On this day

15 July

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

  1. 1889

    • ERNEST JCT-NERANG [SCL] opened [4.6km]

    • ERNEST JCT Fork [SCL] opened [0.3km].

  2. 1903

    • BENHOLME-KIRKUP [Kungurri Bch] opened [11.7km]. Line built by Pioneer Shire Council.

  3. 1963

    • Clyde DEL1701 [63-276] entered service.

  4. 1964

    • HUGHENDEN Bypass, GNL, opened [1.7km].

  5. 1966

    • EEA DEL1296 [A.128] entered service.

  6. 1982

    • Clyde DEL2489 [82-1128] entered service.

  7. 1987

    • EEA DEL1325 [A.213] removed from traffic after 18yrs 140dys service [sold ANR, to GLADSTONE, NCL, 11-13 Nov 1988, shipped on 22 Nov 1988]

    • EEA DEL1328 [A.216] removed from traffic after 18yrs 78dys service [sold ANR, to GLADSTONE, NCL, 21-23 Oct 1988, shipped on 6 Nov 1988].

  8. 1994

    • Class Leader Clyde DEL1700D [63-275] worked 3Q84 CHARLEVILLE-QUILPIE as its first train in corporate livery.

  9. 1996

    • Clyde DEL1526 [69-650] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery during "mothballed" period; Com-Eng EL3286 worked E816-EJ16 JILALAN-BLAIR ATHOL-JILALAN as its first train in corporate livery

    • Clyde DEL1563D [75-809] entered REDBANK Workshops for maxi conversion into 2308.

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