The Queensland Rail History Podcast
By Queensland Rail
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Episodes: 40
Description
Our podcast is very much like the beginnings of the Queensland Railways in 1865 - a journey into the rich tapestry that is the story of Queensland. Since the colony and later the state of Queensland first came into existence there has been a story in the background. A story of iron, and steel, of timber and tin and most importantly, people. People think about the railway, and think of the iconic images of the steam locomotives, rollingstock, railway lines, stations but so much of our history is the result of the hard work and vision of people. Not only 160 years ago – but even today.
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Mini Ep 7 - Who was Queensland Railways first female architect?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep 29 - Lovely Liveries
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep 28 - When did the steam era end in Queensland?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Mini Ep 6 - Rails to Resorts: Queensland’s Coastal Getaways
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Mini Ep 5 - What happened to the Kuranda Tourist and Grandstand trains?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ep 27 - Picture Perfect! The Railway Photographers Who Sold a State
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Ep 26 - How Did a 12-Year-Old Help Launch Queensland's First Railway?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Mini Ep 4 - How Did Steam Locomotives Get Their Names from Telegraph Codes?
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 25 - What Changed When Signalling Went Central?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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What does it take to plan a train? our interview with Matt Green
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Ep 24 – The story behind our first steam loco made in QLD
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Ep 23 – Two Trains, One City Square: How Did It Happen?
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Mini Ep 3 - Could you get a filling at a train station?
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Ep 22 – Why Is Peter Obsessed with Concrete Culverts?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Mini Ep 2 - How Did a Train Carriage Escape with the Premier Onboard?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ep 21 - Why did it take 100 years to build this vital bridge?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep 20 - The one bridge that united an entire state.
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Mini Ep 1 - Who was Queensland's first Station Master??
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Ep 19 – Could Cobb & Co Coaches Keep Up with the Iron Horse?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ep 18 – What Makes the Tilt Train So Iconic to Queenslanders?
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Ep 17 – What Was It Like Fixing Trains by Candlelight?
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Ep 16 – What Made the Gulflander a Bucket List Experience?
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Ep 15 - What happened to the original Gold Coast railway?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep 14 - Could a Train Really Feel Like a Luxury Hotel?
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Ep 13 - The Diesel Revolution
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Ep 12 - A10 No.6 - The steam powered time traveller
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep 11 - How refreshing! The Railway Refreshment Rooms
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Ep 10 - Roma Street - Brisbane's first big station
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Ep 9 - The days of the Gabba railway depot
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Where shall we spend the Christmas holidays?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Ep 8 - How Did Our Railways Honour the Weight of the Great War?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Ep 7 - How did our railways contributed during World War II?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Ep 6 - Bloomin’ Wonderful
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Ep 5 - Why was the railway up the Toowoomba Range such a feat of engineering?
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Ep 4 - How Did Timber, Tin, and Ingenuity Build a Railway Network?
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Christmas on the go
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Ep 3 - Why Does a Railway in the Middle of Nowhere Still Exist?
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Ep 2 Part 2 - The construction of the Cairns to Kuranda Railway
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Ep 2 Part 1 - Of rivalry and railways… The Cairns Railway
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Ep 1 - Beginnings of the Queensland Railways
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Jul 26, 2021 |