1976 in rail transport explained
Events
March events
- March 27 - The first section, 4.6 miles (7.4 km), of the Washington Metro, the elevated, ground, and subway system in Washington, D.C., opens.[1]
- March 31 - The Sallins Train Robbery takes place on CIÉ when a Cork to Dublin mail train is robbed near Sallins in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland, and around IR£200,000 stolen.
April events
May events
June events
October events
December events
Unknown date events
Deaths
July deaths
October deaths
Unknown date deaths
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Washington DC Chapter National Railway Historical Society . Washington, D.C. Railroad History . 27 March 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060205100435/http://www.dcnrhs.org/dc_rail_history.htm . 5 February 2006 . dead .
- Web site: 東京都交通局,交通局について,都営地下鉄 . History of the Transportation Bureau . 12 July 2024 . kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp . ja.
- Book: Balkwill, Richard. Marshall, John. John Marshall (railway historian). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats. 6th. Enfield. Guinness Publishing. 1993. 0-85112-707-X.
- Web site: 地下鉄(高速電車)の概要 . Overview of the subway (high-speed train) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119102731/https://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/subway/gaiyo/gaiyo.html . 19 January 2024 . 6 February 2024 . city.sapporo.jp . ja.
- News: New train speeds into service. On This Day. BBC News. 2017-04-30. 1976-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307121557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/4/newsid_2486000/2486817.stm. 2008-03-07. live.
- Web site: 5 July 2022 . ありがとう10系!御堂筋線で活躍した10系車両が引退しました . Thank you series 10! Series 10 trains that were active on the Midosuji Line have been retired. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705112628/https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/news/news/other/20220705_thankyou10kei.php . 5 July 2022 . 15 August 2022 . Osaka Metro . ja.
- Railway Age. Short and Significant: Santa Fe's Fred Gurley dies at 87 . 8. 177. 13 . July 26, 1976.
- Railway Age. Obituary. 43 . Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. 177. 14 . August 9, 1976.
- Web site: John W. Barriger; Rail historian and railfan. 22 February 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050301023222/http://www.rosshorwood.com/RailSiteLinksFiles/JohnBarriger.html. 2005-03-01. dead.