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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 Rjukan Line (Norwegian: Rjukanbanen), at first called the Vestfjorddal Line, was a 16-kilometre (10 mi) Norwegian railway line running through Vestfjorddalen between Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The railway's main purpose was to transport chemicals from Norsk Hydro's plant at Rjukan to the port at Skien, in addition to passenger transport. At Mæl the wagons were shipped 30 kilometres (19 mi) on the Tinnsjø railway ferry to Tinnoset where they connected to the Tinnos Line. The Rjukan Line and the ferries were operated by Norsk Transport, a subsidiary of Norsk Hydro. Construction of the line started in 1907, and it opened two years later. It became the second Norwegian railway to be electrified in 1911. It experienced heavy growth, and had fifteen electric locomotives in use. During World War II it was the scene of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage. After the 1960s production declined, and the railway was closed in 1991. It was kept as a heritage railway.
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An ICE of Deutsche Bahn and a Beneluxtrein of SNCB pass each other near Amsterdam Centraal railway station in the Netherlands in 2006. Approximately 150,000 passengers a day pass through this station.
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- 1950 – A collision between two Long Island Rail Road commuter trains near Richmond Hill, New York, kills 79, and injures hundreds more.
- 1995 – The last train crewed by a Guard on Melbourne's suburban train network runs; after this date all suburban trains are driver-only operation.
- 1997 – The British freight company Railfreight Distribution is acquired by EWS (pictured) as part of the privatisation of British Rail.
- 2004 – Edward Blossom, trolley and interurban car restorationist, founder of Dushore Car Company, dies (b. 1930).
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November 9 – Construction work of the Nanguang Railway begins in China. The 577 km (359 mi) long railway will connect Nanning and Guangzhou, with a design speed of above 200 km/h (120 mph), and is expected to be completed in 4½ years. 23 stations will be constructed along the line, and 54.2% of rail tracks along the line will be laid on bridges or in tunnels. (Xinhua)
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November 8 – Construction work of the Jinqin Passenger Railway begins in China. The 261 km (162 mi) long railway will connect Tianjin and Qinhuangdao, with a design speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), and is expected to be completed in 4 years. This railway is estimated to cost 33.8 billion yuan, and 67.6% of rail tracks along the line will be laid on bridges or in tunnels. (Xinhua)
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November 3 – Logistec announces that it has purchased the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR) to haul coal from the pier in Sydney Harbor to the Lingan Generating Station of Nova Scotia Power. The purchase was made for $11 million in cash plus an additional payment to be determined once the 2008 financial statements are submitted in Spring 2009. Logistec purchased SCR from Quebec Railway Corporation, a company in which Logistec owns a 16% share. (Cape Breton Post) (TMC)
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October 30 – Britain's Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) declines to include double tracking work on a section of the former Great Western Railway line between Kemble and Swindon (now known as the Golden Valley Line) in the 2009-2014 improvements budget. The Gloucestershire County Council promoted the project as a way to promote economic development in the county and to ease traffic on the Severn Tunnel line. The ORR stated the improvement was beyond the scope of government's goals to improve punctuality and capacity and further stated that the project could proceed if funding came from other sources. (BBC)
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October 30 – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) assumes full operational control of Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E) and its subsidiary Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (IC&E). CP plans to invest $300 million in capital improvements to the former DM&E lines by 2011. The DM&E/IC&E network comprised the largest Class II railroad system in North America and it was the only Class II railroad to connect to all seven of the current Class I railroads. (CP)
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October 27 – Officials with the Chinese Railway Ministry announce the approval of a 2 trillion yuan spending budget for new construction and improvements to the nation's railway system. Projects already being planned will expand the system from its current 78,000 kilometres (48,000 mi) to 120,000 kilometres (75,000 mi) by 2020. The Railway Ministry hopes that the construction and new lines will help promote economic growth and ease congestion as well as help to unite remote regions of the country. (AP)
WikiProject Trains (Shortcut: WP:TWP)
- WikiProject Stations (WP:STA)
- WikiProject Streetcars (WP:TRAM)
- WikiProject Rapid transit (WP:RTPJ)
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