On this day

30 July

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

  1. 1866

    • GATTON-HELIDON, ML, opened [18.1km].

  2. 1917

    • RANNES-BARALABA [Dawson Valley Bch] opened [36.6km].

  3. 1965

    • EEA DEL1281 [A.103] entered service. Named "CENTURY" in 1965.

  4. 1970

    • Walkers DH67 [654] entered service.

  5. 1979

    • Clyde DEL2452 [79-917] entered service.

  6. 1995

    • Com-Eng EL3221 worked E148-EJ48 JILALAN-SARAJI-JILALAN as its last train in original livery.

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