Canada Atlantic Railway leases the Central Counties Railway, which connected Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury, Ontario.… … Wikipedia
1854 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 16 The permanent London Paddington station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway of England, is opened. [cite book|first=Steven|last=Brindle|title=Paddington Station: its history and… … Wikipedia
January 3 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1868 ndash; The Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids Railroad is incorporated in Michigan.cite web| url=http://www.s363.com/dkny/lsms.html| title=History of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company| accessdate=2005 08 06|… … Wikipedia
April 15 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1810 ndash; Whitmell P. Tunstall, first president of the Richmond and Danville Railroad, is born. * 1880 ndash; The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, building southwestward from Kansas, reaches Albuquerque, New Mexico … Wikipedia
July 24 in rail transport — Events 19th century * 1870 ndash; The first railroad car to travel the entire distance from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast of the United States arrives in New York City. * 1877 ndash; Joel Tiffany is awarded US patent|193357 for his design of… … Wikipedia
Transport in Swindon — and the surroundings have directly contributed to the town s growth and the ingress of Businesses and Industries.Located on the M4 Corridor and the Great Western Railway Main Line, Swindon s local transport network is adequate to the needs of a… … Wikipedia
