On this day

22 July

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

  1. 1914

    • COOLADDI-CHEEPIE, GWL, opened [45.6km].

  2. 1959

    • Class leader EEA DEL1250 [A.025] entered service. First 1250-class in service.

  3. 1962

    • Woogaroo Ck Bridge, NCL, opened. First pre-stressed concrete bridge in Australia.

  4. 1969

    • Walkers DH66 [653] entered service.

  5. 1980

    • Walkers EMU11 entered service.

  6. 1981

    • Clyde DEL2481 [81-987] entered service. 300th Clyde built for QR.

  7. 1987

    • Com-Eng EL3152 entered service

  8. 1993

    • Clyde DEL1708D [63-283] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery after DOO conversion.

  9. 1994

    • Clyde DEL2473 [81-979] worked 6265 CLONCURRY-TOWNSVILLE as its last train in original livery & before DOO conversion.

  10. 1995

    • Com-Eng EL3225 worked E212-EJ12 JILALAN-GOONYELLA-JILALAN as its last train in original livery

  11. 1996

    • Boyne River Sth Deviation, NCL, electrification energised.

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