The world’s fastest steam locomotive is built.
The Mallard could reach a speed of over 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
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The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.
New York City modernized its subway by starting its first unmanned trains.
The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
The US celebrated the opening of the country's first railroad station in Baltimore.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
