Gulflander

File:RM 93 and trailer about to depart Normanton on its weekly run to Croydon, July 1991.jpg about to depart Normanton on its weekly run to Croydon in July 1991]]

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File:DL4 at Normanton, July 1991.jpg at Normanton in July 1991]]

Steam locomotives were used until 1929. By that stage railmotors had been introduced since 1922.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50598510 |title=THE DECLINE AND FALL OF CROYDON |newspaper=The Courier-mail |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 July 1954 |access-date=30 March 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}} By 1974 the line was under the threat of closure, earning just $3,000 in revenue but costing $64,000 to maintain.{{cite book|last=Bromby|first=Robin|title =The Railway Age in Australia|publisher=Lothian Press|year=2004|page=96|isbn=0-7344-0715-7}}

Today the line exists as a tourist attraction and is said to be more an adventure than a train ride. The crews are qualified guides and will stop the train and talk about points of interest. The present three-car railmotor set of RM93 Gardner diesel railmotor and carriages TP1809 and TP1811 is known as "the old Tin Hare".[http://www.croydon.qld.gov.au/gulflander-train Gulflander Train] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526113017/http://www.croydon.qld.gov.au/gulflander-train |date=26 May 2018 }} Croydon Shire Council

The service runs once per week to Croydon on Wednesdays, returning to Normanton on Thursdays. Shorter charter services on most other days are also available.[http://www.gulflander.com.au/Pages/TimetableandFares.aspx Timetable & Fares] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012133329/http://www.gulflander.com.au/Pages/TimetableandFares.aspx |date=12 October 2017 }} The Gulflander

Thirteen power units have been used on the line. It is unusual that of the 13 units, 12 survive in one form or another and most are still in the region due mainly to its remoteness. They are as follows:[http://www.gulflander.com.au/pages/railmotors.aspx Locomotives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526081800/http://www.gulflander.com.au/pages/railmotors.aspx |date=26 May 2018 }} The Gulflander

• A10 class steam locomotive 202, undergoing restoration to operational condition by Croydon Shire Council[http://www.croydon.qld.gov.au/heritage Croydon Heritage Preservation Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523081139/http://www.croydon.qld.gov.au/heritage |date=23 May 2018 }} Croydon Shire Council[http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20202.htm A10 202] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114053/http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20202.htm |date=20 December 2016 }} Australian Steam
• A10 class steam locomotive 203, used as parts for the restoration of 202[http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20203.htm A10 203] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917093217/http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20203.htm |date=17 September 2014 }} Australian Steam
• A10 class steam locomotive 204, on display at Croydon station[http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20204.htm A10 204] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709153819/http://www.australiansteam.com/A10%20%20204.htm |date=9 July 2014 }} Australian Steam
• B12 class steam locomotive 28, on display at Normanton station
• B13 class steam locomotive 161, on display at Normanton station
• B13 class steam locomotive 234, on display at Normanton station
• RM14 Panhard-Levassor petrol railmotor, operated Gulflander 1923-1929, returned to Normanton for 120th anniversary in 2011, on display at Workshops Rail Museum[http://www.qt.com.au/news/railmotor-annivrsary-normanton/906269/ Railmotor on 2200km journey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220082744/http://www.qt.com.au/news/railmotor-annivrsary-normanton/906269/ |date=20 December 2016 }} Queensland Times 15 July 2011
• RM31 AEC petrol railmotor, operated Gulflander 1929-1945, eventual fate unknown
• RM32 AEC petrol railmotor, operated Gulflander 1945-1960, on display at Normanton
• RM60 AEC petrol railmotor, operated Gulflander 1960-1964, operational at Normanton
• RM74 Gardner (formerly AEC) diesel railmotor, operated Gulflander 1964-1982, on display at Redland Museum, Cleveland[https://ehive.com/collections/4500/objects/348898/rail-motor-rmd74 RM74] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110437/https://ehive.com/collections/4500/objects/348898/rail-motor-rmd74 |date=20 December 2016 }} Redland Museum
• RM93 Gardner diesel railmotor, operational at Normanton station, arrived 1982, hauls present Gulflander
• DL4 diesel-mechanical locomotive, arrived November 1988, operational at Normanton
• TP1809 carriage, former PL1809 passenger/luggage trailer transferred to Normanton in 1980, forms present Gulflander[https://sites.google.com/site/queenslandgreattrains/Home/the-railmotors/1800-class-the-blue-lagoons The 1800 Class "Blue Lagoons"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308160752/https://sites.google.com/site/queenslandgreattrains/Home/the-railmotors/1800-class-the-blue-lagoons |date=8 March 2014 }} Queensland's Great Trains{{cite web|url=http://www.savannahlander.com.au/tour-home/savannahlander-gulflander-tours/|title=Savannahlander & Gulflander Tours - The Savannahlander|access-date=1 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802114002/http://www.savannahlander.com.au/tour-home/savannahlander-gulflander-tours/|archive-date=2 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}{{cite book|last=Dunn|first=John|title=Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921-1955|year=2006|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing|location=Kenthurst|page=206|isbn=1877058424}}
• TP1811 carriage de-motored and reclassified RM1811, was the QR Commissioners Car throughout the 1980s before conversion and transfer to Normanton in 1991, forms present Gulflander

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