This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2003. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2002. ... This article will list events related to rail transport that occurred in 2004. ... Diesel and electric trains and locomotives replaced steam in many countries in the decades after World War II. Many countries since the 1960s have adopted High-speed railways. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

January events

• January - The electrification of the Trans-Siberian Railway, a project begun in 1929, is completed.
• January 1 - Hunter Harrison, former president of Illinois Central Railroad (now a subsidiary of CN), succeeds Paul Tellier as president of Canadian National Railway.
• 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.

January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Trans-Siberian line in red; Baikal Amur Mainline in green. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Categories: Rail stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | Defunct companies | Illinois railroads | Iowa railroads | Louisiana railroads | Missouri railroads | South Dakota railroads | Wisconsin railroads ... Paul M. Tellier, PC,CC (born 1939) is a prominent Canadian businessperson. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

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.

February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Categories: Crimes | Stub ... The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. ... Daegu Metropolitan City is the third largest city in South Korea. ...

March events

• March 21 - Official launch of M>Train's new Siemens Mo-Mo trains in Melbourne, Australia.

March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Introduced to service in 2003, the Siemens Mo-Mo EMUs in Melbourne were ordered by the now-defunct M>Train (the network is now run by Connex Melbourne) to replace the ageing Hitachi EMUs. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ...

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.

April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

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.

July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... David Laney, born January 19, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, is the Amtrak board chairman since July 2003. ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Eurostar is a train service that connects London with Paris and Brussels. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ...

August events

• August 10 - M>Train (Melbourne, Australia) returns fleet of Siemens trains to service.

August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ...

September events

• September 1 - Deutsche Bahn takes over operations of shipping company Stinnes Group in Germany.

September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...

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.

October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ... Coat of arms Plaza de España (Spain square) Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... La Seu Vella, the Romanesque-Gothic Cathedral of Lleida Lleida (Catalan: Lleida, Spanish: Lérida) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. ... Coat of arms Plaza de España (Spain square) Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41°23′ N 2°11′ E). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ...

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.

November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... Intermodal is a term that refers to more than one mode of transport. ... Orbassano is a commune in the province Torino, Piedmont, Italy, about 20km from the city Turin. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Turin Area   – Total   – Water 130 km&sup2 (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04′ N 7°40′ E1. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An SNCF train. ... The TGV is Frances train à grande vitesse; literally high-speed train. Developed by Alstom and SNCF, and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company, it connects cities in France, especially Paris, and in some other neighbouring countries, such as Belgium and Switzerland. ...

December events

• December - The KCR West Rail in Hong Kong starts services.
• December - Great North Eastern Railways, operators of services on the East Coast Main Line in England and Scotland, begin trials of 802.11b wireless LAN access to the Internet on their Mallard Intercity 225 trains.

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station Great North Eastern Railways (GNER) is a British train operating company (TOC) owned by Sea Containers Ltd. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... IEEE 802. ... The notebook is connected to the wireless access point using a PCMCIA wireless card. ... The InterCity 225 is the fastest domestic train in the United Kingdom, comprising of a Class 91 electric locomotive, nine Mark IV coaches and a Driving Van Trailer. ...

Deaths

References

• Many of the events listed here were translated from 2003 dans les chemins de fer (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_dans_les_chemins_de_fer), the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article.