Spirit of the Outback

Spirit of the Outback

The Spirit of the Outback is a long-distance passenger rail service in Queensland, Australia, operated by Traveltrain a division of Queensland Rail.

Route

Debuting in November 1993, this 1,300 km rail journey operates between Brisbane and Longreach. The Spirit of the Outback travels along the east coast of Queensland, from Brisbane to Rockhampton, where it heads west through Blackwater, Emerald and Barcaldine, to Longreach.

The Spirit of the Outback passes coastal landscapes then travelling into the Outback, with mountain ranges, sunburnt plains and historic towns to attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Qantas Founders Outback Museum. The train operates twice weekly from Brisbane to Longreach.

*Brisbane
*Caboolture
*Nambour
*Cooroy
*Gympie
*Maryborough West
*Bundaberg
*Miriam Vale
*Gladstone
*Mount Larcom
*Rockhampton
*Duaringa
*Dingo
*Bluff
*Blackwater
*Comet
*Emerald
*Anakie
*Willows
*Bogantungan
*Drummond
*Pine Hill
*Alpha
*Jericho
*Barcaldine
*Ilfracombe
*Longreach

Classes of travel

The Spirit of the Outback has three classes of travel:

* Economy seats
* Economy sleeping berths with a capacity of up to 3 people
* First class sleeping berths:

:* 'Roomettes' (single-person compartments), with a seat and fold-down bed:* 'Twinettes' (two-person compartments), with a seat on the bottom that converts into a single bed, with a second fold-down bed above

ee also

*Traveltrain

External links

* [http://www.traveltrain.com.au/2/experience_traveltrain/queensland_trains/spirit_of_the_outback/ Official site]
* [http://www.traveltrain.com.au/2/experience_traveltrain/queensland_trains/spirit_of_the_outback/timetables.asp Full timetable]


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