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Encyclopedia > TravelTrain

TravelTrain provides long range passenger rail services in Queensland. It is run by Queensland Rail. Its flagships are the electric and diesel Tilt Trains, servicing Brisbane-Rockhampton and Brisbane-Cairns respectively. It also operate diesel-locomotive-hauled services between: QR, formerly known as Queensland Rail and Queensland Railways, is the corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland, Australia. ... A tilting train is a train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular railroad tracks. ... Mayor Margaret Strelow Area 187 km² Population 58,382 (2001) Time zone UTC + 10 Latitude Longitude 23°22. ...

Tourist trains also run between Normanton and Croydon (The Gulflander), along the Kuranda Scenic Railway and to Forsayth (The Savannahlander). TravelTrain's annual patronage is approximately 600,000, proportionately smaller relative to population than other States' regional rail services. This is largely as TravelTrain caters to a touring market more so than other government operators. Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... The town of Charleville is located in South Western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of the state capital, Brisbane. ... Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame in Longreach Longreach is a town and shire located in central western Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. ... Debuting in November 1993, this 1,300 km rail journey between Brisbane and Longreach. ... Townsville in 2004. ... Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Isa is a city and Local Government Area located in north-western Queensland, Australia. ... The Inlander train runs twice-weekly though scenic gulf country, from the tropical port of Townsville to the remote but interesting town of Mount Isa. ... Normanton is a town in the north of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Croydon is a town and Local Government Area in Queensland, Australia. ...


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  • TravelTrain
  • CityTrain
  • Queensland Rail

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TravelTrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (320 words)
TravelTrain's annual patronage is approximately 600,000, proportionately smaller relative to population than other States' regional rail services.
This is largely as TravelTrain caters to a touring market more so than other government operators.
There are 6 passenger routes in the TravelTrain system.
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