1931 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1931.

Events[edit]

January events[edit]

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June events[edit]

Schienenzeppelin
  • June 10 – The German rail zeppelin (Schienenzeppelin), an experimental propeller driven railcar, sets up a new world railway speed record of 230 km/h on its way from Hamburg to Berlin which was not surpassed by any other train for 24 years.
  • June 13 – Switzerland's Brienz Rothorn Bahn mountain railway reopens after a 17-year stoppage due to World War I.
Milano Centrale

July events[edit]

Sudbury Town

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Unknown date events[edit]

Births[edit]

Unknown date births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January deaths[edit]

  • January 13 – Kálmán Kandó, Hungarian engineer who designed the world's first AC traction electric railway in Italy in 1902 (born 1869).

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Patterson, Edward M. (1969). The County Donegal Railways. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4376-9.
  5. ^ Lawrence, David (2008). Bright Underground spaces: the London Tube station architecture of Charles Holden. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-320-4.
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  7. ^ Symphony of Progress: The Saga of Eastern Railway 1854-2003. Kolkata: Eastern Railway. 2003. p. 31.
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