On this day

21 June

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

  1. 1880

    • BLYTHDALE-BUNGIL, WL, opened [10m].

  2. 1894

    • A14 N°281 entered service – 1st engine of Class

  3. 1926

    • LONGREACH-MORELLA, CL, opened [40.5m]

    • BARALABA-NIPAN, Dawson Valley Bch, opened [45.17m].

  4. 1963

    • Clyde DEL1700 entered service. First 1700-class & first 60t DEL in service.

  5. 1977

    • INNISFAIL Tramway [2ft gauge], date of handover [50.430km].

  6. 1982

    • Clyde DEL2177 entered service.

  7. 1986

    • SG gauge ROMA ST-STH BRISBANE opened [1.786km]. First "Brisbane Ltd" dep ROMA ST on SG; first XPT trial to ROMA ST on SG.

  8. 1993

    • EL3922 worked B702-A003 MAYNE-KURABY-MAYNE as its last train in original livery.

  9. 1995

    • DEL2477D worked 6369 NORMANBY-ROCKHAMPTON as its first train in corporate livery.

  10. 1998

    • EL3286 worked HW92 DALRYMPLE BAY-JILALAN as its last train in original livery.

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