2003 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2003.
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Events
January events
- January – The electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a project begun in 1929, is completed.
- January 21 – The first segment of the high-speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link is completed.
- January 27 – A head-on collision between an Italian and a French train in the Tende line's Biogna tunnel leaves two dead and four seriously injured.
February events
- February 18 – An arsonist causes the Daegu subway fire when he sets fire to a train stopped at the Joongang-ro (or Jungang-ro) station of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway in Daegu, South Korea.
March events
- March 21 – Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo trains in Melbourne, Australia.
April events
- April 3 – First revenue run of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo train.
- April 11 – M>Train withdraws fleet of Siemens Mo-Mo trains due to braking and traction issues.
July events
- July – David Laney is promoted to Chairman of the Board of Directors for Amtrak.
- July 30 – Eurostar train number 3313/14 establishes a new speed record in England at 334.7 km/h (208 mph) on the new Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
August events
September events
- September 1 – The Stinnes Group takes over operations of Deutsche Bahn in Germany.
October events
- October 1 – M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) withdraws its fleet of Siemens trains for the second time.
- October 7 – RENFE opens the Madrid-Lerida section of the railroad's new Madrid-Barcelona line in Spain.
- October 27 – Fleet of Siemens trains returned to M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) service, some minus livery.
November events
- November 4 – A new intermodal service is inaugurated between Aiton, France, and Orbassano (near Turin), Italy, to transport complete trucks (both the tractor and trailer) and their loads; the trains include coach seating for the truck drivers as well.
- November 28 – SNCF (France) celebrates the one-billionth passenger on its TGV.
December events
Deaths
References
- Many of the events listed here were translated from 2003 dans les chemins de fer, the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.
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