Railway Preservation Society Of Queensland Inc.
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Queensland Railways [1940] - The Railway Station
Queensland Government Railways [Railways Department], produced in 1940 upon the completion of the Country Platforms. It showcases the former Roma Street Goods Yard, Suburban Platforms, scenes at Mayne & old Bowen Hills. It was designed to educate children of the roles and different types of trains in Newsreels.
This was produced at the start of World War 2, which is stark contract of the late half.
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Beyer Peacock & Company (1950) - Beyer Garratts Around The World: Queensland Government Railways
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*Railways Department Archives* Produced by Messrs. Beyer Peacock & Company in 1950 to document the order by the Queensland Government Railways for their 30 locomotive order for the Central Queensland Coalfields around the Callide, & Blair Athol Regions. The film was in very poor condition when scanned; as the film roll was degraded very badly so please enjoy to the best efforts we can to preser...
Queensland Railways Advertising (1989) - Main Line Electrification [MLE] Promos
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Queensland Railways 30 second television adverts from 1989, celebrating and showcasing the major economic investment that the Railways Department undertook from 1987 to 1989 electrifying the North Coast Railway from Brisbane to Rockhampton and associated coalfields, providing fast and efficient services that we enjoy today. *Video Notes: Please credit us for use of this material and if use, ple...
Queensland Railways Advertising (1989) - Main Line Electrification Project
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Queensland Railways 5 minute television advert from 1989, celebrating and showcasing the major economic investment that the Railways Department undertook from 1987 to 1989 electrifying the North Coast Railway from Brisbane to Rockhampton and associated coalfields, providing fast and efficient services that we enjoy today. *Video Notes: Please credit us for use of this material and if use, pleas...
Queensland Railways Advertising (1987): 'Moving Ahead, Moving Queensland'
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Queensland Railways 30 second television advert from 1987, with its message promoting its focus on jobs for Queensland through its many suburban passenger, country/long distance and freight services. it focuses on the tonnage as a common carrier and its proud involvement of railway staff across Queensland.As 1987, was an election year; it was to feature the then Premier Sir Joh, which gave fund...
Queensland Rail Advertising (City Train - 1999): "Our City, Our City Train"
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Queensland Rail television advertising campaign dating from 1999, highlighting its former Brisbane 'City Train' division which was responsible for the suburban services prior to the formation and co-ordination with Translink in 2007. The advertising last aired, in December 2006 and is a iconic reminder of the legacy of the government owned railways prior to the split of the freight and passenge...
Queensland Railways Advertising (1986): 'Take It Easy, Take A Train"
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Queensland Railways 30 second television advert from 1986, with its simplistic slogan promoting its suburban passenger, country/long distance and freight services. Many of these services no longer exist due to rationalisation and surplus requirements. It is an important time piece of our states railways and how they used to operate. *Video Notes: Please credit us for use of this material and if...
Queensland Railways Forsayth Mixed (1988): 'Freight Train, A Big Country - ABC Australia'
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Broadcasted: 1988 - Australian Broadcast Commission - (Queensland) as part of their flagship 'A Big Country" which ran from 1968 to 1991. This episode is following the twice weekly then Forsayth Mixed on the Etheridge Railway in the Northern Division of the Queensland Railways. It explores the social, historical and stories of the railways through the eyes of Inspector - Theadore 'Ted' Francis ...