2003 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2003.
Events
January events
March events
- March 21 – Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo trains in Melbourne, Australia.
April events
June events
- June 20 – North East MRT Line in Singapore opened. It is the world's first fully underground, automated and driverless rapid transit line.
July events
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.[6]
October events
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
- 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 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 1 – The Dete train crash killed 50 people in the Zimbabwean town of Dete in the Western part of the country about 90 miles (140 km) from Victoria Falls.
- February 18 – An arsonist causes the Daegu subway fire when he sets fire to a train stopped at the Joongang-ro (or Jungang-ro) station of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway in Daegu, South Korea.
- March 13 – Mumbai Bombing – A bomb exploded as a train pulled into Mulund station, killing 10 people.
- 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 23 – The Vaibhavwadi train crash killed 53 people near the village of Vaibhavwadi in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra in India.
- July 2 – The Warangal train crash killed 22 people in the town of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, in India.
- 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.
- December 5 – The 2003 Stavropol train bombing was a suicide bomber blast on a commuter train in Stavropol Krai, Russia going from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody as it was leaving Yessentuki. The explosion killed at least 46 people and injured more than 170.
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)
- London, United Kingdom (16 September)
- Stavropol Krai, Russia (5 December)
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Deaths
June deaths
Industry awards
Japan
- Awards presented by Japan Railfan Club
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)". Archived from the original on April 25, 2006. Retrieved April 26, 2006.
- ↑ "Texas Transportation Pioneer Inducted into Hall of Honor". Texas Transportation Researcher. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ Alward, Daniel (2005). "Kinzua Bridge In McKean County Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on April 8, 2005. Retrieved June 13, 2005.
- ↑ Indian Railways Fan Club (2005). "IR History: Part VI (1995–present)". Archived from the original on August 6, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2005.
- ↑ "This week in state and local history". HistoryLink. 2005. Archived from the original on August 27, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2005.
- ↑ "MTA Picks Helena Williams to Head Long Island Rail Road" (Press release). New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 4, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
- ↑ "Commission clears northern England train JV between FirstGroup and Keolis" (Press release). European Commission. December 9, 2003. 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. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ↑ ScotRail (February 24, 2004). "ScotRail highly commended in rail 'Oscars'" (Press release). Retrieved November 6, 2006.
- ↑ Rail Professional, Ltd. "HSBC Rail Awards 2003 Review". Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.