Urutan perkembangan kereta api (3)

Abad ke-20

• 1913 First diesel powered railcar enters service in Sweden . 1913 Pertama diesel powered railcar layanan masuk di Swedia.
• 1915 First major stretch of electrified railway in Sweden ; Kiruna-Riksgränsen ( Malmbanan ). 1915 Pertama bentangan utama kereta api listrik di Swedia; Kiruna-Riksgränsen (Malmbanan).
• 1917, GE produced an experimental Diesel-electric locomotive using Lemp's control design—the first in the United States. 1917, GE menghasilkan listrik eksperimental lokomotif Diesel Lemp kontrol menggunakan desain-yang pertama di Amerika Serikat.
• 1925 Ingersoll-Rand with traction motors supplied by GE built a prototype Diesel switching locomotive (shunter) , the AGEIR boxcabs . 1925 Ingersoll-Rand dengan motor traksi yang disediakan oleh GE Diesel membangun prototipe switching lokomotif (pengusaha licik), yang AGEIR boxcabs.
• 1926 First diesel locomotive service introduced in Canada. 1926 Pertama diesel layanan lokomotif diperkenalkan di Kanada.
• 1930 GE begins producing diesel-electric switching engines. 1930 GE mulai memproduksi listrik diesel mesin switching.
• 1934 First diesel-powered streamlined passenger train in America (the Burlington Zephyr ) introduced at the Chicago World's Fair . 1934 Pertama bertenaga diesel yang efisien kereta penumpang di Amerika (di Burlington Zephyr) diperkenalkan di Chicago World's Fair.
• 1935 First children's railway is opened in Tbilisi , USSR . 1935 Pertama kereta api anak-anak dibuka di Tbilisi, Uni Soviet.
• 1938 In England, the world speed record for steam traction is set by the Mallard which reaches a speed of 203 km/h (126 mph). 1938 Di Inggris, dunia rekor kecepatan mesin tarik diatur oleh Mallard yang mencapai kecepatan 203 km / h (126 mph).
• 1939 In Persia the Trans-Iranian Railway was opened, built entirely by local capital. 1939 Di Persia di Kereta Api Trans-Iran dibuka, dibangun sepenuhnya oleh modal lokal.
• 1939 Diesel-electric railroad locomotion entered the mainstream in the US when the Burlington Railroad and Union Pacific start using diesel-electric " streamliners " to haul passengers. Diesel-1939 lokomotif kereta api listrik memasuki arus utama di Amerika Serikat ketika Burlington Railroad dan Union Pacific mulai menggunakan diesel-listrik "streamliners" untuk mengangkut penumpang.
• 1942-45 Over 1,200 steam locomotives worth over $100,000,000 (1945$) given to the Soviet Union under US Lend Lease . ^{[ 14 ]} 1.200 Lebih 1.942-45 lokomotif uap senilai lebih dari $ 100.000.000 (1945 $) diberikan kepada Uni Soviet di bawah US Lend Lease. ^[14]
• 1946 US railroads begin rapidly replacing their rolling stock with diesel-electric units. 1946 US rel kereta api mulai menggantikan mereka dengan cepat rolling stock diesel elektrik dengan unit. Process not completed until mid 1960s. Proses belum selesai hingga pertengahan 1960-an.
• 1948 Foreign-owned railway companies nationalised in Argentina on 1 March during the first term of office of President Peron . Luar 1948 milik perusahaan kereta api dinasionalisasi di Argentina pada tanggal 1 Maret selama masa jabatan pertama Presiden Peron.
• 1957 Japan sets narrow gauge world speed record of 145 km/h (90 mph) with Odakyū 3000 series SE Romancecar . Jepang set 1957 gauge sempit dunia rekor kecepatan 145 km / jam (90 mph) dengan Odakyu 3000 series SE Romancecar.
• 1960s- 2000s many countries adopt high-speed rail in an attempt to make rail transport competitive with both road transport and air transport . 1960-an 2000-an banyak negara mengadopsi kereta api berkecepatan tinggi dalam usaha untuk membuat transportasi kereta api kompetitif dengan kedua jalan transportasi dan angkutan udara.
• 1964 Bullet Train service introduced in Japan, between Tokyo and Osaka . 1964 Bullet Train layanan diperkenalkan di Jepang, antara Tokyo dan Osaka. Trains average speeds of 160 km/h (100 mph) due to congested shared urban tracks, with top speeds of 210 km/h. Kereta kecepatan rata-rata 160 km / h (100 mph) karena sesak berbagi trek perkotaan, dengan kecepatan puncak 210 km / jam
• 1970 Penn Central goes bankrupt, the United States' largest corporate bankruptcy up to that time. 1970 Penn Tengah bangkrut, Amerika Serikat 'kebangkrutan perusahaan terbesar sampai saat itu.
• 1975 British Rail 's Advanced Passenger Train achieves 245 km/h (152.3 mph) on 10th. 1975 British Rail 's Advanced Penumpang Kereta mencapai 245 km / jam (152,3 mph) pada tanggal 10. August. Agustus.
• 1979 High speed TGV trains introduced in France, TGV trains travel at an average speed of 213 km/h (132 mph). 1979 berkecepatan tinggi TGV kereta diperkenalkan di Perancis, TGV perjalanan kereta kecepatan rata-rata dari 213 km / h (132 mph). and with a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). dan dengan kecepatan tertinggi 300 km / h (186 mph).
• 1987 World speed record for a diesel locomotive is set in Britain by British Rail 's High Speed Train, which reaches a speed of 238 km/h (148 mph). Dunia 1987 rekor kecepatan lokomotif diesel di Britania diatur oleh British Rail 's High Speed Train, yang mencapai kecepatan dari 238 km / h (148 mph).
• 1990 World speed record for an electric train, is set in France by a TGV, which reaches a speed of 515 km/h (320 mph). Dunia 1990 rekor kecepatan kereta api listrik, diatur di Perancis oleh TGV, yang mencapai kecepatan 515 km / h (320 mph).
• 1990s Amtrak introduces the Acela Express on the Northeast Corridor in the United States. 1990-an Amtrak memperkenalkan Acela Express di Northeast Corridor di Amerika Serikat.

Abad ke-21

• 2001 August. Northeast China first electrified railway opens for business between Shenyang and Harbin ^{[ 15 ]} 2001 Agustus. Northeast cina kereta api listrik pertama membuka bisnis antara Shenyang dan Harbin ^[15]
• 2007 High speed trains travelling at 350 km/h (217 mph) is introduced in Spain. 2007 kereta api berkecepatan tinggi bepergian kecepatan 350 km / h (217 mph) diperkenalkan di Spanyol.
• 2007 Heavily modified trainset of France's TGV had beaten its original world record when it travelled from Metz- Reims at a speed of 574.8 kilometres per hour (357.2 mph). 2007 berat diubah trainset dari Perancis's TGV telah mengalahkan rekor dunia aslinya ketika melakukan perjalanan dari Metz-Reims pada kecepatan 574,8 kilometer per jam (357,2 mph).