1981 in rail transport explained
Events
February
- 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
- April 3 – The inaugural runs of the first 2600-series cars are made. The 2600-series (2601–3200), built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had increased interior floor space and seats that fold up for wheelchairs. After completing the order, Budd (later Transit America) retired from railcar manufacturing.
- April 26 – Amtrak and Via Rail introduce the Maple Leaf passenger train between New York City and Toronto.
May
June
- 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
September
October
November
December
Unknown date
Deaths
May deaths
References
- (February 2005) Trains Timeline, Trains Magazine, p. 9
Notes and References
- "TGV Paris – Sud Est". Thomas Cook Continental Timetable, September 27–edition of October 31, 1981, p. 65.
- Web site: San Diego Trolley, Inc. . . February 2013 . 2015-12-11.
- Web site: 개요 및 연혁 . Overview and History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205120552/http://www.seoulmetro.co.kr/kr/page.do?menuIdx=512 . 5 February 2024 . 12 July 2024 . seoulmetro.co.kr . ko.
- The business car . Canadian Rail . January 1982 . 360 . 26–27 . February 10, 2015 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005146/http://www.exporail.org/can_rail/Canadian%20Rail_no360_1982.pdf .