Portal:Trains/Anniversaries/June 25

1825 – The Cheshunt Railway in England, the first passenger carrying monorail, opens; built to carry bricks, the line creates a sensation when spectators at the opening ceremonies hop in the cars for a ride.
1875 – The Royal Württemberg State Railways (station pictured) opens the section between Heidenheim and Niederstotzingen.
1933 – Canadian Pacific Railway discontinues the use of the Imperial Limited name, although the trains continue to run designated now by train numbers only.
1994 – Vandals place concrete blocks on a railway line at Greenock, Scotland, causing the Greenock rail accident. The train driver is killed along with one passenger.

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