Corporate Body

Queensland Railways (1865 - ?)

From
1865
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Functions
Rail Industry and Advisory or regulatory body
Location
Brisbane, Queensland

Summary

Queensland Railways was established in 1865. In the 1970s it began work to modernise and electrify the Brisbane rail system.

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Timeline

 1865 - ? Queensland Railways
       ? - 2001 Queensland Rail
             2001 - Queensland Railways (QR)

Related People

  • Phillips, George (1843 - 1921)

    Inspector of Surveys in the Southern Division 1879 - 1886

  • Sexton, Richard Ernest (1861 - 1930)

    Chief engineer 1919 - 1930; Chief engineer - Construction 1916 - 1919; Chief engineer - Construction and Maintenance, Southern Division 1915 - 1916; Engineer-in-chief, Construction Branch 1914 - 1915; Deputy Chief Engineer, Construction and Maintenance 1911 - 1914.

Published resources

Books

  • Wakeling, Peter, A Century of Service - the Story of the Queensland Government Railways (Brisbane: Consolidated Printing, 1965). Details

Journal Articles

  • Frost, David B., 'The Revitalisation of Queensland Railways Through Export Coal Shipments', Journal of Transport History, 5 (2) (1984), 47-56. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith

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