Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1881.

Events

January events

February events

March events

April events

May events

June events

July events

A tight loop (Agony Point) on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

August events

October events

  • October 17 – First section of Royal Saxon State Railways narrow gauge railway (750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in) gauge) opens, between Wilkau and Kirchberg in the German Empire.
  • October 20 – First section of Barbados Railway opens on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge between Bridgetown and Carrington.

Unknown date events

Births

March births

July births

October births

December births

Deaths

May deaths

October deaths

Unknown date deaths

References

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