Chronology of the railroads

Chronology of the railroads (Train S, Subway S, Tram S).

2000 - 1990 - 1980 - 1970 - 1960 - 1950 - 1940 - 1930 - 1920 - 1910 - 1900 - 1900 - 1890 - 1880 - 1870 - 1860 - 1850 - 1840 - 1830 - 1820 - 1810 - before 1800 -

Years 2000

2007 - April 3rd Speed records on rail beaten by TGV to 574,8 km/h
2006 -
2005 - France: circulation of the first goods trains deprived on behalf of the company Connex, new competitor of the SNCF
2004 - European Union: creation of the European railway Agency whose seat is fixed at Valencian.
2003 - France: from May 17th to June 15th, railway exposure “ the Train Capital ” on the Fields-Élysées to Paris.
2002 -. Germany: startup of the Line at high speed Cologne - Frankfurt by the Deutsche Bahn.

2001 - June 7th. France: inauguration in station of Avignon of the new line of the TGV the Mediterranean.

2000 - June 1st. Italy: the Italian Railway network is opened with the Concurrence, the new owners having to obtain a license of Railway company. The state railways, Ferrovie dello Stato filialisent their activities of transport by creating Trenitalia.

Years 1990

1999 - June 22nd: Germany - Netherlands: agreement for the fusion of dB Cargo liner and NS Cargo liner, freight respective activities of the Deutsche Bahn and the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, and in January 2000 creation of Rail Cargo liner Europe, famous thereafter Railion.
1998 - June 3rd. Germany: ICE 884 Munich - Hamburg runs off the line and is crushed against the pile of a Pont making 101 dead. This terrible accident due to the rupture of the binding of a Roue will be allotted to a design defect and the insufficiency of controls.
1997 - February 13rd. France: law creating Rail network of France (RF), which becomes owner and manager of the rail network French, and is seen transferring the Dette relating to the network.
1996 - February 24th. the United Kingdom: the American company Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation (WCTC) acquires the companies of freight Transrail, Loadhaul and Mainline Freight, resulting from the dismantling of British Rail. They will be gathered with Rail System Express train repurchased previously, under the name of EWS (English, Welsh and Scottish Railway).
1995 - September 23rd. the United States: the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Santa Fe Railroad amalgamate to form the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), one of the seven company of class 1 in North America.
1994 - May 6th. France - the United Kingdom: inauguration of the Channel tunnel.
1993 - May 23rd. France: startup of LGV North-Europe between Paris and Lille.
1992 - September 28th. Swiss: by Referendum, the Swiss ones adopt the construction project of railway New lines through the Alps (NLFA).
1991 - July 29th. European Union: adoption by the European Council of the directive 91/440/CEE, relating to the development of the Community railroads.
1990 - May 18th. France: the oar the SNCF n° 325 of TGV Atlantique establishes the world speed records on rail to 515,3 km/h on the Ligne at high speed Paris-Turns close to Vendôme.

Years 1980

1989 - X
1988 - June 27th. France: Catastrophe with the Station of underground Suburbs of Paris-Lyon where a Train without brakes strikes another quay train, making 56 died and 56 wounded.
1987 - May 30th. Europe: last day of circulation of the international trains TEE (Trans-Europ-Express train), except for four French TEE, the Jules Verne , the Gayant , the Faidherbe and the Kléber . Starting from the summer service 1987/88, beginning the following day May 31st, they are replaced for the majority by trains EuroCity.

1986 - X

1985 - X
1984 - X
1983 - X
1982 - X
1981 - September 27th: in France, brought into service of TGV between Paris and Lyon.
1980 - October 14th: with the the United States the Staggers Rail Act institutes the Dérégulation railroads.

Years 1970

1979 - X
1978 - X
1977 - January 4th. Vietnam: arrival with Hanoï, coming from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), of the inaugural Train of the North-South line (1410 km) entirely rebuilt.
1976 - X
1975 - X
1974 - X
1973 - X
1972 - X
1971 - X
1970 - X

Years 1960

1969 - X
1968 - X
1967 - X
1966 X.
1965 - X
1964 - October 1st. Japan: startup of the first section of the Shinkansen Tokaido, between Tokyo and Ōsaka, at the time of the Olympic Games of Tokyo
1963 - October 28th. the United States: demolition of the Station of Pennsylvania Station with New York. This monumental station of neo-classic style, built in 1910, is replaced by an underground station and leaves the place to the open Madison Square Garden in 1968.

1962 - X
1961 - X
1960 - X

Years 1950

1959 - X
1958 - X
1957 - June 4th. France: startup of the first Car-sleeper train between Boulogne and Lyon.
1956 - X
1955 - March 28th. France: electric locomotive BB 9004 and CC 7107 (Alsthom) of the SNCF reach 331 km/h, world records, on the line of the Landes between Facture and Morcenx (1,5 Kv, D.C. current).
1954 - X
1953 - X
1952 - X
1951 - X
1950 - July 1st. France: first electric tensile tests using the industrial single-phase current 20 Kv - 80 Hz between Aix-the-Baths and the Roche-sur-Foron.

Years 1940

1949 - X
1948 X
1947 - X
1946 X
1945 - X.
1944 - X
1943 - X
1942 - March 27th. France - Germany: the first Train of off-set Jewish leaves the station of the Le Bourget for Auschwitz. From March to November, 43 trains carried approximately 43.000 Jews towards Auschwitz.

1941 - X
1940 - June 21st. France: installation with Paris of the Wehrmachtverkehrsdirektion (WVD, direction of the Transport S of the German army, the Wehrmacht), charged to control the exploitation of the railroads.

Years 1930

1939 - X
1938 - July 3rd. Great Britain: the Locomotive with vapor Pacific 4468 Mallard establishes the railway world speed records in traction vapor to 202,7 km/h (either 126 mph).
1937 - August 31st: signature of the convention between the State and the large companies which starting from January 1st, 1938 creates the National company of the railroads French.
1936 - X.
1935 - World records speed in the rail-car: commercial average of 130 km/h between Strasbourg and Paris.
1934 - X
1933 - X
1932 - March 21st. France: the company of the East brings the first Micheline S into regular service on the line Charleville - Givet.
1931 - September 10th. France: a prototype of Micheline to three axles ensures the connection Paris-Saint-Lazare - Deauville in 2:3 min, is 107 km/h of average.

1930 - X

Years 1920

1929 - X
1928 - X
1927 - X
1926 - X
1925 - X
1924 - April 27th. France: electrification in D.C. current 750 V (Conductor rail of the section of line Saint-Lazare - Wood-Doves.
1923 - Inauguration of the first European train non-stop between two capitals: Paris-Brussels.
1922 - February 1st: creation of the International union of the railroads
1921 - August 19th. the United Kingdom: publication of the law on the railroads of 1921.
1920 - August 29th. France: adoption of the D.C. current 1500 V for the electric traction.

Years 1910

1919 - X
1918 - X
1917 - December 12th: catastrophe of Saint-Michel-of-Maurienne.
1916 - X.
1915 - X
1914 - X
1913 - X
1912 - X
1911 - X.
1910 - January 22nd. France: with Paris, the historical rising of the the Seine reaches the subway and causes the closing of 25 km lines. The exploitation will take again completely only on April 17th.

Years 1900

1909 - X
1908 - July 19th. France: The Compagnie of the state railways repurchases the Compagnie of the railroads of the West.
1907 - X
1906 - X
1905 - April 22nd. Italy: creation of the Ferrovie dello Stato by the nationalization of three private networks: Rete Adriatica , Rete Mediterranea and Rete Sicula .
1904 - Inauguration of the Railroad of Dakar-Niger to the French Sudan (current Mali)
1903 - August 10th. France: Catastrophe of the sation Crowns in the Parisian Subway: the Incendie of an oar of Métro makes 84 dead.

1902 - January 1st. Swiss: effective birth of the CF.
1901 - April 7th: inauguration of the dresser of the Gare de Lyon, the Blue Train.
1900 - July 19th. France: brought into service of the first line of the subway of Paris between the Door of Vincennes and the Door Shirt.

Years 1890

1899 -
1898 - February 20th. Swiss: creation of the Swiss federal Railroads. They were instituted by a Loi, approved by a popular voting, which nationalized the five large private companies: railroad of the North-East (NOB), company of the Swiss exchange (SCB), railroad of Swiss Union VSB), Jura-Simplon (JS) and company of Saint-Gothard.
1898 March 16th - inauguration of the Railroad Matadi-Léopoldville.

1897 - X
1896 - X
1895 - X
1894 -
1893 -
1892 -
1891 -
1890 - X

Years 1880

1889 - X
1888 - X
1887 - X
1886 - X

1885 - X
1884 - X
1883 - October 4th. France - Turkey: first departure of the Orient Express train of Paris-Is bound for Constantinople via Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Varna.
1882 - June 1st. Swiss: startup of the Tunnel of Saint-Gothard (16,3 km).
1881 - X
1880 - X

Years 1870

1879 - July 17th. France: Plane Freycinet for the construction (framed by the State) of 17.000 km lines, said general interest, which will be put in building site until in 1914.
1878 - May 18th. France: adoption of the Law creating the Company of the state railways.
1877 - X
1876 - official Agreement between the France and the England for the Channel tunnel.
1875 - X
1874 - X
1873 - X
1872 - September 12th. Belgium: constitution with Liege of the international Company of the sleeping cars.
1871 - September 9th. Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia: Inauguration of the tunnel of the Mount-Cenis (12 849 m length).
1870 - X

Years 1860

1869 - May 10th 1869: to the the United States, junction with Promontory Point (Utah) of the first transcontinental Railroad enters the companies Central Pacific, started from Sacramento (California) and Union Pacific coming from Omaha (Iowa).
1868 - X
1867 - November 11th 1867, France: PLM repurchases the Company Victor Emmanuel which exploits the line of Savoy.
1866 X.
1865 - France: law on the railroads of local interest.
1864 - X.
1863 X
1862 - X
1861 - X
1860 - X

Years 1850

1859 - X
1858 - X
1857 - France. Creation of the Company of the railroad the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean (PLM). Inauguration of the Laval-Rennes way.
1856 - X
1855 - X.
1854 - Austria. Inauguration of the Railway line of Semmering, first line of mountain of the world with normal way.
1853 - France. Creation of the Companies of the East and the West.
1852 - France. Creation of the Companies: Paris-Orleans (P.O.) and Midday. Inauguration of the line Paris - Strasbourg
1851 - X
1850 - X

Years 1840

1849 - Inauguration of the first harbor station in France: Calais.
1848 - Startup of the first railway line of Spain. Barcelona-Mataró
1847 - X
1846 - Publication of the Chaix booklet, first time indicator of the railroads. - July 8th, 1846 Catastrophe of Fampoux on the Paris-Lille line making 14 dead.
1845 - Creation of the Company of North and Paris to Strasbourg.
1844 - October 20th. France: Concession of the line of Railroad Amiens - Boulogne is allocated to Misters Charles Laffite, Blount & Co, for 98 years and 11 months, in the name of the Railroad company of Amiens-Boulogne .
1843 - First international rail link Liege - Aachen
1842 - April 11th. France: adoption of the “Relative law to the establishment of the broad outlines of railroads” which adopt the organization of the railroads out of star radiating around Paris, known under the name of “star of Legrand”. - May 4th, 1842 Catastrophe on the line of Versailles with Meudon making 55 dead of which the admiral Dumont d' Urville.
1841 - Inauguration of the line Strasbourg - Basle, first European international line.
1840 - X

Years 1830

1839 - October 3rd. : in Italy, inauguration of the line Naples - Portici, 7 km. In France, inauguration of the line Montpellier - This, 25 km (April).
1838 - Creation of the company of Orleans.
1837 - August 24th: in France, inauguration of the Line of Paris with Saint-Germain-in-Bush hammer
1836 X.
1835 - May 5th: in Belgium, inauguration of the line Brussels - Malignant first railroad to vapor of Belgium and continental Europe.
1834 - X
1833 - March 15th in France: startup of Balbigny - Roanne second section of the line Andrézieux - Roanne.

November 15th in France: startup of Saint-Bonnet-the-Oules - Andrézieux third section of the line Andrézieux - Roanne

1832 - March 1st in France: first passenger transports on the 1st line Saint-Etienne - Andrézieux.

April 3rd in France: startup of Lyon - Givors, second section of the Line Saint-Etienne-Lyon in France: startup of Balbigny - Saint-Bonnet-the-Oules, first section of the line Andrézieux - Roanne with 2 English engines.

October 1st in France: startup of the Grand Cross - Saint-Etienne third section of the Line Saint-Etienne-Lyon

1831 - April 1st in France: first passenger transports in France on the 2nd line the Grand Cross - Givors.
1830 - June 28th in France, brought into service of the Grand Cross - Givors first section of the Line Saint-Etienne-Lyon

Years 1820

1829 - October 1st: first test of the engine of Marc Seguin with his tube boiler.
1828 - August 27th: France: schedule authorizing the Concession railway line Andrézieux - Roanne 67 km).
1827 - June 30th: Saint-Etienne Andrézieux Brought into service of the first railway line of France and continental Europe

- September 7th: Bohemian: startup of the first railway line of Austria and the second of Europe continentale.
- Startup of the Baltimore & Ohio, first railway line of the the United States

1826 - X
1825 - September 27th: opening of the first line of the company Stockton & Darlington Railway in England.
1824 - X
1823 - February 26th: Line of Saint-Etienne - Andrézieux first railway concession in France (granted by ordinance of the king Louis XVIII has Louis-Antoine Beaunier).
1822 - X.
1821 - X
1820 - X

Years 1810

1819 - X
1818 - X
1817 - X
1816 - X.
1815 - X
1814 - Locomotive First with vapor built by George Stephenson.

- the chief engineer of the mines of Saint-Etienne Pierre Michel Harvest-Desroches addresses to Napoleon 1st a report entitled: On the possibility of shortening the distances by furrowing the empire of seven great railways . This memory centered on Paris these seven railways. It will be taken again in 1838 by Baptiste Alexis Victor Legrand. It is the first to have written on the railroad in France.

1813 - X
1812 - First engine with vapor built by English Matthew Murray and exploited by John Blenkinsop. Conceived to function with a rail with toothed rack, four other engines of this type were built.
1811 - X.
1810 - X.

Years 1800

1809 - X
1808 - X
1807 - X
1806 - X
1805 - X
1804 - February 21st. Great Britain: the first circulation on Rail S close to Merthyr Tydfil with the Wales of a Locomotive with vapor built by Richard Trevithick.
1803 - X
1802 - Creation of the Surrey Iron Railway, first railroad in the world (with horse-drawn traction), in the south of London.
1801 - X
1800 - X

Before 1800

XVIIIe century - X
XVIIe century - X
Before the XVIIe century - X

See too

Railroad - Subway - Tram
History of the railroads
Speed records on rail
Rail crash - List of the principal rail crashes
the chronology day laborer of the railroads - See below:

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