Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
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John Bull becomes the oldest operable locomotive.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
A London underground train crashes into the end of the tunnel at Moorgate station.
Africa's worst ever train disaster kills 281.
Locomotion No. 1 became the first passenger-carrying steam-powered locomotive and was driven by George and Stephenson.
