Traveltrain

Traveltrain provides long range passenger rail services in Queensland, run by Queensland Rail. Its flagships are the electric and diesel Tilt Trains, servicing Brisbane – Rockhampton and Brisbane – Cairns respectively. It also operates diesel-locomotive-hauled services between:

• Brisbane and Cairns (The Sunlander)
• Brisbane and Charleville (The Westlander)
• Brisbane and Longreach (The Spirit of the Outback) and
• Townsville and Mount Isa (The Inlander).

Tourist trains also run between Normanton and Croydon as The Gulflander, Cairns to Kuranda as the Kuranda Scenic Railway, and from Cairns to Forsayth as The Savannahlander.

Statistics

Traveltrain's annual patronage is approximately 969,000. Whilst proportionately smaller than other regional rail services, relative to population, this is largely as Traveltrain caters to a touring market more so than other operators.

In 2007-08 the subsidy for the Brisbane-Cairns route was $130 million, or $900 per passenger. In 2001-02 it was $270.

Routes

There are six passenger routes in the Traveltrain system (not including tourist trains).

The Sunlander (includes......

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