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The Wallaby Route or "Wallaby Service" is a term coined by Qantas (formerly Qantas Empire Airways), referring to the commercial passenger air route between Australia and South Africa. [ 1 ] First flown in 1948, its name was inspired by the route's short ‘hops’ used to cover the long distance, [ 1 ] similar to the hops of the wallaby ; a ...
Airtrain (also known as the Airport railway line) is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km (8.1 mi) northeast from Brisbane (15.9 km (9.9 mi) from Central station by rail), the state capital of Queensland, to Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals. It was opened in 2001.
It serves the International Terminal at Brisbane Airport, opening on 5 May 2001 at the same time as the line. [1] The station along with the line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink under a BOOT scheme. It will pass to Queensland Rail ownership in 2036. [2] Services are operated by Queensland Rail's City network.
English: Map of the railway network of South Africa: open lines are black, closed lines are light grey, and lifted lines are not shown. Selected cities and towns labelled. Selected cities and towns labelled.
Rail network in 1892 Rail network in 1906 Rail network in 1950. Construction of the first railway from Cape Town to Wellington was commenced in 1858. However the first passenger-carrying and goods service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26 June 1860. [2]
AirTrain is the name of several passenger railway operations connecting airports to existing rapid transport systems and city centres: . Airtrain Citylink, a railway infrastructure company in Brisbane, Australia
Queensland Rail: Operated by: Queensland Rail: Line(s) North Coast Shorncliffe: Distance: 9.90 kilometres from Central: Platforms: 4 (2 islands) Construction; Structure type: Ground: Parking: 383 bays: Accessible: Yes: Other information; Status: Staffed: Station code: 600407 (platform 1) 600408 (platform 2) 600409 (platform 3) 600410 (platform ...
A Sandgate bound train arrives at Nundah station, 1910 Train crossing Palm Avenue, Shorncliffe, 1925. The Shorncliffe railway line is an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) suburban railway line situated north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail Citytrain network.