On this day

28 March

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

  1. 1876

    • Section BOOLBURRA-DUARINGA, Central Line, opened for traffic [7m].

  2. 1925

    • Section BARLIL-WINDERA [Windera Branch], opened for traffic [12.25m].

  3. 1939

    • C17 N°863 entered service – Last C17 constructed by Ipswich Workshops

  4. 1984

    • Walkers-ASEA built EMU73 entered service.

  5. 1995

    • DEL2611 entered REDBANK Workshops for a corporate colour respray as part of overhaul.

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