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This article lists anniversary events related to rail transport that occurred on February 1.


Events

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19th century

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20th century

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21st century

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  • 2003 – A signal transmission failure leads to a passenger train not receiving a warning signal; the train crashes into a slow-moving freight train in the Dete train crash in Zimbabwe, about 90 miles (140 km) from Victoria Falls; 50 of the train's 1,100 passengers die in the accident.

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansome, Gene (2013). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer. pp. 223–247. ISBN 978-3-642-30484-2. Retrieved 4 October 2015 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. II. London: Great Western Railway. pp. 159–160.
  3. ^ Gilchinski, Steve (May 1995). "New owners for the black bear". Trains Magazine: 17–18.