Events January events January – The American Car and Foundry Company delivers the last passenger car it will build, an R28 (New York City Subway car). January 4 – Lokomotivbau Elektrotechnische Werke delivers the first electric locomotives built in the German Democratic Republic to Deutsche Reichsbahn. January 16 – Eastern Region of British Railways takes delivery of D9001, the first production "Deltic" class diesel locomotive. February events February 4 – Lehigh Valley Railroad discontinues its Black Diamond passenger train service. February 6 – The first automatic level crossing on British Railways is installed at Spath, Staffordshire. March events March 27 – Black demonstrators stage a "ride-in" on Charleston, South Carolina, streetcars. March 28 – Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line opened. The first railway line in the world without any lineside signals. April events April – D5151, the first Sulzer Type 2 diesel locomotive, later British Rail Class 25, is completed at B.R. Darlington Works. April 9 – The Long Beach Line, the last operating service of the former Pacific Electric Railway, is replaced by buses. April 25 – Osaka Loop Line, circular line system start operation in Japan. May events May 24 – The Milwaukee Road's Olympian Hiawatha passenger train makes its final run between Chicago, Illinois, and Seattle, Washington. May 28 – The Orient Express makes its last run between Paris, France, and Bucharest, Romania. June events June – The last of the Bradshaw railway timetables, first published by George Bradshaw in 1839, is published in Britain. June 1 – Dr Richard Beeching takes office as chairman of the British Transport Commission and British Railways Board. June 17 – A Paris–Strasbourg train derails near Vitry-le-François; 24 are killed, 109 injured. August events August 31 – Portland, Maine's Union Station is demolished to make room for a shopping plaza. September events September 23 – Maritime, Coal Railway and Power Company, in Nova Scotia, ceases operations. September 30 – Southern Pacific Railroad closes the Centerville (SP station). October events October 18 – General Motors Electro-Motive Division completes construction of the first GP30 diesel locomotive. October 26 – Two cars of a commuter train operated by Oita Traffic Company are involved in a mudslide during a massive rainstorm at Ōita, eastern Kyūshū, Japan, 31 killed, 36 injured. Most of the passengers are senior high school students. October 28 – Bangor and Aroostook Railroad ends passenger service. October – Work starts on demolition of