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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on August 6.
Events
edit19th century
edit- 1861 – An Act is passed to authorize the construction of the Blane Valley Railway in Scotland.
- 1900 – An Act is passed to authorize the absorption of the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway in Scotland by the North British Railway via a stock transfer.[1]
20th century
edit- 1929 – The Ghan begins operation in Australia under its current name.
- 1986 – A spectacular train accident at Paris' Gare de l'Est kills 1 and injures 56. This disaster happened only a few weeks after another Gare de Lyon train accident on June 27; SNCF's president Philippe Rouvillois was forced to resign.
21st century
editBirths
edit- 1816 – Thomas Crampton, English steam locomotive builder, is born (d. 1888).
Deaths
editReferences
edit- ^ Hajducki, Andrew M. (1992). The North Berwick and Gullane Branch Lines. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 427 X.