On this day

21 August

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

  1. 1969

    • Walkers DH43 [625] entered service.

  2. 1975

    • First pile driven to commence construction of Merivale Bridge across Brisbane River.

  3. 1990

    • Clyde DEL2491 [82-1130] reno.2491D after DOO conversion at REDBANK Workshops.

  4. 1993

    • MURGON-BYEE [Proston Bch], Train Order Working implemented.

    • Clyde DEL2497D [83-1136] entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate livery respray as part of overhaul.

  5. 1998

    • Clyde DEL2177F [82-1107] worked 4A07-3910 MAYNE-SHORNCLIFFE-MAYNE 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