Two trains crashed in a snowstorm in Wellington, Washington, USA, claiming the lives of 96 people.
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Werner von Siemens presents the world's first electric locomotive.
London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.
Seven people were killed when a French passenger train derailed in Brétigny-Sur-Orge.
The Melbourne cable tramway system opened the Victoria Bridge line in Melbourne, Australia.
The Dublin and Kingstown Railway officially opened.
