On this day

18 June

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

  1. 1970

    • Walkers DH62 entered service

  2. 1984

    • Goninan Qld DEL2609 entered service.

  3. 1987

    • YENGARIE, NCL, 2t jib crane provided & made available for use.

  4. 1992

    • DEL2497D worked R042 Acacia Ridge-Mayne as its last train in original livery before entering Redbank Workshops for a corporate colour respray for Queenslander duties.

  5. 1995

    • LOTA, Cleveland Bch, new crossing loop [both track & overhead] & high-level platform commissioned.

  6. 1996

    • EL3221 entered RN Workshops for a corporate livery repaint.

  7. 2007

    • IMU163 entered service.

    • IMU164 entered service.

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