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2008 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2008.

Events

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January events

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February events

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March events

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April events

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CRH3 unit for Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway

June events

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July events

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August events

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Tornado, August 2008

October events

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November events

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December events

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Summer events

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Unknown date events

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Accidents

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Deaths

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March deaths

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Industry awards

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Japan

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Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club

References

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  1. ^ Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (October 17, 2007). 地下鉄東西線二条~太秦天神川間が1月16日に延伸開業 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  2. ^ "'one' Railway to vanish as National Express begins major rebranding exercise" (PDF). Railway Herald. 2007-11-17. p. Page 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
  3. ^ Clinnick, Richard (March 12–25, 2008). "NX ditches 'one' brand with East Anglian overhaul promise". Rail. 587: 12–13.
  4. ^ Burge, Michael (March 10, 2008). "Passenger train sprints into service". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  5. ^ "おおさか東線が開業" [Osaka Higashi Line opens for service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ Ohno, Masato (31 March 2008). "地上も走るリニア式地下鉄 - ヨコハマの新たな足、横浜市営地下鉄グリーンラインが開業". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ "三木鉄道ミキ300-105が樽見鉄道へ" [Miki Railway 300-series unit 105 transferred to Tarumi Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Setback for new Wrexham service". Railway Magazine. 153 (1273): 12. May 2007.
  9. ^ "New direct rail service launches this April". Wrexham & Shropshire. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
  10. ^ Clinnick, Richard (May 7–20, 2008). "40 years on – Wrexham and Shropshire takes to the rails". Rail. 591: 6–7.
  11. ^ "Wartime bomb find disrupts Tube". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  12. ^ "Africa Rail 2008 - programme". Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
  13. ^ "副都心線・有楽町線のダイヤが決定!" [Fukutoshin Line and Yurakucho Line timetables have been decided!]. tokyometro.jp (in Japanese). 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  14. ^ "China launches high-speed train". BBC News. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  15. ^ "China opens Beijing-Tianjin railway one week ahead of Olympics". Xinhua. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  16. ^ Fletcher, Hannah (2008-08-01). "China inaugurates 220mph fastest rail service in world in time for Olympics". Times Online. London. Retrieved 2008-08-01.[dead link]
  17. ^ "A1 Steam Locomotive Trust". Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  18. ^ "京阪中之島線が開業" [Keihan Nakanoshima Line opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  19. ^ Associated Press (reprinted by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, February 16, 2005), Phoenix begins work on light rail Archived 2005-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2005.
  20. ^ Valley Metro. "Construction schedule". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-09-20.
  21. ^ Holstege, Sean (2006-06-30). "Plan has light rail on track". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  22. ^ CRI Online (December 28, 2005), Building of Railway Hub in SW China Started. Retrieved December 29, 2005. Archived January 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Xinhua (September 25, 2005), France to fund Vietnam in upgrading busiest railway route. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
  24. ^ "Construction of intercity light railway to begin in St Pete in 2008". ITAR-TASS. 2007-03-06. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  25. ^ "Human error led to fatal train collision, spokeswoman says". CNN. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  26. ^ "John Shedd Reed, rail executive". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  27. ^ Shah, Tina (2008-03-17). "John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-17.[permanent dead link]