South African Railways
Pretoria
South Africa's luxury Blue Train service began operations between Pretoria and Cape Town on July 30.
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Lancaster
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway opened its main line, connecting major northern English cities and boosting industrial transport.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
The Canadian Pacific Railway ran its inaugural through train on the western section, advancing transcontinental connectivity.
A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express
A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Valuev Circular bans the publication of religious, educational and training books in Ukrainian in the Russian Empire.
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