November 20, 2004
World's fastest on narrow tracks
Despite competing in an era of heavily discounted air travel, the high-speed tilt train service between Brisbane and Cairns had almost 70,000 passengers in its first year of operation.
Although the full price of a one-way trip from Brisbane to Cairns is $280, pensioners can travel for as little as $22.
The train completes the 1680-kilometre journey in 25 hours, seven hours less than the previous rail service. From World's fastest on narrow tracks
Ugh, that's still a long time to be spending on a train! But for $22....
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