Episode 1 - Beginnings of the Queensland Railways

The Queensland Rail History Podcast

In the last weeks of July 1865, the population of Southern Queensland watched with increasing interest and confidence, the anticipated completion of the first section of the Southern and Western Railway. Looking back at that era, it is still easy to discern the excitement and pride that had manifested in the colonists of Queensland as they read reports in the local papers of the approaching opening.

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1. Episode 1 - Beginnings of the Queensland Railways (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to the hosts (00:00:20)

3. The commencement of the railway in Queensland (00:05:16)

4. Importing materials, and the workers, from Britain (00:15:18)

5. Labourers (00:16:57)

6. Locomotives (00:18:47)

7. Workforce (00:21:53)

8. Bigges Camp (00:23:39)

9. Opening the first section (00:25:40)

10. The first four locomotives (00:27:01)

11. Grand opening event (00:28:38)

12. Locomotive number one (00:31:51)

13. Did they have to build many bridges? (00:40:17)

14. Story from Ellis Frere (00:47:11)

15. Conclusion (00:49:20)