On this day

29 October

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

  1. 1922

    • Ipswich Workshops-built steam loco C19.695 entered service.

    • First C19-class steam loco in service.

    • N°695, 1st member of C19 Class entered service

  2. 1968

    • EEA DEL1311 [A.183] entered service

  3. 1975

    • Clyde DEL1559 [75-805] entered service [reno.2305 on 29 Oct 1999].

  4. 1979

    • SARAJI-NORWICH PK, Norwich Pk Bch, opened [43.2km].

    • NORWICH PK MINE Balloon Loop, opened [5.4km].

  5. 1986

    • Walkers EL3502 entered service. First EL in service. First 3500-class in service.

  6. 1987

    • Walkers EL3625 entered service.

  7. 1988

    • EEA DEL1283 [A.113] removed from traffic [destroyed in Nov 1991].

  8. 1991

    • URANGAN-COLTON [Urangan Bch], last URANGAN fuel train ran [7P61].

  9. 1992

    • Clyde DEL1733 [67-515] reno.1733D after DOO conversion.

  10. 1993

    • Clyde DEL1775D [70-692] corporate livery.

  11. 1995

    • ROMA ST p10, NCL, electrification energised.

  12. 1999

    • Clyde DEL1559D [75-805] reno.2305 after maxi-conversion & corporate livery.

  13. 2000

    • Clyde DEL4023 [00-1506] entered service.

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