On this day

27 March

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

  1. 1901
    • Section STUART-AYR [Shire Tramway] opened.

  2. 1930
    • Steam loco B18¼-84 entered service. First B18¼-class loco built at IPSWICH Workshops.

  3. 1961
    • First 2000-class RM co-ordinated service ran between ROMA ST-TOOWOOMBA.

  4. 1968
    • Clyde DEL1753 entered service.

  5. 1987
    • 6th-class Station Mistress removed from ABERCORN, Gayndah-Monto Branch, and commenced working as a Totally Unattended Station

    • Last RM [2000-class] ran between MARYBOROUGH-MONTO.

  6. 1991
    • EEA-built DEL1609 removed from traffic after 28 years service [destroyed in 7-1993].

  7. 1992
    • DEL1767 entered REDBANK Workshops for the 2nd ever corporate colour respray

    • EL3911 worked CJ62 ROCKHAMPTON-MAYNE as its last train in original livery.

  8. 1995
    • BAJOOL Balloon Loop electrification energised.

  9. 1996
    • Goninan Qld-built DEL2818 entered service.

  10. 1997
    • EL3277 emerged from ROCKHAMPTON Workshops splendid in corporate livery

    • EL3501 went in for its turn for a corporate colour respray.

  11. 1999
    • DEL1555D worked 6381 GLADSTONE-ROCKHAMPTON as its last train before returning to REDBANK Workshops to be reborn as DEL2315.

  12. 2000
    • DEL2122F worked 9E10/9811/9E12 REDBANK-EBENEZER-FI-REDBANK as its first train in corporate livery.

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