CQ Heritage Rail

04/03/2026

A picture of the open day held in comjunction with the 130th annivesry of the railway from Rockhampton to Westwood, September 1997. The picture has been corrected as there was a blur on the left hand side.

04/03/2026

RM16 at the main platform at the old Stanley Street station, Rockhampton in September, 1997 as part of the QR 's 130th anniversary celebration for the opening of the railway from Rockhampton to Westwood. The original photo was a bit blurry but I have fixed it up. RM 16 is in the foyer of the current Rocky station.

08/12/2025

As we approach Christmas, We at CQ Heritage Rail wish to pass on our best wishes to all our followers and families. Although things are quiet, we are still here and working behind the scenes. Take care all.

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13/08/2025

Photo courtesy of Wayne Tickner. This is Garratt 1009 on a QR Heritage Volunteers (Rocky) trip. This was part of the celebrations for the anniversary of the opening of the Goonyella coal rail system. The train remained in Rocky for several days and in that time, The Rocky volunteers took the opportunity to run the Garratt and the Rocky based carriages on a series of shuttles to Lakes Creek, Bajool, Parkhurst and Bajool, with a Corporate run on behalf of Mike Scanlan, GGM C&M. Over 1600 people travelled on the local shuttles with a lot of invited guests on the corporate trip. The train is on platform two as at this time, the ICE train would have been occupying number one. This was one of only two steam excursions run by QRHV, Rocky. If you have any pics of our excursions, Please feel free to share them here!