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=== 19th century ===
=== 19th century ===
* '''[[1846 in rail transport|1846]]''' &ndash; The British Parliament enacts [[Regulating the Gauge of Railways Act 1846|an Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways]] mandating [[standard gauge]]s of {{Track gauge|uksg|lk=on|disp=1}} for [[Great Britain]], and {{track gauge|5ft3in|lk=on|disp=1}} for [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/HMG_Act_Reg1846.pdf| title=An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways| website=Railways Archive}}</ref>
* '''[[1869 in rail transport|1869]]''' &ndash; The [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] in [[Nova Scotia]] officially opens between [[Annapolis (electoral district)|Annapolis]] and [[Grand Pre, Nova Scotia|Grand Pre]].
* '''[[1869 in rail transport|1869]]''' &ndash; The [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] in [[Nova Scotia]] officially opens between [[Annapolis (electoral district)|Annapolis]] and [[Grand Pre, Nova Scotia|Grand Pre]].
* '''[[1883 in rail transport|1883]]''' &ndash; Construction on the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] reaches [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Alberta]].
* '''[[1883 in rail transport|1883]]''' &ndash; Construction on the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] reaches [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]].
* '''[[1890 in rail transport|1890]]''' &ndash; The [[Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad]], a predecessor of [[Kansas City Southern Railway]], begins operations between [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] and [[Argentine, Kansas|Argentine]].
* '''[[1890 in rail transport|1890]]''' &ndash; The [[Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad]], a predecessor of [[Kansas City Southern Railway]], begins operations between [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] and [[Argentine, Kansas|Argentine]].


=== 20th century ===
=== 20th century ===
* '''[[1935 in rail transport|1935]]''' &ndash; In a meeting aboard a chartered train on the [[Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway]], officials of the [[Lancaster Railway and Locomotive Historical Society]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and the [[Interstate Trolley Club]] of [[Trenton, New Jersey]], frame the basis of the [[National Railway Historical Society]] as a merger of the two organizations.
* '''[[1935 in rail transport|1935]]''' &ndash; In a meeting aboard a chartered train on the [[Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway]], officials of the [[Lancaster Railway and Locomotive Historical Society]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and the [[Interstate Trolley Club]] of [[Trenton, New Jersey]], frame the basis of the [[National Railway Historical Society]] as a merger of the two organizations.
* '''[[1990 in rail transport|1990]]''' [[Gråkallbanen]], part of the [[Trondheim Tramway]] in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]] is reopened after the city council permanently closed the tramway in [[1988 in rail transport|1988]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carl |title=På meterspor i Nidaros |year=1995 |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |pages=30}}</ref>
* '''[[1990 in rail transport|1990]]''' &ndash; [[Gråkallbanen]], part of the [[Trondheim Tramway]] in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]], is reopened after the city council permanently closed the tramway in 1988.<ref>{{cite book |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carl |title=På meterspor i Nidaros |year=1995 |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |pages=30}}</ref>


=== 21st century ===
=== 21st century ===
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 11 September 2023

Category:Rail transport timelines

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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 18.


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  1. ^ "An Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways" (PDF). Railways Archive.
  2. ^ Aspenberg, Nils Carl (1995). På meterspor i Nidaros. Oslo: Baneforlaget. p. 30.