2011 in rail transport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Years in rail transport
2010 in rail transport
2011 in rail transport
2012 in rail transport

This article lists events related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2011. Please be aware that the actual dates that these events occur on may differ substantially from what is shown here.

Events[edit]

By month[edit]

January events[edit]

  • China January 10 – Regular through passenger service from Wuhan to Wanzhou over the complete new Yiwan Railway in China starts. The line features 288 km (179 mi) of bridges on a total length of 377 km (234 mi).[1]

February events[edit]

March events[edit]

April events[edit]

May events[edit]

June events[edit]

July events[edit]

August events[edit]

September events[edit]

October events[edit]

November events[edit]

December events[edit]

Unknown date events[edit]

Industry awards[edit]

Japan[edit]

Awards presented by the Japan Railfan Club

North America[edit]

2011 E. H. Harriman Awards
Group Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal
A      
B      
C      
S&T      
Awards presented by Railway Age magazine

United Kingdom[edit]

Train Operator of the Year
  • 2011:

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "最难修铁路”宜万铁路通车 ("World's most difficult to build railway" opens for service) (Chinese)
  2. ^ "Wabtec buys Brush Traction". Railway Gazette International. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ Eidsvik, Øyvind Lefdal (July 8, 2011). "Sveising kostet 250 mill.". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
  4. ^ Peterson, Matt (June 20, 2011). "A-train railway begins rolling, carrying commuters from Denton to Carrollton". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
  5. ^ "China: Dozens die as bullet trains collide in Zhejiang". BBC News. July 24, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
  6. ^ Svingheim, Njål (August 15, 2011). "Første tog gjennom Gevingåsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian National Rail Administration. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012. 
  7. ^ Strande, Mona (August 24, 2011). "Snart kjører toget her". Teknisk Ukeblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved September 11, 2011. 
  8. ^ "DLR on track for Stratford International as £67m contract awarded". 
  9. ^ Docklands Light Railway. "Stratford International extension approved". Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved October 25, 2006. 
  10. ^ "Major contract award signals start of work on DLR Stratford International Extension". 
  11. ^ "India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times of India (India). October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 
  12. ^ http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2011/Mar/31/banihal-qazigund-railway-tunnel-to-be-complete-by-december-42.asp
  13. ^ "India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir". The Times Of India (India). October 14, 2011. 
  14. ^ Tørrestad, Yngve (November 7, 2011). "Vestfoldbanen åpnet etter seks uker, men ikke uten problemer". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Shinkansen prototype unveiled". The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2005. [dead link]
  16. ^ "New bullet train could be world's fastest". The Japan Times Online. June 25, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2005. 
  17. ^ "Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman named Railway Age Railroader of the Year". Railway Age. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 
  18. ^ "Francesco di Majo". The Times (UK). 23 February 2011. p. 47. 
  19. ^ "L'homme du TGV et pionnier du design industriel, Roger Tallon, est mort". Le Monde. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.