Years in rail transport
Timeline of railway history

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1921.

Events

January

April

July

  • July 14 In an effort to consolidate maintenance and simplify operations, Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Northern Ontario Railway open a 0.35 miles (0.56 km) connection in Lyn, Ontario.[2]
  • July 24 In the Russian SFSR, the propellor-driven Aerowagon derails at speed, killing 6.[3]

August

  • August 19 Publication in the United Kingdom of the Railways Act 1921, which provides for the amalgamation of British railway companies into four large groups, "The Big Four", with effect from January 1, 1923.

September

December

Unknown date

Births

July births

Deaths

February deaths

April deaths

May deaths

September deaths

November deaths

See also

References

  1. Diebert, Timothy S.; Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5. p 178.
  2. "Significant dates in Ottawa railway history". Colin Churcher's Railway Pages. 10 June 2006. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
  3. Ishkov, Sergey (2019-07-24). "Последний «полет» аэровагона". Moskovskaya Pravda.
  4. "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  5. Casper Star-Tribune (June 22, 2005), BP Amoco Timeline. Retrieved June 22, 2005.
  6. Jones, Robert C. (1993). Two Feet to the Lakes. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 31. ISBN 0-915713-26-8.
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