2003 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2003.
Events
January events
- January – Electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a project begun in 1929, is completed.
- January 1 – E. Hunter Harrison, former president of Illinois Central Railroad (now a subsidiary of CN), succeeds Paul Tellier as president of Canadian National Railway.
- January 3 – Ghatnandur train crash: A passenger train travelling from Secunderabad to Manmad, crashes into the rear end of a heavy goods train near Ghatnandur in Maharashtra, India, killing 18 people.
- January 18 – Singapore's second LRT Line, Sengkang LRT Line, is opened.
- January 21 – The first segment of High Speed 1 in England is completed.
- January 27 – A head-on collision between an Italian and a French train in the Tende line's Biogna tunnel leaves two dead and four seriously injured.
- January 27 – Mumbai Bombing, a bomb exploded near Vile Parle railway station in Mumbai, India.
- January 31 – The Waterfall rail accident occurred near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. A train derailed, killing seven people on board.
February events
March events
- March 13 – Mumbai Bombing – A bomb exploded as a train pulled into Mulund station, killing 10 people.
- March 21 – Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo trains in Melbourne, Australia.
April events
- April 3 – First revenue run of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo train.
- April 11 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.
- April 26 – DLW completes construction of the first WDP-4 locomotive to be built entirely within India.[1]
May events
- May 15 – The Ladhowal rail disaster was a flash fire on the Frontier Mail train service in India, which engulfed three carriages. 39 people lost their lives.
June events
July events
- July 30 – Eurostar train number 3313/14 establishes a new speed record in England at 334.7 km/h (208 mph) on High Speed 1.
August events
September events
- September 1 – Deutsche Bahn takes over operations of shipping company Stinnes Group in Germany.
- September 25 – James J. Dermody becomes President of Long Island Rail Road in New York.[5]
October events
- October 1 – M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) withdraws its fleet of Siemens trains for the second time.
- October 7 – RENFE opens the Madrid-Lerida section of the railroad's new Madrid-Barcelona line in Spain.
- October 7 – The Cahir viaduct on the Limerick-Rosslare railway line collapses under a cement train travelling to Waterford. No one hurt but the line remains closed until the following September for repairs to the structure.
- October 27 – Fleet of Siemens trains returned to M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) service, some minus livery.
November events
- November 3 – NYC Subway's "Redbird" R36 trains make final run from 42nd Street Times Square to Willets Point Shea Stadium.
- November 4 – A new intermodal service is inaugurated between Aiton, France, and Orbassano (near Turin), Italy, to transport complete trucks (both the tractor and trailer) and their loads; the trains include coach seating for the truck drivers as well.
- November 28 – SNCF (France) celebrates the one-billionth passenger on its TGV.
December events
Accidents
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Railway accidents in 2003 (2003)
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Ghatnandur, India (3 January) • Mumbai, India (27 January) • Waterfall, Australia (31 January) • Dete, Zimbabwe (1 February) • Daegu, South Korea (18 February) • Mumbai, India (13 March) • Ladhowal, India (15 May) • Vaibhavwadi, India (23 June) • Warangal, India (2 July) • Daegu, Korea (8 August) • London, England (16 September) • Stavropol Krai, Russia (5 December)
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Deaths
June deaths
Industry awards
North America
- 2003 E. H. Harriman Awards
- Awards presented by Railway Age magazine
United Kingdom
- Train Operator of the Year
References
Many of the events listed here were translated from 2003 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.
- ^ Indian Railways Fan Club (2005). "IR History: Part – VI (1995 – present)". http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
- ^ Alward, Daniel (2005). "Kinzua Bridge In McKean County Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20050408135101/http://www.venangoil.com/bridgeskinzua.html. Retrieved June 13, 2005.
- ^ Indian Railways Fan Club (2005). "IR History: Part VI (1995–present)". http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history6.html. Retrieved August 9, 2005.
- ^ "This week in state and local history". HistoryLink. 2005. http://www.historylink.org/this_week/index.cfm. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
- ^ "MTA Picks Helena Williams to Head Long Island Rail Road" (Press release). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 4, 2007. http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=070604-HQ42. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
- ^ "Commission clears northern England train JV between FirstGroup and Keolis" (Press release). European Commission. December 9, 2003. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/03/1675&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
- ^ Vantuono, William C. (January 2003). "Union Pacific's Dick Davidson: managing a 33,000-mile factory—with no roof – Railroader of the Year – Company Profile". Railway Age. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_1_204/ai_97447683/pg_1. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ ScotRail (February 24, 2004). "ScotRail highly commended in rail 'Oscars'" (Press release). http://www.scotrail.co.uk/press240204.htm. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ^ Rail Professional, Ltd.. "HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review". Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061007080415/http://www.railpro.co.uk/issues/apr2004.html. Retrieved November 6, 2006.