On this day

3 July

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

  1. 1913

    • BOBAWABA-HOME HILL, NCL, opened [27.3km].

  2. 1952

    • DD17 N°1051, last of the class, entered service. This was also the last engine built by Ipswich Workshops

  3. 1953

    • EE/Vulcan DEL1201 [1906/D147] entered service. First 1200-class in service.

  4. 1979

    • Clyde DEL2161 [79-912] entered service.

  5. 1984

    • Walkers EMU78 entered service.

  6. 1989

    • ROMA ST-ROCKHAMPTON, NCL, first "Spirit of Capricorn" ran.

  7. 1992

    • Clyde DEL2497D [83-1136] emerged from REDBANK Workshops in corporate livery for "Queenslander" duties & immediately worked 0F34 MAYNE-MAYNE as its first train.

  8. 1994

    • Clyde DEL1572 [76-819] worked 6038 TOWNSVILLE-ROCKHAMPTON as its last train in original livery.

  9. 1995

    • Clyde DEL2202 [83-1166] worked S202 TOWNSVILLE Shunt as its last train in original livery & before overhaul.

  10. 1996

    • Clyde DEL2138 [74-789] worked 4504-3005 MAYNE-REDBANK-MAYNE as its first train in corporate livery & after overhaul.

  11. 2000

    • Clyde DEL4007 [99-1490] entered service.

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