August 2010 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in August 2010.

Events

August 5

– Replica Lynton and Barnstaple Railway 60 cm (1 ft 11½ in.) gauge 2-6-2T E190 Lyd for heritage railway first moves under its own steam at the Ffestiniog Railway’s Boston Lodge works in North Wales, making it the world’s only shop to have built steam locomotives in three centuries.

August 11

– The European Commission approves the acquisition of British transportation company Arriva by the German railroad Deutsche Bahn.

August 13

– A London Underground passenger train runs away and travels 4 miles (6.4 km) on the Underground's Northern line early in the morning, resulting in part of the Northern line, which carries 500,000 passengers daily, being closed for much of the day. Representatives from London Underground reported that an engineering train which was coupled to an out-of-service passenger train had been working on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line when it broke down at 5.25 a.m. BST (0425 UTC). The passenger train broke free near Archway station at 6.44 a.m. and started rolling southwards through six stations before it was finally brought to a halt by a slight incline in the track at Warren Street at 6.57 a.m.

August 17

– A collision between a train and truck injures 21 people in Little Cornard, England.

References

August 2010 in rail transport Wikipedia

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