Gallery from the years 1950 to 1990

A black and white photograph of a 1150 class diesel electric locomotive at Rockhampton railway station, full image description is available below.

Above: A black and white photograph of a 1150 class diesel electric locomotive at Rockhampton railway station. This is a passenger mail train with timber Sunshine Carriages behind the locomotive. The station platform has cantilevered awnings, and in the midground a wooden footbridge is over the train and railway sidings. In the distance can be seen the carriage shade of the original Rockhampton station. The 1150 class were the first mainline diesels purchased by Queensland Railways. Ten ‘hooded’ locomotives built by GE Transportation, Erie, Pennsylvania in 1952/5

A black and white photograph of a 1150 class diesel train, these were the first mainline diesels purchased by Queensland Railways,full image description is available below.

Above: A black and white photograph of a 1150 class diesel train, these were the first mainline diesels purchased by Queensland Railways. It shows a demonstration or trial run of the then brand-new air-conditioned Inlander train. The photo is taken at Toowoomba on a trial trip from Brisbane in February 1953. The locomotive has a name or headboard on the front with the word Inlander on it. A small crowd of people, including women and children are standing on a roadway and crossing watching the train as it arrives in Toowoomba. A signal gantry with timber semaphore signals is beside the railway line, showing which line (or road) the train shall take into Toowoomba. Behind the locomotive is the power car supplying electrical power for the air-conditioned carriages on the train.

A​​ colour photograph of the Sunlander air conditioned train for a publicity which was used to advertise the train on Queensland Railways timetables,full image description is available below.

Above: A​​ colour photograph of the Sunlander air conditioned train for a publicity which was used to advertise the train on Queensland Railways timetables. A diesel electric locomotive is at the front of the train. The locomotive number is 1329 and it is a 1300 class diesel electric locomotive. It entered service in 1970. A sign or headboard is on the front of 1329 with the name Sunlander on it. The Sunlander air conditioned train is behind the locomotive with a power car to supply electrical power for the train.​