1965 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1965.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January events
- January 17 - Riverview station, in Waltham, Massachusetts, on the Boston and Maine Railroad closes.
[edit] March events
- March 20 - At least 17 stations and two lines closed in Airedale and Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, as a result of the Beeching Axe.[1]
[edit] May events
- May - John W. Barriger III succeeds William N. Deramus III as president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
[edit] October events
- October 31 - Canadian National Railway inaugurates Rapido passenger train service between Montreal and Toronto.
[edit] December events
- December - General Electric introduces the GE U28C.
- December 9 - Căile Ferate Române, the national railway system of Romania, opens its first electrified segment using the existing Braşov-Predeal line.
- December 31 – The last day of operation for the Bergen Tramway in Bergen, Norway before the tramway is permanently closed.[2]
[edit] Unknown date events
- Southern Pacific's bid for control of the Western Pacific is rejected by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
- The steam generators on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's EMD AB6 diesel locomotives are replaced with head-end power (HEP) units and the locomotives re-enter service, now on commuter trains in Chicago, Illinois.
- Dr Richard Beeching steps down from the chairmanship of the British Railways Board.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] September deaths
- September 27 - William Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932–1944 (b. 1876).
[edit] References
- Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (August 16, 2005), Significant dates in Canadian railway history. Retrieved October 31, 2005.
- Katy Railroad Historical Society, Katy Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved February 9, 2005.
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1995). På meterspor i Nidaros. Oslo: Baneforlaget, 6.
