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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on September 28.

1934 – The Winwick rail crash occurs when a busy signalman lines an express passenger train onto a track occupied by a stationary local train; 12 people die in the collision as three of the train's passenger cars are telescoped.
1957 – Newtown Tram Depot in Sydney is closed.^[1]^[2]

2004 –
- The second LUAS line opens, the "Red Line" linking Tallaght in west Dublin to the city centre and Heuston and Connolly stations on the main Irish railway network.
- Charles Wickliffe Moorman IV is promoted to president of Norfolk Southern Railway.
- Railpower Technologies signs a memorandum of understanding with Swedish Train Technology to perform hybrid locomotive conversions in Europe.
2012 – Phase 1 of Chongqing Rail Transit's Line 6, connecting Wulidian to Kangzhuang, opens.^[3]

^ Keenan, David (1979). Tramways of Sydney. Sans Souci: Transit Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-909338-02-7.
^ Keenan, David (1992). The South-Western Lines of the Sydney Tramway System. Petersham: Transit Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 0-909338-11-6.
^ "Part of Light Rail Line 6 opens". Retrieved September 30, 2012.

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 === 21st century ===
 * '''[[2004 in rail transport|2004]]''' &ndash;
-** The second [[LUAS]] line opens, the "Red Line" linking [[Tallaght]] in west [[Dublin]] to the city centre and [[Heuston Station|Heuston]] and [[Connolly Station|Connolly]] stations on the main [[Ireland|Irish]] [[rail transport in Ireland|railway network]].
+** The second [[Luas|LUAS]] line opens, the "Red Line" linking [[Tallaght]] in west [[Dublin]] to the city centre and [[Heuston Station|Heuston]] and [[Connolly Station|Connolly]] stations on the main [[Ireland|Irish]] [[rail transport in Ireland|railway network]].
 ** [[Charles Wickliffe Moorman IV]] is promoted to president of [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].
 ** [[Railpower Technologies]] signs a memorandum of understanding with Swedish Train Technology to perform [[hybrid locomotive]] conversions in [[Europe]].