1965 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1965.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January events 1.2 March events 1.3 May events 1.4 October events 1.5 December events 1.6 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 3.1 September deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

[edit] January events

• January 17 - Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston and Maine Railroad closes.

[edit] March events

• March 20 - At least 17 stations and two lines closed in Airedale and Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, as a result of the Beeching Axe.^[1]

[edit] May events

• May - John W. Barriger III succeeds William N. Deramus III as president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.

[edit] October events

• October 31 - Canadian National Railway inaugurates Rapido passenger train service between Montreal and Toronto.

[edit] December events

• December - General Electric introduces the GE U28C.
• December 9 - Căile Ferate Române, the national railway system of Romania, opens its first electrified segment using the existing Braşov-Predeal line.
• December 31 – The last day of operation for the Bergen Tramway in Bergen, Norway before the tramway is permanently closed.^[2]

[edit] Unknown date events

• Southern Pacific's bid for control of the Western Pacific is rejected by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
• The steam generators on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's EMD AB6 diesel locomotives are replaced with head-end power (HEP) units and the locomotives re-enter service, now on commuter trains in Chicago, Illinois.
• Dr Richard Beeching steps down from the chairmanship of the British Railways Board.

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[edit] Deaths

[edit] September deaths

• September 27 - William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932–1944 (b. 1876).

[edit] References

• Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved October 31, 2005.
• Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9, 2005.

1. ^ Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-28-7. 
2. ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1995). På meterspor i Nidaros. Oslo: Baneforlaget, 6.