On this day

17 August

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

  1. 1926

    • MANY PEAKS-BARRIMOON, Gladstone-Monto Bch, opened [23.4km].

  2. 1956

    • Com-Eng RM1900 entered service. First 1900-class RM to enter service.

  3. 1978

    • Clyde DEL2163 [79-914] entered service. Last 2150-class to enter service.

  4. 1983

    • Clyde DEL2200 [83-1164] entered service.

  5. 1987

    • BLACKWATER-TAURUS, Laleham Bch, electrification energised.

  6. 1993

    • Steam loco DD17.1051 re-entered service.

    • Clyde DEL1758D [68-638] emerged from BANYO Workshops in corporate livery & immediately worked S708 MOOLABIN shunt as its first train.

  7. 1997

    • TAURUS-KOORILGAH, Koorilgah Bch, electrification energised.

    • GEC DEL2354 [A.257] removed from traffic after 14yrs 49dys service [sold ANR; by boat on 29 Oct 1987].

  8. 1998

    • Walkers EL3621 worked EH23-EF24 CALLEMONDAH-GREGORY-CALLEMONDAH as its last train in original livery.

  9. 1999

    • Clyde DEL2144F [73-774] entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate livery respray as part of overhaul.

    • Clyde DEL2191F [83-1156] worked 9257 YURBI-TOWNSVILLE Jetty as its last train in original livery & before overhaul.

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