The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.
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Construction on the world's longest railway in Russia was completed.
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
The first Orient Express leaves Paris.
Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened London's Euston Railway Station.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
