On this day

4 August

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

  1. 1956

    • Walkers DEL1502 [560] entered service [orig.1502; reno.1172 in Jun 1965].

  2. 1969

    • Walkers DH41 [623] entered service.

  3. 1972

    • Clyde DEL2117 [72-745] entered service.

  4. 1982

    • Clyde DEL2491 [82-1130] entered service.

  5. 1984

    • CENTRAL, NCL, new station opened.

  6. 1987

    • Com-Eng EL3214 entered service.

  7. 1988

    • EEA DEL1340 [A.234] removed from traffic after 17yrs 6dys service [to GLADSTONE, NCL, 19-21 Oct 1988, shipped on 6 Nov 1988, sold ANR].

    • Walkers EL3546 entered service. Last 3500-class to enter service.

    • Walkers EL3643 entered service.

  8. 1989

    • Clyde DEL1468 [64-356] removed from traffic after 24yrs 317dys service [sold NZR, loaded DOOMBEN on 8 Sep 1995].

  9. 1993

    • Clyde DEL1723D [66-505] emerged from BANYO Workshops in corporate livery.

  10. 1995

    • Clyde EL3414 entered service.

  11. 1997

    • MACKENZIE JCT-ENSHAM, Ensham Bch, electrification energised.

    • Walkers EL3617 worked EF68-ED67 CALLEMONDAH-GOLDING-CALLEMONDAH as its first train in corporate livery & after collision repair.

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