1991 in rail transport

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1990, 1991, 1992

Years in rail transport

1990 in rail transport 1991 in rail transport 1992 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1991.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 June events 1.2 July events 1.3 September events 1.4 December events 1.5 Unknown date events 2 Deaths 3 References

Events

June events

• June - The Tōhoku Shinkansen in Japan is extended from Ueno Station to Tokyo Station.

July events

• July 16 - Indian Railways inaugurates the Lifeline Express (Jeevan Rekha) hospital train.^[1]
• July 29 - The European Council adopts directive 91/440/CEE relating to the development of European railroads.

September events

• September 18 - The last train out of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, departs with six Canadian National Railway diesel locomotives pulling 64 railroad cars and caboose number 79822.^[2]
• September - A 400 Series Shinkansen train set a speed record of 345 km/h (214.4 mph) on the Joetsu Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Niigata, Japan.

December events

• December 30 - The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine issues a decree on to build the new underground metro system in Donetsk.

Unknown date events

• Ferrocarriles Argentinos, the state railway system of Argentina, is split with the metropolitan lines around Buenos Aires becoming Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos and most of the remaining lines becoming Belgrano Cargas.
• See also Railroad Development Corporation

Deaths

References

1. ^ Indian Railways Fan Club, IR History: Part V (1970-1995). Retrieved July 12 2005.
2. ^ Smith, Ivan (1998), Significant Dates in Nova Scotia's Railway History. Retrieved September 18 2005.

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