On this day

4 October

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

  1. 1911
    • KUMBARILLA-TARA, Glenmorgan Bch, opened [42km].

  2. 1982
    • Clyde DEL2496 [82-1135] entered service.

  3. 1992
    • QR system changed to 24-hour clock operations.

  4. 2000
    • Clyde DEL2333 [77-845] worked 6868 NORMANBY-FISHERMAN IS as first train after maxi-conversion from 2403D.

  5. 2016

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