1980 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1980.
Events
January events
February events
March events
April events
- April 16 – After a complete system overhaul, the Glasgow Subway is reopened.
May events
June events
July events
- July 25 – Two trains collide on a single track between Groningen and Roodeschool, near Winsum, Netherlands, resulting in 9 deaths and 21 injured.
- July 31 – Boston and Maine Railroad, 2 men struck on track 16 inbound to Wakefield. Conductor Damian Soto, suspended 30 days without pay and forced to retake conductor license.
August events
October events
November events
December events
Unknown date events
Accidents
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Railway accidents in 1980 (1980)
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Births
Deaths
References
- ^ Feather River Rail Society/Western Pacific Railroad Historical Society (2002), Western Pacific History. Retrieved January 23, 2006.
- ^ Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (February 17, 2006), Significant dates in Ottawa railway history. Retrieved February 20, 2006.
- ^ Williams, Anne; Head, Vivian (2006). Terror Attacks. London: Futura. pp. 286–93. ISBN 978-0-7088-0783-5.
- ^ Gillham, J. C. (1988). The Age of the Electric Train: Electric Trains in Britain since 1883. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1392-6.
- ^ a b c Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-x.
- ^ Werner, George C.. "Burlington System". The Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/eqb17.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ "Last locomotive to operate in the United States". Library Service of Northern Illinois University. http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1981/ip810512.html. Retrieved 2007-11-05.