1895 in rail transport

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1894, 1895, 1896

Years in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1895.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 June events 1.2 July events 1.3 September events 1.4 October events 1.5 November events 1.6 December events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 October deaths 4 References

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[edit] June events

• June 27 - The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England is chartered by an act of Parliament.
• June 28 - The New Haven and Hartford Railroad begins the first regular passenger service in the United States powered by electricity.

[edit] July events

• July 8 - The Delagoa Bay Railway, in South Africa, opens.

[edit] September events

• September 7 - The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company changes its name to Florida East Coast Railway.

[edit] October events

• October 22 - Gare Montparnasse, Paris, France: express train overran buffer stop and crossed more than 30 metres of concorse before plummeting through a window.

[edit] November events

• November 4 - Japanese National Railways begins operations on the Tsuchiura Line between Tsuchiura and Tomobe.

[edit] December events

• December 1 - Hatori Station, in Japan, opens.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] October deaths

• October 8 - William Mahone, American civil engineer and Confederate Army Major General who built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western (b. 1826).

[edit] References

• Brainy History - July 8, 1895, in history. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• Railwaystation.com, Railroad History. Retrieved June 28, 2005.