On this day

19 March

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

  1. 1968

    • Clyde DEL1512 entered service.

  2. 1982

    • Clyde DEL2172 entered service

  3. 1987

    • End-loading back removed from WARRUBULLEN, NCL.

  4. 1997

    • EL3501 worked EI41/ED41 CALLEMONDAH-BOONAL-CALLEMONDAH as its last train in original livery.

  5. 1998

    • DEL1523 worked 4504/3B05/3912 MAYNE-REDBANK-DOOMBEN-MAYNE as its last train in original livery.

  6. 1999

    • EL3926 emerged from ROCKHAMPTON Workshops in corporate livery & worked C776 ROCKHAMPTON-ACACIA RIDGE as its first train.

  7. 2000

    • DTC commissioned TOOWOOMBA-WALLANGARRA, Southern Line; WYREEMA-MILLMERRAN, Millmerran Branch; and WARWICK-DIRRANBANDI, South-Western Line.

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