May 29 -
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) operates the last train over the railroad's Waltham subdivision between
Wyman and
Waltham; power for this train is handled by road number 6538, the last CPR
locomotive to wear the railroad's maroon and grey livery.
June events
June 3 - Electrification is commissioned between
Wyee and
Newcastle allowing the introduction of electric interurban trains between
Sydney and Newcastle and also the electric operation of freight services on this line.
December 4 - The
Eccles rail crash occurred at
Eccles, Greater Manchester, when an express passenger train collided at speed with the rear of a freight train, killing three people.
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