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100 HP Gardner diesel rail motors built ~ 1950 Ipswich Railway Workshops

RM 92 at Cleveland. This is at the second Cleveland station.
P G Dow c. 1954
Daphne Donahue waiting to catch the rail motor outside the Ayr station (John Donahue)
' Remembering north Queensland's rail motor '
abc.net.au/local/stories/…
Number cannot be read. c. 1950s
RM93 at Cairns station 1950s

Red Railmotors of Queensland
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RM92
Ipswich builder's photo. It was blue.
c. 1950

Red Railmotors of Queensland
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RM88 at Boonah

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Line to Boonah (Dugandan) was closed 1964, so this probably c. 1960s. RM88 is looking a bit tired.
RM93 the present Gulflander
sites.google.com/site/queenslan…

It arrived in Normanton in 1982
the name Gulflander was painted on RM93 c. 1987
The trailer cars TP1809 (former PL1809) & TP1811 (was RM1811) 1800 class RM
Mount Morgan Up Goods Beyer Garratt 1006 and Up Rail Motor RMd 91 leading
Weston Langford 1 Nov 1966
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Croydon Down 'Gulflander' RMD 93 TP 1811 stabled
Weston Langford 10 October 2001
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The Gulflander Normanton Queensland Australia
2015 RM93
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#Queensland_RailAmbulances
Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigades (QATB) were throughout the state. Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) 1 July 1991 amalgamation of 96 QATBs
Many had rail ambulances.

Rail ambulance at Roma, c. 1921
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The rail ambulances were used because roads poor & often impassable. Railway employees would volunteer to operate to ensure safe working. Most converted road vehicles or rail trolleys.

Rail ambulance near Charters Towers, c. 1920 hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/14… - #slqdigital @slqld Image
Baralaba rail ambulance c. 1923
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So all the main classes and rail motors now complete.
There were a few lesser known ' motors '.
One in particular. It was a random find when ' fishing ' in the digital collection at SLQ.

Sir Matthew Nathan visiting a Brisbane suburban railway station 1922 Image
In 1922 all suburban stations had low level platforms.
Sir Matthew was Governor of Qld at the time and travelled widely in the state.
So the search began. Found this.

Governor Sir Matthew Nathan visiting the Cunungra Pine Creek Tramway, 1922
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Located this
The Beaudesert Times (Qld. : 1908 - 1954) Fri 30 Jun 1922 Page 2 Governor Visits Beaudesert

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" ... The journey was made from Beenleigh by rail motor ... " Image
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2000 class rail motor
2 prototypes 1956 Ipswich workshops RM2000 & RM2001
others Commonwealth Engineering Rocklea 1959 1963 1971
42 total
numbers 2000-2034, 2036, 2038, 2040, 2051, 2053, 2055, 2057

RM2000
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The last four 2051, 2053, 2055, 2057 were completed as Passenger Luggage Driving Trailers with access doors at both ends instead of a streamlined front allowing the formation of 3-car (and occasionally 4-car) trains.

RM2051
lyons-ryan.org/The_Great_Zig_… Image
2000-Class Railcar, Dalby, Qld, 5 July 1989
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/105…
RM2031 lead unit Image
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