Historic Photo of the Day: 2024-08-01

Today's historic photo of the day: Exactly 38 years ago today, just after closure and just as demolition had commenced, we see the platform of the Interstate standard gauge station at South Brisbane, Qld, August 1 1986. South Brisbane was the northern terminus of interstate passenger trains from the opening of the standard gauge railway in 1930 until June 21 1986 when the standard gauge line was extended over the Brisbane River via the new Merivale Bridge and the one daily standard gauge passenger train, the Brisbane Limited from Sydney, was extended to Roma Street station. So when this photo was taken, it was just 5-6 weeks after the last train had departed this platform. Quite clearly the demolition process to clear the site for Expo 88 was well underway. Today the once daily interstate passenger train from Brisbane, the XPT to and from Sydney, arrives and departs Roma Street station. The site of South Brisbane Interstate station is now occupied by the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.