On this day

8 August

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

  1. 1889
    • CENTRAL, NCL, original station opened

  2. 1961
    • First suburban stainless steel carriages introduced.

  3. 1974
    • Balloon Loop Jct-GREENVALE [Greenvale Bch] opened [213km].

    • COBARRA Balloon Loop Connection, opened [0.6km].

  4. 1977
    • Clyde DEL2406 [77-848] entered service.

  5. 1988
    • EEA DEL1309 [A.177] removed from traffic after 20yrs 49dys service [to GLADSTONE, NCL, 22-23 Sep 1988, shipped on 23 Oct 1988, sold ANR].

  6. 1989
    • Walkers EL3918 entered service.

  7. 1990
    • Clyde DEL2176A [82-1106] reno.2176D after DOO conversion at REDBANK Workshops.

    • Clyde DEL2507 [81-999] reno.2507D after DOO conversion at REDBANK Workshops.

  8. 1993
    • Clyde DEL2142A [73-772] emerged from BANYO Workshops in corporate livery & immediately worked 7F09 MAYNE-PINKENBA-NORMANBY-DOOMBEN-CLAPHAM as its first train.

    • Clyde DEL1762D [68-642] worked 0635 YELARBON-TOOWOOMBA as its last train in original livery & before overhaul.

  9. 1994
    • Com-Eng EL3253 worked EB08 HAY PT-JILALAN as its last train in original livery.

  10. 1999
    • Walkers EL3909 entered ROCKHAMPTON Workshops for a corporate livery respray as part of collision repair.

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