2008 in rail transport

Years in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2008.

Events

By month

January events

February events

March events

April events

May events

CRH3 unit for Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway

June events

July events

August events

Tornado, August 2008

September events

October events

November events

December events

By season

Summer events

Unknown date events

Accidents

Deaths

March deaths

Industry awards

Japan

Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club

References

  1. "'one' Railway to vanish as National Express begins major rebranding exercise" (PDF). Railway Herald. 2007-11-17. p. Page 9. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  2. Clinnick, Richard (March 12–25, 2008). "NX ditches 'one' brand with East Anglian overhaul promise". Rail 587: 12–13.
  3. "Setback for new Wrexham service". Railway Magazine 153 (1273): 12. May 2007.
  4. "New direct rail service launches this April". Wrexham & Shropshire. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  5. Clinnick, Richard (May 7–20, 2008). "40 years on – Wrexham and Shropshire takes to the rails". Rail 591: 6–7.
  6. Africa Rail 2008 - programme
  7. "China launches high-speed train". BBC News. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  8. "China opens Beijing-Tianjin railway one week ahead of Olympics". Xinhua. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  9. Fletcher, Hannah (2008-08-01). "China inaugurates 220mph fastest rail service in world in time for Olympics". Times Online (London). Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  10. "A1 Steam Locomotive Trust". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  11. Associated Press (reprinted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, February 16, 2005), Phoenix begins work on light rail. Retrieved February 16, 2005.
  12. Valley Metro. "Construction schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  13. Holstege, Sean (2006-06-30). "Plan has light rail on track". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  14. CRI Online (December 28, 2005), Building of Railway Hub in SW China Started. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
  15. Xinhua (September 25, 2005), France to fund Vietnam in upgrading busiest railway route. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
  16. Lefkovits, Etgar; Jerusalem Post (February 8, 2006), Jerusalem-TA high-speed railway to be online in 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2006.
  17. "Construction of intercity light railway to begin in St Pete in 2008". ITAR-TASS. 2007-03-06. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  18. "Govt considers railway links with central Asia". Retrieved 1 August 2007.
  19. Goldfarb, Jeffrey; Reuters (2007-09-05). "CP Rail to Buy DM&E For At Least $1.5 Billion". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  20. "Investor Fact Sheet" (PDF). CP Rail. 2007-09-04. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  21. "Canadian Pacific announces agreement to acquire DM&E Railroad" (Press release). CP Rail. 2007-09-04. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
  22. "John Shedd Reed, rail executive". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  23. Shah, Tina (2008-03-17). "John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-17.