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

Events

19th century

1846 – The British Parliament enacts an Act for regulating the Gauge of Railways mandating standard gauges of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in for Great Britain, and 5 ft 3 in for Ireland.^[1]
1869 – The Windsor and Annapolis Railway in Nova Scotia officially opens between Annapolis and Grand Pre.
1883 – Construction on the Canadian Pacific Railway reaches Calgary, Alberta.
1890 – The Kansas City Suburban Belt Railroad, a predecessor of Kansas City Southern Railway, begins operations between Kansas City and Argentine.

20th century

1935 – 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 – Gråkallbanen, part of the Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is reopened after the city council permanently closed the tramway in 1988.^[2]

21st century

Births

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References

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

[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.

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 == Events ==
 === 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>
-* '''[[1853 in rail transport|1853]]''' &ndash; The [[Lake Erie, Wabash and St. Louis Railroad]], a predecessor of the [[Wabash Railroad]], is incorporated in [[Indiana]].
-* '''[[1890 in rail transport|1890]]''' &ndash; [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] subsidiary [[Ohio Valley Railway]] reorganized as the [[Pittsburg, Ohio Valley and Cincinnati Railroad]].
+* '''[[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]].
+* '''[[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 ===
+* '''[[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.
-* '''[[1914 in rail transport|1914]]''' &ndash; [[Passenger train]]s of the [[Canadian Northern Ontario Railway]] begin using the [[Grand Trunk Railway]]'s Central Station in [[Toronto]].
+* '''[[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 ===
-* '''[[2001 in rail transport|2001]]''' &ndash; The ''Udarata Menike'' express passenger service from [[Kurunegala]] to [[Alawwa]], [[Sri Lanka]], derails on newly installed track, killing 15 passengers.
 == Births ==
 == Deaths ==
-* '''[[2004 in rail transport|2004]]''' &ndash; [[John Francis Nash]], Vice President of Operations for the [[New York Central]] and president of [[Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad]] and [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]], dies (b. [[1908]]).
 == References ==
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