On this day

27 July

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

  1. 1885

    • LOGANLEA-BEENLEIGH, SML [SCL], opened [8.8km].

  2. 1964

    • Clyde DEL1465 [64-353] entered service.

  3. 1966

    • EEA DEL1635 [A.156] entered service.

  4. 1967

    • Walkers DH2 [584] entered service

  5. 1979

    • EE/Vulcan DEL1207 [1912/D153] removed from traffic after 24yrs 328dys service [destroyed in Aug 1985].

  6. 1987

    • Walkers EL3617 entered service

  7. 1990

    • Clyde DEL1484 [65-450] removed from traffic after 24yrs 261dys service [sold Global Group for ISCOR, Sth Africa, loaded on 13 Sep 1990]

    • Clyde DEL1494 [66-460] removed from traffic after 24yrs 128dys service [sold Global Group for ISCOR, Sth Africa, loaded on 13 Sep 1990].

  8. 1993

    • Clyde DEL2463 [80-947] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery after overhaul

    • Clyde DEL1723D [66-505] entered BANYO Workshops for a corporate livery respray.

  9. 1994

    • Clyde DEL2473 [81-979] entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate livery respray as part of DOO conversion.

  10. 1998

    • Walkers EL3908 entered ROCKHAMPTON Workshops for a corporate livery respray.

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