On this day

26 March

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

  1. 1884

    • Section LANGTON-CLERMONT, Blair Athol Branch [7.72m] opened.

  2. 1970

    • EEA-built DEL1326 entered service.

  3. 1975

    • Class leader GEC-built DEL2370 entered service. Not to be confused with the current member of the 2300-class [ex. 2462D].

  4. 1994

    • DEL2101H worked 0353 MAYNE-ROCKHAMPTON as its first train in corporate colours.

  5. 1996

    • New CAIRNS Station opened.

  6. 1998

    • Clyde DEL1529 removed from traffic after 29 years of service

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