▁first ▁new ▁line ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁▁▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁– ▁Ut ah ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ' s ▁Front Runner ▁extends ▁service ▁south ▁from ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁to ▁Pro vo ▁▁▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁– ▁The ▁Manchester ▁Met rol ink ▁light ▁rail ▁system ▁extends ▁its ▁Old ham ▁& ▁Ro ch dale ▁Line ▁to ▁Shaw ▁& ▁C rom pton . ▁▁▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁– ▁In aug uration ▁of ▁the ▁re open ed ▁Niger ian ▁Railway ▁Corporation ' s ▁Lag os – K ano ▁railway ▁line ▁in ▁Niger ia , ▁re built ▁by ▁China ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁Const ruction ▁Corporation ▁and ▁Cost ain ▁West ▁Africa . ▁▁▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁– ▁The ▁Be ij ing - Z h eng z hou ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Be ij ing – Gu ang z hou – Sh enz hen – H ong ▁Kong ▁High - Speed ▁Railway ▁is ▁scheduled ▁to ▁open , ▁comple ting ▁the ▁H SR ▁connection ▁from ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁Gu ang z hou ▁and ▁Sh enz hen . ▁▁ ▁– ▁Autom ation ▁of ▁Paris ▁M ét ro ▁Line ▁ 1 ▁reaches ▁ 1 0 0 %. ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁autom ated ▁line ▁after ▁Line ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁– ▁Alan ▁Peg ler , ▁British ▁railway ▁pres ervation ist , ▁dies ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 2 0 ). ▁▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁– ▁D ing ▁Gu an ' gen , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Rail ways ▁for ▁China ▁ 1 9 8 5