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Spirit of the Outback

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Service type
  
Passenger train

Current operator(s)
  
Queensland Rail

Start
  
Brisbane

First service
  
November 1993

Ridership
  
18,216 (2010/11)

Predecessor
  
Capricornian The Midlander

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

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Route

Debuting in November 1993 by combining the former Capricornian and Midlander trains, this 1,325 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 through coastal landscapes and then travels into the Outback, through mountain ranges, sunburnt plains and historic towns and to attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Qantas Founders Outback Museum. The train operates twice weekly. In January 2015, the service will be upgraded with refurbished L series carriages. Motorail services were also withdrawn.

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

    • References

    Spirit of the Outback Wikipedia
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