On this day

10 May

11 events from Queensland’s railway history, researched by Peter Burkitt.

  1. 1956

    • Com-Eng RM2000 entered service. First 2000-class RM.

  2. 1963

    • Com-Eng RM2026 & 2027 both entered service.

  3. 1988

    • Walkers EL3547 entered service.

  4. 1993

    • DEL2450D emerged from BANYO Workshops in corporate livery & worked 3854/4055 MAYNE-MAYNE as its first train

    • EL3908 entered IPSWICH Workshops for its turn for a corporate colour respray.

  5. 1994

    • DEL2609 worked 9S58/9P18 PRING-PRING as its first train in corporate livery

    • DEL2480D worked SB35 PINKENBA Shunt as its first train in corporate livery & after DOO conversion

    • DEL2479 entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate colour respray as part of overhaul.

  6. 1995

    • DEL2484D worked 3510/3023 MAYNE-REDBANK-MAYNE as its last train in original livery before entering REDBANK Workshops for a corporate colour repaint as part of overhaul.

  7. 1996

    • DEL2204 worked 6369 NORMANBY-ROCKHAMPTON as its first train in corporate colours.

  8. 1999

    • DEL2312 [ex 1552D] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery after maxi-overhaul.

Researched and compiled by Peter Burkitt, with later additions as sourced. About this list, abbreviations and the full calendar