Spirit of the Outback

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

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 was upgraded with refurbished L series carriages.[1][2] At this time the M series carriages and Motorail services were also withdrawn.[3]

The Spirit of the Outback has three classes of travel:

Economy seats
Economy single sleepers (Currently not available due to rolling stock maintenance)
First class sleeping berths:

'First Class Single Sleeper' , with a seat and fold-down bed
'First Class Twin Sleeper' , with two seats that convert into two lower single beds.

L-Series interior carriage conversion Queensland Government Procurement
"Tenders called for Queensland Rail L series car conversions" Railway Digest September 2014 page 16
Spirit of the Outback Queensland Rail

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