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1955 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1955.

Events

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January events

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Record-breaking SNCF 7107

February events

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March events

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April events

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May events

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June events

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July events

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August events

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September events

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October events

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November events

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December events

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Unknown date events

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Accidents

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Births

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March births

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July births

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Deaths

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March deaths

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June deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Roma". UrbanRail.Net. 2004. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. ^ Lowe, James W. (1975). British Steam Locomotive Builders. Cambridge: Goose and Son. ISBN 0-900404-21-3.
  3. ^ Pathe News report
  4. ^ Miscellaneous.
  5. ^ Photo of damaged track.
  6. ^ A Short History of "High-Speed" Railway in France Before the TGV.
  7. ^ 1955 World train speed record SNCF 331 km/h 3/3.
  8. ^ BB9004, CC7107, 331km/h, a page of history (in French)
  9. ^ Technical details (part 1) (in French)
  10. ^ Technical details (part 2) (in French)
  11. ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Guinness Railway Book. Enfield: Guinness Books. ISBN 0-8511-2359-7. OCLC 24175552.[page needed]
  12. ^ Mills, John M. (1977). Traction on The Grand: The Story of Electric Railways along Ontario's Grand River Valley. Railfare Enterprises. p. 25. ISBN 0-919130-27-5.
  13. ^ "May 22: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Primary Resources. Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Museum and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ^ "L.A. Subway Closes After Special Trolley Car Trip" (PDF). Los Angeles Times. June 20, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ^ Contrary to his later recollection of the event. Burnett, Archie, ed. (2012). The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin. London: Faber. p. 411. ISBN 978-0-571-24006-7.
  16. ^ Klapouchy, B. (2005). "Hudson and Manhattan Railroad: Operating History". Archived from the original on 2005-09-08. Retrieved 2005-08-31.
  17. ^ Scribbins, Jim (1970). The Hiawatha Story. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. LCCN 70107874. OCLC 91468.
  18. ^ Anon. (1950). "The Rimutaka Incline and Deviation, New Zealand" (PDF). Railway Magazine. 96: 543–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  19. ^ Keller, G. P. (1954). "The Rimutaka Deviation". New Zealand Engineering. 9: 399–420.
  20. ^ Cameron, Walter Norman (1976). A Line of Railway: the Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas. Wellington: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. ISBN 0-908573-00-6.
  21. ^ Balkwill, Richard; Marshall, John (1993). The Guinness Book of Railway Facts and Feats (6th ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-707-X.
  22. ^ Kansas City Southern Historical Society. "The Kansas City Southern Lines". Retrieved 2005-08-15.