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In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose (locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles (multiple units). |
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The Hawkhurst Branch Line was a short railway branch line in Kent that connected Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Horsmonden with the town of Paddock Wood and the South Eastern and Medway Valley lines, a distance of 11 miles 24 chains (18.19 km). The line was promoted by the Cranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway (C&PWR), which was incorporated in 1877, but took until 1892 to open the first section of the line to Hope Mill. Services were worked by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR). The line was extended to Hawkhurst in 1893. In 1900, the SECR absorbed the C&PWR. Sunday services ceased in 1917. In 1923, the SECR was absorbed into the Southern Railway at the Grouping. The line became part of British Railways at Nationalisation on 1 January 1948. The line was closed in June 1961, before the Beeching Report was published.
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A pair of commuter trains operated by Deutsche Bahn navigate the complex track arrangement at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, Germany, in 2007.
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- ...that New South Wales Government Railways C35 class locomotive 3526, a 4-6-0 built in 1917, withdrawn in 1967 and restored to operating condition in 2004, is the only example of the class that is still in existence?
- ...that the 107 series, a DC EMU operated on local services by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan, were the first EMUs to be built by JR East following the splitting of the former Japan National Railways (JNR)?
- ...that the Camas Prairie Railroad, a short line railroad in the U.S. state of Idaho, was known as the "railroad on stilts" due to the many wooden trestles along its route?
- ...that although Würzburg Hauptbahnhof (Würzburg Central Station) in the German state of Bavaria is an important junction in the German rail system, its 1950s station buildings have neither elevators nor escalators, to the dismay of travelers with heavy luggage?
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- 1904 – The Southern Pacific Railroad completes the Coast Line between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California.
- 1949 – The first eastbound California Zephyr departs San Francisco at 9:20 AM, bound for Chicago.
- 1960 – The Pioneer Zephyr trainset (pictured) makes its final revenue run on a trip from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Kansas City, Missouri. It then continues through Galesburg, Illinois, to Chicago in preparation for its final disposition.
- 1965 – At least 17 stations and two lines are closed in Airedale and Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, as a result of the Beeching Axe.
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February 15 – Two passenger trains collide head-on in Buizingen, in the Belgian municipality of Halle, Flemish Brabant. One of the trains involved was a long-distance service traveling from Quiévrain to Liège, which had just left Halle station heading north. The other train was a local service traveling from Leuven to Braine-le-Comte, which had just left Buizingen heading south. Eighteen bodies were recovered from the wreckage, and more than 150 others were injured, some seriously. See also: Halle train collision. (De Standaard) (BBC)
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February 12 – Chicago's Metra is considering the possibility of selling the naming rights to its train stations, rail lines, and even bridges to generate additional revenue. The regional rail system for Chicago and its surrounding suburbs has been experiencing revenue shortfalls, along with other public transportation agencies such as the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace. Metra has said that it will be sensitive to the wishes of the communities near the stops, and town names will not be removed from station names. (AP) (ABC7) (Chicago Sun-Times)
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February 6 – The Zhengzhou-Xi'an High-Speed Railway opens in China. The first revenue train on the line departed Xi'an at 10:50 AM, arriving in Zhengzhou at 1:15 PM traveling at speeds up to 350 km/h (220 mph). Called by reporters the first high-speed railway in western China, the line is expected to host 14 high-speed passenger trains daily. Train travel time between the two cities before this line opened was as long as 6 hours. (China Daily) (iStockAnalyst) (CCTV)
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February 4 – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announces that Union Pacific Railroad (UP) will transfer ownership of the MKT Bridge to the city of Boonville, Missouri. UP had wanted to demolish the bridge and reuse the steel in a new bridge crossing the Osage River at Jefferson City, but part of the railroad construction stimulus grants announced by President Obama will be used to pay for the new bridge instead. The city of Boonville has announced plans that it will rehab the existing bridge and incorporate it back into the Katy Trail. (LA Times/AP)
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January 28 – United States President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden announce a plan to provide $8 billion in stimulus grants to 31 states for the development and construction of 13 new high-speed rail passenger routes. The two states receiving the most money in grants are California with $2.3 billion and Florida with $1.3 billion for projects within their states. Another $1.1 billion from the grant money will help support a high-speed connection between Chicago and St. Louis. In making the announcement at a press conference in Tampa, Obama stated "There is no reason why other countries can build high-speed rail lines and we can't." (Bloomberg) (LA Times)
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January 25 – A committee of Welsh Assembly politicians has called for an extensive programme of works to upgrade the railways in Wales, saying that Wales is not being treated fairly in comparison with other parts of the United Kingdom. The committee's recommendations include better links between the north and south of Wales, high-speed links from Wales to other parts of the UK, and light rail systems for the southern cities of Cardiff, Swansea and Newport. However, one academic who gave evidence to the committee says that the proposals, if implemented in full, would cost about £5 billion (more than US$8 billion), and it is unclear whether this level of public finance will be available. (BBC) (Western Mail)
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