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Easter 2008 tour of the SEQ Citytrain network.
Go card was being introduced in 2008 & to encourage uptake free travel on the network for Easter 2008. Just show & go!
A map of the network as it was then
backontrack.org/images/map/200…

Day 1 Good Friday Friday 21 Mar 2008
Actual / timetable times
Oxley to Roma St
Leave Oxley 0841 / 0839 6 car EMU 52 leading
Arrive Roma St 0903 / 0904 Platform 7

Roma St to Ferny Grove
Leave Roma St 0921 / 0916 3 car EMU 31 Platform 6
Arrive Ferny Grove 0951 / 0950 Transit Officers checked tickets/cards enroute.
Noticed one SMU x 3 car doing driver training enroute

Ferny Grove to Bowen Hills
Leave Ferny Grove 1003 / 1003 3 car EMU 31
Transit Officer checked tickets/cards enroute
Arrive Bowen Hills 1025 / 1025

Bowen Hills to Shorncliffe
Bowen Hills 1033 / 1029 3 car EMU 51 Transit officers checked tickets/cards enroute
Arrive Shorncliffe 1101 / 1057
Lunch, walked down to the pier, people everywhere!
Glad to get back to the station.

Shorncliffe to Brunswick St
Shorncliffe 1213 / 1213 3 car SMU 240
Arrive Brunswick St 1243 / 1243

Brunswick St to Cleveland
Leave Brunswick St 1245 / 1245 3 car SMU 223
Arrive Cleveland 1348 / 1347
( Passed Up coalie around Hemmant )

Cleveland to Roma St
Leave Cleveland 1407 / 1407 3 car SMU 223
Arrive Roma St 1502 / 1501 platform 6
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Roma St to Oxley
Leave Roma St 1516 / 1511 6 car EMU 73 Platform 5
Arrive Oxley 1536 / 1532

End of day 1
Ferny Grove, Shorncliffe and Cleveland lines ✅

Easter Saturday .. day 2 of the ' show and go ' Citytrain network tour.
Today Beenleigh/Gold Coast and Doomben lines.
Saturday 22 March 2008
Actual / Scheduled
Oxley to Central 6 car EMU 52 lead
Leave Oxley 0839 / 0839 arrive Central 0906 / 0906

Central to Robina 6 car IMU 165 / 170
Leave Central 0925 / 0925 Arrive Robina 1041 / 1040

End of the line at Robina, soon to be extended to Varsity Lakes.
Robina to Roma St 6 car IMU 170 / 165
Leave Robina 1049 / 1049 arrive Roma St 1158 / 1158

Noted Annerley Road, std gauge rail over road bridge Dutton Park was wrapped in plastic for maintenance on way back to Roma St.

Roma St to Doomben 3 car SMU 227
Leave Roma St 1201 / 1201 arrive Doomben 1224 / 1223
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Doomben to Central 3 car SMU 227
Leave Doomben 1232 / 1232 arrive Central 1252 / 1250

Central station Brisbane down end.
Sign ' DIESEL AND STEAM LOCOS TO PASS THE SIGNAL ON GREEN ASPECT ONLY '
[to ensure clear run through tunnel]

Central to Oxley 6 car EMU 307
Leave Central 1307 / 1307 arrive Oxley 1331 /1332
Interior of IMU 165
End of day 2
Beenleigh/Gold Coast, and Doomben lines ✅

Day 3 of the ' show and go ' Easter tour of the Citytrain network. Easter Sunday 23rd March 2008
First up travelled Oxley to Goodna 6 car lead EMU 51
Leave Oxley 0831 / 0832 Arrive Goodna 0842 / 0842

Goodna to Roma St 6 car EMU lead 79
Leave Goodna 0929 / 0927 Arrive Roma St 1002 / 1004
5 TOs checking tickets!
Toured platform 2 Roma St - dual gauge 4' 8.5" and 3' 6" gauntlet track.

Roma St to Gympie North 6 car ICE
EMD 5156 EMM 6156 EMT 7153 EMT 7151 EMM 6158 EMD 5158
Leave Roma St 1106 / 1106 Arrive Gympie North 1419 / 1408
ICE arriving at Roma St

The very comfortable interior of the ICE.

The works for the new duplicated line from Caboolture to Beerburrum was being constructed. Works as viewed from the ICE. New station construction Beerburrum.

Nice views of the Glasshouse Mountains from the train.
Mount Tibrogargan

Shortly after arrival at Gympie North. Note the desto ' North Gympie ' ... hey it's Queensland .. 😉🤠
At least we know where we are heading back to!

Some trains at Gympie North while waiting to head back to Brisbane.
. Empty cattle train heading north
. A southbound goods train lead by 5 locomotives charges through Gympie North at speed

Road/rail vehicle at Gympie North.

Leave Gympie North 1601 / 1600 Arrive Central 1902 / 1858
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Central to Oxley 6 car EMU 07
Leave Central 1908 / 1907 Arrive Oxley 1932 / 1932

Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines ✅

Day 4 of the Easter ' show and go ' Citytrain network.
Only one line left - Ipswich/Rosewood

Easter Monday 24 March 2008
Oxley to Ipswich 6 car EMU 55 lead
Leave Oxley 0931 / 0932 Arrive Ipswich 1001 / 1001

Ipswich to Rosewood 3 car EMU 10
Leave Ipswich 1008 / 1008 Arrive Rosewood 1026 / 1026
Rosewood. Once the junction for the Marburg branch line.

Some photographs around Rosewood station.

Rosewood
1. UP towards Toowoomba
2. DOWN towards Ipswich

Rosewood to Ipswich 3 car EMU 10
Leave Rosewood 1042 / 1042 Arrive Ipswich 1059 / 1100
EMU 10 shortly before departure to Ipswich

Ipswich to Oxley 6 car EMU 54 trailing set
Leave Ipswich 1110 / 1110 Arrive Oxley 1139 / 1139
End of day 4 and tour.
Ipswich and Rosewood lines ✅
EMU 54 Arriving at Ipswich with terminating service.
This train ran the last leg of my 'tour' and took me back home to Oxley.

All lines in timetabled use for passengers on the QR Citytrain network (not BNE Airport not free and private) completed courtesy of the Go card free travel over Easter 2008! About 850 km travelled on the rail network over the 4 days.
Ref: railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?…
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