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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.
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 ...
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.
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. All work was performed in Maryborough. [2] [3] [4] The first refurbished set entered service in October 2013. The third and brand new set was delivered and entered ...
Bundaberg Airport. Bundaberg Airport (IATA: BDB[4], ICAO: YBUD) is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland. [2] It is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southwest [2] of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street. [5] The airport is owned and operated by the Bundaberg Regional ...
Construction train on the Alexandra Bridge, Rockhampton, 1899. The North Coast railway line (NCL) is a 1,681-kilometre (1,045 mi) 1067 mm gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. [1]
Gympie North is the northern boundary of the Translink network. It is serviced by two daily Citytrain network services towards Brisbane Roma Street. [4] Gympie North is also served by long-distance Traveltrain services; the Spirit of Queensland, Spirit of the Outback and the Bundaberg and Rockhamption Tilt Trains. [5][6][7] A free shuttle bus ...
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.