On this day

28 September

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

  1. 1865

    • 1st sod turned for construction of Central Railway from Rockhampton

  2. 1964

    • Clyde DEL1469 [64-357] entered service.

  3. 1981

    • Walkers EMU22 entered service.

  4. 1999

    • Clyde DEL2153D [79-904] worked 9Q65-9D65 CALLEMONDAH-MOURA-CALLEMONDAH as last train in original livery.

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