Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1942.

Events

January events

April events

May events

June events

July events

August events

September events

October events

November events

December events

  • December Ian Allan publishes his first book, ABC of Southern Locomotives, the first in a popular series which encourages the hobby of trainspotting in Britain.[8]
  • December Rail transport in Libya: Western Desert Extension Railway reaches Tobruk.
  • December First deliveries of USATC S118 Class "MacArthur" 2-8-2 locomotives, to Nigeria. There will eventually be nearly 800 built to the same basic design, seeing service on every continent, on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) or metre gauge.[3]
  • December 6 Schedules of fast trains around the United States are slightly lengthened to reduce wear and tear, following a wartime decision by the Office of Defense Transportation.[9]
  • December 11 USATC S160 Class 2-8-0 #1604 (built by Alco) is officially handed over on loan to the British government at London Paddington station, from the first batch of 2120 for service in the European theater.[3]
  • December 27 Almonte, Ontario, Canada: Thirty-six people are killed and over 200 injured when a passenger train running late is struck from behind by a troop train.[10]

Unknown date events

Accidents

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Saxena, R. P. (2008). "Indian Railway History Time Line". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. "Canadian Pacific Facts and Figures". CPR Set-off Siding. Foundation Library Article. 1946. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tourret, R. (1977). United States Army Transportation Corps Locomotives. Allied Military Locomotives of the Second World War, Book 2. Abingdon: Tourret. ISBN 0-905878-01-9.
  4. "IR History: Part - III (1900 - 1947)". Indian Railways Fan Club. Archived from the original on 14 July 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
  5. "Clailborne and Polk Railroad". northlouisianatrainshow.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
  6. Martin, Cy (1974). Gold Rush Narrow Gauge (2nd ed.). Corona del Mar, California: Trans-Anglo Books. p. 53. ISBN 0-87046-026-9.
  7. "Operation Harling: Destruction of the Gorgopotamos Rail Bridge, 1942" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  8. Waters, Laurence (comp.) (1991). A Collectors Guide to the Ian Allan ABC Locomotive Series 1942-1990. Oxford: author.
  9. Scribbins, Jim (2008) [1982]. The 400 Story. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5449-9.
  10. "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. December 12, 2005. Archived from the original on 17 December 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2005.
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