1942 in rail transport explained
Events
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December events
- December - Ian Allan publishes his first book, ABC of Southern Locomotives, the first in a popular series which encourages the hobby of trainspotting in Britain.[8]
- December - Rail transport in Libya: Western Desert Extension Railway reaches Tobruk.
- December - First deliveries of USATC S118 Class "MacArthur" 2-8-2 locomotives, to Nigeria. There will eventually be nearly 800 built to the same basic design, seeing service on every continent, on or metre gauge.[3]
- December 6 - Schedules of fast trains around the United States are slightly lengthened to reduce wear and tear, following a wartime decision by the Office of Defense Transportation.
- December 11 - USATC S160 Class 2-8-0 #1604 (built by Alco) is officially handed over on loan to the British government at London Paddington station, from the first batch of 2120 for service in the European theater.[3]
- December 27 - Almonte, Ontario, Canada: Thirty-six people are killed and over 200 injured when a passenger train running late is struck from behind by a troop train.[9]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Indian Railway History Time Line. Saxena, R. P.. 2008. 2009-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm . February 29, 2012.
- Web site: Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures. 1946. CPR Set-off Siding. Foundation Library Article. July 5, 2020.
- Book: Tourret, R.. United States Army Transportation Corps Locomotives. Tourret. Abingdon. 1977. Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War, Book 2. 0-905878-01-9.
- Web site: Indian Railways Fan Club. IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947). July 7, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050714084714/http://irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html. 14 July 2005 . live.
- Web site: Clailborne and Polk Railroad . northlouisianatrainshow.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727130423/http://www.northlouisianatrainshow.org/whats_new_1_files/C%26P.html . July 27, 2011 . dead .
- Book: Martin, Cy. 1974. Gold Rush Narrow Gauge. registration. 2nd. 53. Trans-Anglo Books. Corona del Mar, California. 0-87046-026-9.
- Web site: Operation Harling: Destruction of the Gorgopotamos Rail Bridge, 1942. . 2013-03-19 . 2011-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005184748/http://www.sa-snd.gr/docs-pdfs/operation%20harling.pdf . dead .
- Book: Waters, Laurence (comp.). A Collectors Guide to the Ian Allan ABC Locomotive Series 1942-1990. author. Oxford. 1991.
- Web site: Colin Churcher's Railway Pages . December 12, 2005 . Significant dates in Ottawa railway history . December 27, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051217033754/http://www.railways.incanada.net/candate/ottawa.htm . 17 December 2005 . dead .