1981 in rail transport

Talyllyn Railway, 1981

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1981.

Events

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February

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  • February 21 – MBTA discontinues passenger train service to Rhode Island.
  • February 26 – A TGV Sud-Est (trainset no. 16) breaks the world record for rail speed at 380 km/h (236 mph)[1] between Courcelles-Frémois (Côte-d'Or) and Dyé (Yonne), France.

April

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May

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June

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  • June 6 – In the Bihar train disaster, a passenger train carrying 800 or more passengers between Mansi and Saharsa, India, derailed and plunged into the Bagmati river while it was crossing a bridge. Estimates of the death toll range from 500 to 800.

July

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Unknown date

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Accidents

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Births

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Deaths

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May deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b "TGV Paris – Sud Est". Thomas Cook Continental Timetable, September 27–edition of October 31, 1981, p. 65.
  2. ^ "San Diego Trolley, Inc" (PDF). San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. February 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "개요 및 연혁" [Overview and History]. seoulmetro.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "The business car" (PDF). Canadian Rail (360): 26–27. January 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  • (February 2005) Trains Timeline, Trains Magazine, p. 9