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  2. Bundaberg railway station - Wikipedia

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    History. Bundaberg's first railway station, on the Mount Perry railway line, was built in 1881 as a transfer station to the Bundaberg docks for shipping coal from nearby mines. [1] It is now in use as a museum. The station has one side platform and a south facing bay platform. A yard exists opposite the station.

  3. Tilt Train - Wikipedia

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    Tilt Train is the name for two similar high-speed tilting train services, one electric and the other diesel, operated by Queensland Rail. They run on the North Coast line from Brisbane to Rockhampton (electric) and Cairns (diesel). Services commenced in 1998. The name Tilt Train often refers to the electric train service between Brisbane and ...

  4. Electric Tilt Train - Wikipedia

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    Regenerative electric and electro-pneumatic disc brakes. Track gauge. 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The Electric Tilt Train is the name for two identical high-speed tilting trains operated by Queensland Rail for the Tilt Train service on the North Coast line from Brisbane to Rockhampton which entered service in November 1998.

  5. Diesel Tilt Train - Wikipedia

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    Maximum speed. 160 km/h (99 mph) Prime mover (s) German MTU. Transmission. Hydraulic. Track gauge. 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) The Diesel Tilt Train is the name for three high-speed tilting trains, operated by Queensland Rail on the North Coast line from Brisbane to Cairns as part of its Spirit of Queensland service.

  6. Spirit of Capricorn - Wikipedia

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    Queensland Rail introduced the Electric Tilt Train service in 1998 which ran between Brisbane and Bundaberg/Rockhampton. A reduced travel time was achieved due to the Tilt Train's 160 km/h (99 mph) operating speed combined with a tilting system; this technology and speed was superior to the Spirit of Capricorn's InterCity Express sets.

  7. Spirit of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Spirit of Queensland. The Spirit of Queensland is a Queensland Rail long distance passenger rail service. It is operated by a diesel-powered Tilt Train that runs five times a week on the North Coast line between Brisbane and Cairns, a distance of 1,681 kilometres (1,045 mi). [3] At the start of 2015, it replaced the diesel-hauled train The ...

  8. Mount Perry railway line - Wikipedia

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    RM 1901 crossing the Splitters Creek bridge ~1989. The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essential to provide cheap transport and make the mining of low ...

  9. High-speed rail in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In October 2010 Downer Rail was awarded a contract to build a further diesel tilt train with two power cars and 12 carriages to replace locomotive hauled stock on The Sunlander. [43] [44] [45] The third and brand new set was delivered and entered service in 2014. The maximum speed of the Tilt Train in service is 160 km/h (99 mph). [46]