1981, 1982, 1983

Years in rail transport

1981 in rail transport 1982 in rail transport 1983 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1982.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March events 1.2 April events 1.3 June events 1.4 July events 1.5 September events 1.6 November events 1.7 Unknown date events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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[edit] March events

• March - The Tōhoku Shinkansen line in Japan opens between Omiya (near Tokyo) and Morioka.

[edit] April events

• April 6 - Opening of the Wells and Walsingham Light Railway in Norfolk, England, at 6.5 km (4 mi) probably the longest public 10+¹⁄₄ in (260 mm) gauge miniature railway in the world.^[1]

[edit] June events

• June 25 - Opening of the Furka (Base) Tunnel (15.4 km (10 mi)) on the metre gauge Furka-Oberalp-Bahn in Switzerland between Oberwald and Realp.^[2]

[edit] July events

• July 28 - Fire destroys the Harrisonburg, Virginia, offices of the former Chesapeake Western Railway, which had been merged into the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1954.^[3]

[edit] September events

• September 18 - The second stage of Brisbane, Australia, Suburban Electrification is commissioned between Bowen Hills and Shorncliffe, and also between Roma Street and Kingston.

[edit] November events

• November 15 - The Joetsu Shinkansen opens for service between Ōmiya and Niigata, Japan.

[edit] Unknown date events

• Robert Krebs succeeds Alan Furth as president of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

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