On this day

19 June

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

  1. 1956

    • Goninan DEL1162 entered service [orig.1312, reno.1162 in Jun 1965]. Last 1150-class [orig 1300-class] into service.

  2. 1969

    • Walkers DH36 entered service

  3. 1979

    • DEL1151 removed from traffic after 27yrs service [orig.1211, reno.1301 on 12 Jun 1956, reno.1151 in Jun 1965].

  4. 1996

    • Goninan Qld DEL2823 entered service

    • EL3225 emerged from ROCKHAMPTON Workshops in corporate livery.

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