Our Story As a society

Foundation

In 2010, six people meet at the former Bethania Junction Triangle with concerns how the current state of railway heritage in Queensland was going and how can more be achieved. As the current organisations at the time were not advancing culture, accepting the status quo and not being proactive in preserving our heritage; there was a major gap in the market so an idea was born to start a new group. This group would undertake the folllowing aims:

RECORD - to record changes of the railways from past to present. Collect artifacts relating to the former Queensland Government Railways between 1866 to 1995.

FIGHT - To fight for the overall preservation of our Queensland railway heritage for the present and future generations. This would be either from neglect, demolition or ignorance. In a constructive non political manner working with all levels of Government, private parties, stakeholders and associations.

PRESERVE - To establish a Museum setting dedicated to preserving unique, uncommon and important stories in a traditional conservation method as a working museum, as the Queensland Railways would have undertaken of the period.

OPERATE - Operate restored rollingstock in the correct manner period to the time when under QR service, as a living museum and ambassador to the Society.

Advancement

In 2018, after many false starts, different names and people; under a new name - Railway Preservation Society Of Queensland Incorporated

Mission Statement

In 2020, after a review to difference ourselves from other organisations. We made the decision which was long held back in 2012 to be a living memorial to all former Queensland Government Railway Employees.

This drew from the foundation members families long service within the Railways Department and wished to see a more focus on the men & women whom served, died and in war under the employment.

There was no formal railway workers memorial or social club as since deregulation of the Railways in Queensland; there has been very limited focus on providing such methods of preserving stories which would sadly be lost. You can review items, but a more deeper story is the people who made it and their toil payed the way for the development of Queensland.

QR B18 1/4 842 - Goodna, 1966

A Railway Memorial To All Qr Employees

Since 2019, we are have been proud to call Brisbane home, and after many years previously looking for suitable sites, we settled on developing our memorial to all Railway employees. To be located within the area around Pinkenba, as part of our ethos of a working museum, celebrating the rich heritage of Queensland [Government] Railways through the eyes of its employees and a strong ethos telling the story of Brisbanes Railway network, since 1873.

As there is no formal Railway museum based in Brisbane, and reflecting on Brisbane Suburban practice. We aim to incorporate this for visitors and members of the public, retaining skills for the current generation, and next and carrying on the legacy of the men and women of the Queensland Government Railways.

Brisbane Railway Museum

To learn more information regarding our Brisbane Railway Museum [Queensland Railway Employee Memorial], please follow the link below.

About Brisbane Railway Museum

Yeerongpilly, 1975

An incorporated & Accountable Charity

Since 2018, we have been formally incorporated as a Not For Profit Incorporated Association with the Department Of Fair Trading [Queensland], and since 2020 have been accredited as a Not For Profit with the Australian Charities Commission. We pride ourselves on being transparent, accountable and holding good governance, with Board members drawing from all walks of life. From engineers, to private sector in merchant banking, corporate and to government. We are open to anyone, from all walks of life as a friendly society without prejudice.

With a membership of 175 from the original 6 members founding - across Queensland, Australia and abroad, we wish to uphold the highest standard and last legacy as a Society dedicated to all all former Queensland Railway employees.

Society Executive

To learn more information regarding our current board members for the Society, please follow the link below.

Our Board Members