QUEENSLAND PT1

 Howdee, due to the outstandingly mediocre response to the South Australian series, it was readily apparent that I should follow it up with a Queensland one.

Railfans from back in the 80s and 90s would be well aware of the derogatory names Southerner fans, most of whom had never been there, used to use for Queensland railways. These comments were, regretfully, accepted as fact by myself, and meant that it would not be until around 1993 that a family visit to Redcliffe saw my first take of rail in the Sunshine State.

That first visit turned into an obsession. For fans of narrow gauge, Queensland is an absolute rail mecca. I still look forward to the rare visit, mostly for Moreton Mill research around the Sunshine Coast.

This series will cover mainline and sugar cane notes over the years, the photos will cover the same. The two topics will appear in separate series though.

Enjoy, or hate, that choice is purely up to you. :-)

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DATE 1995	LOCOS	TRAIN	LOCATION	TIME	NOTES
10-10-95	1646 -	Shunter	Doomden	12:00	English Electric
	2407 2212	-	Doomden	12:00
	2212 2407	Dn Oil	Pinkenba	12:54
	1752 -	Up L/E	Pinkenba	13:10
	2197 -	Grain	Pinkenba	13:17
	2503 2199	Coal	Fish Island	13:45
	1506 -	Shunter	Fish Island	13:52	QR Blue Livery
	2503 2199	Coal	Redbank	15:50	QR Blue Livery
	2407 2212	Oil	Redbank	15:58	QR Blue Livery
	1707 -	L/E	Bundamba	17:27	Broncos Livery
	1648 -	Cattle	Bundamba	17:33	QR Blue Livery
	2121 -	Coal	Bundamba	17:51	Broncos Livery
	1707 -	-	Redbank	19:00	Broncos Livery
	1710 -	-	Redbank	19:00	Broncos Livery
	1648 -	-	Redbank	19:00	QR Blue Livery
	8215 8241	Containers	Acacia Ridge	19:50	NSW Locomotives
11-10-95	1551 2196 / 2422 2200	Coal	Bundamba	08:45	Swanbank Branch
	DL3 1604 RM55 RM64	Preserved	Box Flat		Museum On Swanbank Branch
	738 -	Preserved	Box Flat		Museum On Swanbank Branch - Kettle
	1702 1741 1746 1752	-	Willowburn	-	Depot
	1557 2116	Info Express?	Rockhampton	21:50	No Idea What My 'Info Express' Note Means.
	3140 2181 2412 2130	-	Rockhampton	22:00	Depot
	1563 3910 2116 3927	-	Rockhampton	22:00	Depot
	1771 1517	-	Rockhampton	22:00	Depot
12-10-95	2415 -	Dn Ballast	Rockhampton	6.32	Broncos Livery
	1739 -	Shunter	Rockhampton	06:53
	1270 1170 1460 1603	-	Rockhampton	06:45
	3279 -	-	Rockhampton	06:45	Accident Damage
	1281 -	-	Rockhampton	06:45
	3923 -	Dn Freight	Port Curtis Junc	07:15
	2191 -	Dn Freight	Rockhampton	07:22	Cross
	2134 2119	Up Freight	Rockhampton	07:22	Cross
	2142 2143	Up Ballast	Rockhampton	08:04	Cross in Denison Street.
	1771 1729	Dn L/E	Rockhampton	08:04	Cross in Denison Street.
	2146 1727 1635 3927	-
	1500 2134	-
	2180 -	Up Freight	Rockhampton	10:01	Denison Street
	1557 2116	Dn Ballast	Rockhampton	10:18	Yeppoon Branch
	2134 -	Dn Freight	Rockhampton	10:32
	3928 3908	Dn Freight	Rockhampton	11:22	South of Rocky
	3318 3524/3622 3215	Dn MT Coal	Marmor	11:38	Mid-Train Helpers
	2465 -	Dn Freight	Marmor	11:59
	2161 1733	-	Gladstone	12:50
	1505 1740 2483 2158	Diesel Shed	Gladstone	-
	2140 2152	MT Coal	Gladstone	13:39
	1571 -	Freight	Gladstone	14:10
	2492 -	Shunter	Bundaberg	17:21
	2117 -	-	Bundaberg	17:20
15-10-95	8234 -	Depot	Yeerongpilly	17:11
	8159 8221 2212 2214	-	Acacia Ridge	17:24
	1768 -	-	Acacia Ridge	17:24
16-10-95	DH38 1623 2603 3916	Workshops	Redbank	09:05
	1455 1523 2188 2451	Workshops	Redbank	09:05
	2462 -	Workshops	Redbank	09:05
	1628 1630 1200 1461	Workshops	Redbank	9.05
	1645 1225 1641 1622	Workshops	Redbank	09:05
	1633 1263	Workshops	Redbank	09:05
	1520 1744	Workshops	Redbank	09:25
	2407 -	Freight	Dinmore	09:48
	2197 -	MT Coal	Dinmore	10:24
	2492 2121	MT Coal	Dinmore	10:49
	2486 -	Cattle	Wacol	11:21
	1649 -	Up Rail	Sth Brisbane	12:43
	2197 -	Coal	Yeerongpilly	13:13
	1743 -	-	Tennyson	13:15
	1704 -	-	Tennyson	13:15
	2117 2196	MT Coal	Dinmore	13:51
	2492 2121	Coal	Goodna	15:27
	2197 -	MT Coal	Goodna	16:10

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Electric locos 3304 3634 3607 on a coal train to the south of Rockhampton.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Queensland didn't have very many Bulldog locomotives, but I guess this passes for one :-)
Currumbin Sanctuary on the Gold Coast.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Not really Queensland Rail, but it is in Brisbane.

8238 8045 8017 and 8040 prepare to depart Acacia Ridge for  Sydney.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2456 on an empty passenger set at Normanby in Brisbane.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Superpower RRS34 at Innisfail in Far North Queensland.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2485H at Maryborough West.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Southbound Tilt Train near Gladstone.
Photo: Brad Peadon

A rather damaged 1726 with 1526 behind.
While the 1720 would be scrapped, 1526 would be rebuilt as 42305 for use in New South Wales, before later going to Saudi Arabia, where she is operational as #5.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Inglewood is in the branch line that originally went to Dirranbandi (now to Thallon). It was the junction for the former line to Texas.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Texas is the terminus of the former branch line from Inglewood (see above).

There is a museum here nowadays. They have a plan to reopen part of the line from the terminus.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Millmerran was the terminus of the primarily grain branch line from Wyreema on the southern line. The line has since been closed.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Beaudesert following closure in 1996. A heritage railway would later start up, but sadly failed and is now gone.
Photo: Brad Peadon

Preserved English Electric at Redbank LMD.

Photo: Brad Peadon

2176F at the Redbank LMD in Brisbane.

Locomotive has since gone to Chile.

Photo: Brad Peadon

Like it or not, the QR maroon/yellow livery sure looked different on the few 1520 that received it.

Alas, 1520 has since gone to god.

Photo: Brad Peadon

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Thanks to: Bradly Coulter

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