The C150 steam train has left our region and is slowly winding its way back to Townsville and then to Brisbane but it has left plenty of memories in the north west.
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It also provided plenty of memories for those that visited Cloncurry on the train including Stewart and Dorothy Sloan from Toowoomba who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Dorothy’s father used to work on steam trains in New South Wales and she grew up on the railways.
“This trip has brought back a lot of memories,” she said.
QR train operating inspector John Broderick said the steam train dates from 1958 and was the last commissioned steam train in Queensland, before being taken over by Queensland Rail Heritage in 1999.
This was one of its longer journeys and the steam train used four tonnes of coal in its final leg from Richmond alone.
It arrived in Cloncurry on Thursday afternoon with almost 100 passengers on and there were day trips on Friday and Sunday to Marimo.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
