1895 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1895.
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[edit] Events
[edit] June events
- June 27 - The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in England is chartered by an act of Parliament.
- June 28 - The New Haven and Hartford Railroad begins the first regular passenger service in the United States powered by electricity.
[edit] July events
- July 8 - The Delagoa Bay Railway, in South Africa, opens.
[edit] September events
- September 7 - The Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company changes its name to Florida East Coast Railway.
[edit] October events
- October 22 - Gare Montparnasse, Paris, France: express train overran buffer stop and crossed more than 30 metres of concorse before plummeting through a window.
[edit] November events
- November 4 - Japanese National Railways begins operations on the Tsuchiura Line between Tsuchiura and Tomobe.
[edit] December events
- December 1 - Hatori Station, in Japan, opens.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] October deaths
- October 8 - William Mahone, American civil engineer and Confederate Army Major General who built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Norfolk and Western (b. 1826).
[edit] References
- Brainy History - July 8, 1895, in history. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
- Railwaystation.com, Railroad History. Retrieved June 28, 2005.
