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In October 2013 when the first refurbished set returned to traffic, the service was named the Spirit of Queensland. In 2014, the additional train was delivered to operate as a replacement for The Sunlander between Brisbane and Cairns, meaning the only service on this route is the Spirit of Queensland. [9] [10]
The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). [3] At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train The Sunlander.
In October 2013, when the first refurbished set returned to traffic, the service was named the Spirit of Queensland. In 2014, an additional train was delivered to replace The Sunlander between Brisbane and Cairns, meaning the only service on this 1,681 km route since that time has been the Spirit of Queensland. [6] [7]
The Spirit of Capricorn service ended in May 2003 upon the introduction of the Diesel Tilt Train service to Cairns. Set 301/302 in the original 1998 livery at Roma Street Station Using traction equipment based on the JR Shikoku 8000 series trains, the Tilt Train set an Australian train speed record of 210 km/h (130 mph) north of Bundaberg in ...
Rockhampton railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Rockhampton. It is the terminus of the electrified section of line from Brisbane. The line north of the station runs along the middle of Denison Street in a single track.
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government, and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger train services connecting Brisbane to regional Queensland. QR also owns and maintains rolling stock, in ...
Bundaberg's first railway station, on the Mount Perry railway line, was built in 1881 as a transfer station to the Bundaberg docks for shipping coal from nearby mines. [1] It is now in use as a museum. The station has one side platform and a south facing bay platform. A yard exists opposite the station.
Maryborough West is served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, [3] Spirit of the Outback [4] and the Tilt Train. [5] A Queensland Rail shuttle bus operates between the station and the former Maryborough station. A connecting road coach service operated by Wide Bay Transit also operates to Hervey Bay. [5]