Nice clip. Did you manage to catch what the wording on the headboard was? Interesting. though, the last Brisbane Limited on 11/02/1990 also left Roma Street with 3 locos. Is 3 the magic number when it comes to final runs I wonder?
Farewell The Sunlander 61 - Years of Service Brisbane - Cairns 1953 - 2014 We saw it come in at Roma St and the sign was gone - might have been souvinered by one of the crew
I had a friend who was on that very last Sunlander. He voted Campbell Newman and his sorry excuse for a government out of office at the 2015 Queensland State Election.
Great historical footage of 1489 as part of the final Sunlander. I hope you dont mind I have shared it on the facebook page for Lander Station - the new home of 1489.
9 years on l never got a chance to ride on it ever again…
What was the real reason for the Sunlander's decommissioning in December 2014
?
Low patronage plus rolling stock needing replacement, so QR decided to go with the more modern style tilt train.
I think it was because of Campbell Newman and his pitiful excuse for a Liberal-National State Government that the Sunlander was decommissioned!
Nice clip. Did you manage to catch what the wording on the headboard was?
Interesting. though, the last Brisbane Limited on 11/02/1990 also left Roma Street with 3 locos. Is 3 the magic number when it comes to final runs I wonder?
Farewell
The Sunlander
61 - Years of Service
Brisbane - Cairns
1953 - 2014
We saw it come in at Roma St and the sign was gone - might have been souvinered by one of the crew
I had a friend who was on that very last Sunlander. He voted Campbell Newman and his sorry excuse for a government out of office at the 2015 Queensland State Election.
Great historical footage of 1489 as part of the final Sunlander. I hope you dont mind I have shared it on the facebook page for Lander Station - the new home of 1489.