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July 17 - The Manchester–Sheffield–Wath Woodhead Line,
carrying electric-hauled freight traffic through the Pennines in England, is closed and all British
Rail Class 76 locomotives used on it are stored at Guide Bridge
and Reddish before being scrapped.
December 3 - The first of the 2600-Seriesrapid transit cars
(cta 2601-3200), built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are placed in
service on the Chicago 'L' system. After this 600 car
order was completed in 1987, Budd (later TransitAmerica) retired
from railcar manufacturing.