On this day

12 July

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

  1. 1965

    • Clyde DEL1483 [65-391] entered service.

  2. 1988

    • EEA DEL1333 [A.227] removed from traffic after 17yrs 104dys service [sold ANR, to GLADSTONE, NCL, 21-23 Oct 1988, shipped on 6 Nov 1988]; EEA DEL1343 [A.246] removed from traffic after 16yrs 79dys service [sold ANR, to GLADSTONE, NCL, 21-24 Oct 1988, shipped on 6 Nov 1988].

    • Com-Eng EL3275 entered service.

  3. 1993

    • Clyde DEL1704 [63-279] entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate livery respray as part of DOO conversion.

    • Class Leader Clyde DEL1700D [63-275] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery after DOO conversion.

  4. 1996

    • Com-Eng EL3231 worked E530-EJ30 JILALAN-GERMAN CK-JILALAN as its last train in original livery.

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