QR 2016 Passenger Trains

Part 1: Passenger services on Queensland Rail are a mixed bag, with the long distance trains into the interior normally being the only loco hauled trains. Some changes since our 2014 visit include the replacement of the "Sunlander" with a second "Spirit of Queensland tilt train set and the elimination of sleeper service on all but the "Spirit of the Outback". We were fortunate in that one of the electric tilt train sets that run between Brisbane and Rockhampton was replaced with a conventional consist. The ride on the Kuranda Scenic was fantastic once again.