This Day in Railroad History

August 9

1925

101 years ago

General

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian ind...

A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.

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2021

5 years ago

General

The Tampere light rail officially starts operating

The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.

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