Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History!
In the UK, the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened on Tuesday 27th September 1825, and consequently, the world’s first passenger railway station — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain and the rest of the world.
This special SideTracked Railway 200 event at Trinder Park Station is part of a worldwide celebration running from Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025. This event counts towards your SideTracked statistics, and a unique profile badge will be created especially for this event, as it is now part of a railway story that’s been 200 years in the making.
Trinder Park railway station opened in 1891 as Booran. It was renamed Trinder Park in 1968 after the surrounding estate. The station serves the Logan suburb of Woodridge and is located on the Beenleigh line. The section of track near Trinder Park was originally constructed in 1888, and the station has historical significance as it was involved in major upgrades and electrification of the suburban railway network.
A Tale of Two Birds, er Trains.
On 23 March 1985, two EMUs collided head-on near Trinder Park. A train driver and a passenger were killed, and 31 others were injured. The units involved were EMU11 and EMU27; both were repaired and were retired in 2019 as part of the retirement and recycling program being undertaken by Queensland Rail.
Trinder Park Station is the first station within the local government area of Logan City - Beenleigh Station at its conclusion. The line once continued to Southport Station on the now Gold Coast. That part of the line was closed in 1964 and no longer exists; however in 1996, the new Gold Coast railway line opened from Beenleigh to Helensvale later being extended to Nerang, then Robina, and in 2009, the line was extended again to Varsity Lakes.
With train fares currently at 50 cents, why not park at your nearest train station and catch a train to Trinder Park? Hang around for something special and then catch a train back to your car park.
Trinder Park Station (well, on the footpath at the end of the car park) - Thursday September 25th from 3 pm to 3.30 pm. (Unless you wish to stay a bit longer to find a cache, of course!)