Hi Adam! This is Alex the (actual) train supervisor here. Thank you for your thorough and well researched video. The Tilt Train and I have done many hundreds of thousands of kilometres together, and I take great pride in the fact that myself and the onboard staff have safely taken millions of people where they need to get to around Queensland. We’d gladly welcome yourself or any other traveller onto the old girl anytime you visit QLD next. It was a pleasure to have you (even if I had no idea you were filming 😉)
Hi Alex. So good to receive your comment - I never imagined that the crew would see this. Very cool. Thanks for your feedback too - really great to hear. ☺️
That's awesome Alex that you found and left a comment! I always found the staff exceptional when I travelled from Bundy regularly when it first kicked off.
I once travelled from Brisbane to Maryborough. It was a great experience for me and I can't praise the staff at Brisbane station and on train high enough. They were all very friendly and willing to help. Won't hesitate to travel again when I'm next across the ditch.
This bad boy goes past my house twice daily. It goes past like a floating cloud it’s a nice change from the 60 odd coal trains that pass. I went on it earlier this year from rocky to Brisbane it was a nice change to be able to relax and not be driving.
This is an excellent review with an "easy listening" commentary which contains all the information needed. The picture and sound quality of this video is exceptional. I noticed the facilities at the intermediate stations mostly offered refreshments and seating which is sadly lacking here in NSW.
Great to hear that - thank you! Yes, the facilities at Queensland stations seem quite good, although I'd still rather have NSW stations than South Australian ones - sadly, we don't really have any regional train services.
I ,ve traveled from Cairns to Bris a few times ,and the shock of seeing the width of the track un nerved me,In 1950 in the UK we used to ttravel at 150 kmph to school and ,I was shocked at the average speed of this train ,I remember leavin Townsville and looking out of the window to see Mcafretys bus leaving at the same time ony to find at Bundeburgh that same bus was on its way back to Townsville
Thanks for this I enjoyed it. I used to travel the Tilt Train each week from Bundy when it first kicked off with the early morning runs in the late 90's. No free wifi then - and neither did you book online. Hard to believe they've been on track for over 20 years. They were quite revolutionary for rail travel up and down the coast when they started. Great to see the Qld towns and stops I love - especially Rocky where we lived for a time too. So many familiar sights. And sounds - that horn . . . . .
I actually had to travel to Bundy by tilt train a few months ago. I thought it was a decent experience for the price, but my timing was a bit of a pain. Because of the hot and dry weather, there was a few times we had to reduce speed by a fair bit to reduce risk of sparks making a fire.
Victoria's Vlocity trains travel at 160 km/hr for quite long sections of their lines to Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo and Tragalgon. The distances are not long enough to provide a meal service, but do give an impression of speed. The Bendigo line was originally built to British mainline standards in the 1860's so it had very gentle curves, which was easy to upgrade to 160 km/hr with new track.
@@FromtheWindowSeat Yes, SA gave its rail to the commonwealth that were not interested in intra state travel. Tasmania did much the same. Then it was privatised and now if I understand it the Tasmanian government is having to buy back what is left. Our own ( Victorian) system has been so truncated that only major cities close to Melbourne are adequately served. For the rest it is largely take a bus or walk. Even if I ride my bike to the bus stop I am not permitted to put the bike onto the bus. So the service is nothing like what it was when I was young.
Love your videos...very informative and cover all aspects I was looking at, very stable images and clear explaination. One man train documentary at its best👍👍👍 keep up the good job..😄
Stumbled upon your video. I took this route only Rocky to Brissie back in 2005. Not sure if they had this same train. I think i took a picture with it too. I was an international student at the time and had gone to Emerald for farm work. I was broke as f### when i sat on this train. Bittersweet watching this video. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Adam. Very much enjoyed this ride. I have a love of trains. My earliest memory at around 4 years of age travelling from Raleigh to Casino to holiday with my grandmother. At 16 years of age I worked in the Ticket office at Moree and Gunedah. 9 half years. My last 9 half years I done security with Queensland Rail on the Suburban network. I feel I will have to do the run to Rockhampton. Realy good video. Almost felt I was there with you. Thank you very much for great coverage. Take care, and keep on riding the Old Rattler.
Hi, this is amazing. Enjoyed your high quality video, clear communication and smooth editing. Add more train travel contents. Recalling all the good time memories in Sunshine Coast from Sri Lanka
Great video! I'm very surprised at how many train lines you have in Australia :-) I was also surprised at how great catering trains have to offer. Again beautiful shots of the landscape around. And the thing I really envy you is that you don't have winter in Australia :-D Greetings from cold Prague :-)
Thanks so much Pete! I think you might be surprised by winter if you lived here, although only a few parts of Australia have snow, in the southern states it can still get pretty cold (but I guess it's relative). :)
What's winter? Love from Cairns in tropical Far North Queensland. Oh, a friend just told me. It's when daytime temps drop to a chilly 26 degrees C and the men have to wear a shirt.
We do have winter but it's relatively mild and limited to the southern states and that's why I live in Melbourne. I hate hot weather. Right now it's mid winter. It's nice to get around without being baked alive. Typically around 15C daily max.
Maryborough West: that stop is so handy for the town. 😆 We took that trip not long after being in Japan and using trains extensively. Ms 7 kept saying *very* loudly 'why is it so slow?'. The staff member who explained it all to her was a star. ⭐
When I went on the electric Tilt Train in the late 90’s and early 00’s it seemed as though we routinely broke 180 and once I caught over 190 on the best sections of track. Since the accident that sent the diesel Tilt Train flying off the rails at 112 on a 60 bend, everything was limited to 100 for far too long (I’m not sure how 100 could have helped in that scenario?) and then eventually the fastest sections were lifted to 160 and the 160 limit seems very strict these days.
I knew I remembered this and didn't just dream of it in a fever dream! When I went to boarding school in Rocky I was a regular on the Tilt Train and I know I'd frequently look up at the screens and see it hitting 180 or 190 km/h, I commented this on another video and got told I was wrong because the Tilt Train has never hit those speeds while carrying passengers.
@@FromtheWindowSeat No worries.May I know what is the name of the device you use to mount your phone onto the train windows?I have been trying to find that contraption but failed.
Interesting title, as when I have spoken to driver's they have advised the train must travel at low speed due to the state of the track because of the lack of funds spent on the line in the northern region.
😊🌏🖥️📱🎧🤗 For about 20years I traveled on This Train 😊 Excellent services 😊 In all the years I always had a great trip 🥰👌 I am enjoying seeing your videos Adam. Thank You 😊
Yes we can't have adam drinking Instant coffee!! but that tea & lammington combo is good price! now adays you'd struggle to find coffee that is 5.50$, as always the scenary is beautiful and must take you long time to research all the highlights/location to include in your videos, which I def love hearing you explaining bit more of the places along the route. Bit sad the trains can't go at top speeds which as you mentioned its same as driving prob why most do rather than choose rail as a option in similar circumstances. Lol have you noticed at all the train stationst there is a guy in Hi-Vis Workwear okay probably just me haha. How interesting was the freight train in rockhampton.. great video again
15:55 I actually used to live in Hervey Bay, but I only stayed there for about three months due to family reasons and moved back to NSW, I miss Queensland, so seeing the transport system up there is very interesting and different from the NSW transport system.😮
@@FromtheWindowSeat It is, known as “the Whale Watching Capital of Australia”, my family and I are planning to go up there on a holiday later on in the year.
It’s such a lovely ride by train, but I just wish that high speed rail in QLD had it’s own separate standard gauge track so they can run at full speed, like Japan, where local trains run on narrow, and Shinkansen on the standard gauge.
I'm travelling on the tilt train in Business class very soon and my seats are booked directly opposite where you were sitting. I normally drive from the Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton but with the cost of petrol going up it's cheaper to take the train for our short stay in Rocky so I'm really looking forward to my first ride on the tilt train.
This is an excellent review with an easy listening commentray wich contains all the information needed The picture and sound quality of this video is excellente I satitones best only Best of 🚄🚄🚄🚄
Sux it only hits 170kmph in one section I remember watching the man from snowy River on the way up it still took ages to get up to rocky the tilt train didn't stay long at the station and I smoked back then so you would suck down a smoke and share it lol. when I caught the train home from Townsville to Caboolture it was the old sunlander and it took 25 hours and I had a room to myself and a shower just down the hall. Plus a dinning car/bar. A German guy and I snuck in a bottle and only paid for coke cans and to top up with rum lol. It was slow but no way in hell I would take this new train. I liked having a room and a dinning car. I slept most of the way home. I'd fly now. I would of flew then but had to much luggage from my partner that flew back and left me with the luggage to take home
Commuter trains in Sweden can do over 200. It's nothing special. But for a nation where train travel outside of cities is almost non existent due to the roads being given infrastructure priority for the developing years of the nation, 160 is a fair clip.
Guess they have not had a complimentary newspaper in business class for a while - was not available when I travelled to Bundaberg May 2021. Unfortunately for my trip to Bundaberg they had a track failure so we were loaded like cattle onto "coaches" for the ~6 hours by road. So missed out on the "business" class seating heading north, lucky no faults were on the day of my return to Brisbane, so finally got my tilt train ride home.
They do. Unfortunately we don’t really have the political will here to build high speed rail. Italy also has higher population densities, which makes it easier to justify.
Thank you! They are visible but that was during afternoon tea and I was sat by the crew in an aisle seat with another passenger sat next to me in the window seat so couldn’t really get any video at the time.
great review, could have been a better experience if the train went at top speed for longer. The way they can do that is by upgrading the tilt system on the train to make it tilt more and possibly a duplication of the line which would take a long time but would be worth it, would you agree
@@FromtheWindowSeat well there just being lazy then I mean look at what victoria is doing with regional rail revival, they are doing almost exactly what I said but more and to make their velocity trains more frequent.
Given that the system for this piece of rolling stock is electric and it draws it's power from overhead with pantographs, I sincerely doubt that an increase in tilt angle is possible.
@@johnmistelbauer953but the pendalino in Britain uses over head wires and can tilt more and go faster, so possibly the reason it can't tilt more is because queensland uses narrow guage track which isn't wide enough for a tilt mechanism to be properly used to it's full potential.
fares seem reasonable per mile. Re: sun in your face, couldn't you swap to the other side of the coach if there were unoccupied seatsn (usually the case in the UK). Interesting video, thanks
@@JBofBrisbane Yes, they have them too in the UK but if it's quiet/half-empty I sit where I want. If someone approaches I say to them "is this your seat" and if they nod or whatever, then I move, all done very politely
I was a bit disappointed that the top speed was only 160kmh as that's also the top speed of Victoria's VLocity trains (unless it's a hot day and then they are a LOT slower).
Yes, I’m afraid that’s the maximum speed of any train in Australia. The tilting does allow the train to go faster around curves than otherwise possible but still not fast by world standards. 🤔
I have always travelled by this train never in business class though, n they have always looked after me when booking with my condition n the service on the train is great n friendly all the way to Rockhampton
A good video, quite interesting, great comentary. I read the comments about the speeds/quality of the trains and have a chuckle. the successive governments are not interested in passenge rail services. Over the years I have watched services removed and replaced by buses and trucks for feight, as they make more money from fuel taxes.
I'm not sure but there might be light tinting. Yes, it can get a bit warm, so yes, you might need the curtains (although they don't block out all the light).
I can confirm that it’s completely fine sitting against the window during the daytime. I imagine there’s tint because I’ve never once been annoyed by sunburn the next day or anything. I only used the curtains for a nap 😴
Just like the trains, Queensland also ceases at Nambour. Taxes, fees and charges are taken from areas north of Nambour, and west of Toowoomba along with agricultural, mineral and many other resources, all of which goes direct to Brisbane and never returns...
Great video, thanks. I had a look at next nice view business class seat for single and 6 weeks ahead of time looks great. Clearly these seats book up well in advance. Are you sure about selecting your own seat? Even at 6 months in advance I can only accept the seat they elect for me.
Thank you! When I booked, you weren't able to select your own seat. But when I checked the fares online (as shown in the video) the page where you can choose a seat came up so I assumed you could.
the spirit of of Queensland is my favourite train to go on and also you should give it a try I’d recommend the railbed for over night trip the cheaper option for short trips on the train standard economy but not from cairns to Brisbane if you chose a seat behind car d the club car and the railbed car in front of car d and car b same option as car c
Hello! i would like to have clarification, in getting a ticket there is Bquick business class and Achoice business class. i would like to know what is the difference. Thank you! i love this video. its more clear.
Nice video, very positive. The food is a letdown. When it first launched in '98, business class included an alcoholic drink, a light snack, dinner was a real roast from the galley. etc., The whole thing was a bit of a political debacle, only matched by the diesel tilt train for sheer pointlessness. If you're in a hurry, you fly. If you need to stop in little places on the way, you get the bus. QR should have just ordered a new fleet of 'lander cars in the late 90s which would have lasted until at least 2050, and kept the ICE trains in motion. At least people knew what to expect with them.
Alex Are you a Queenslander? I also lived jn Bne and will be back in Bne if I go back again. I didn't know now we have tilt train. My sibling used to study in CQU and she used to drive upto Rocky or by airplane... But now we are all graduate decades ago and working in Korea now... I was very glad to see a video like this about my state and my cities... Good job 👏 Alexy
Thank you! I’m from Adelaide, South Australia, so not a Queenslander. But I like Brisbane and the Queensland train network so visit a few times a year.
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Evening Adam. Cracking video 👍🏻 I do laugh when you say this town has a population of 500 as in England 🏴 a big Tesco supermarket will often have more people shopping in their lol 😆 Cheers Stevie a train fan 👍🏻
To all those people whingeing about the "slow" speeds and that Australia should have bullet trains, OZ doesnt have a large enough population to justify the extra expense of building and running them. The bullet trains carry 100's of passengers per trip to make it economically feasible. The only times OZ has 100's of passengers per trip is during peak hours on the suburban lines.
Hi Adam! This is Alex the (actual) train supervisor here. Thank you for your thorough and well researched video. The Tilt Train and I have done many hundreds of thousands of kilometres together, and I take great pride in the fact that myself and the onboard staff have safely taken millions of people where they need to get to around Queensland. We’d gladly welcome yourself or any other traveller onto the old girl anytime you visit QLD next. It was a pleasure to have you (even if I had no idea you were filming 😉)
Good job Alex.
Great to see a PSS taking pride in their work and the rest of the crews work also.
Hi Alex. So good to receive your comment - I never imagined that the crew would see this. Very cool. Thanks for your feedback too - really great to hear. ☺️
That's awesome Alex that you found and left a comment! I always found the staff exceptional when I travelled from Bundy regularly when it first kicked off.
Good job, Capt..
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Except when you had the big crash
I once travelled from Brisbane to Maryborough. It was a great experience for me and I can't praise the staff at Brisbane station and on train high enough.
They were all very friendly and willing to help. Won't hesitate to travel again when I'm next across the ditch.
Great to hear. Cheers!
This bad boy goes past my house twice daily. It goes past like a floating cloud it’s a nice change from the 60 odd coal trains that pass. I went on it earlier this year from rocky to Brisbane it was a nice change to be able to relax and not be driving.
Oh nice. Would love that viewpoint. Cheers!
This is an excellent review with an "easy listening" commentary which contains all the information needed. The picture and sound quality of this video is exceptional. I noticed the facilities at the intermediate stations mostly offered refreshments and seating which is sadly lacking here in NSW.
Great to hear that - thank you! Yes, the facilities at Queensland stations seem quite good, although I'd still rather have NSW stations than South Australian ones - sadly, we don't really have any regional train services.
RIP
Many years ago, 1972 I worked at Moree station. The was a Cafe when I started. Sadly soon after I started it was closed.
@@johnblyth9787 .................And still,to this day,people in Moree blame you for it's closure!
Very well produced Adam!!
Thanks Paul! Looks like you're having a blast in the US of A. ;)
@@FromtheWindowSeat I am!
I ,ve traveled from Cairns to Bris a few times ,and the shock of seeing the width of the track un nerved me,In 1950 in the UK we used to ttravel at 150 kmph to school and ,I was shocked at the average speed of this train ,I remember leavin Townsville and looking out of the window to see Mcafretys bus leaving at the same time ony to find at Bundeburgh that same bus was on its way back to Townsville
Oh right. Interesting!
"I love it when trains beat road traffic" - me too!
Thanks for this I enjoyed it. I used to travel the Tilt Train each week from Bundy when it first kicked off with the early morning runs in the late 90's. No free wifi then - and neither did you book online. Hard to believe they've been on track for over 20 years. They were quite revolutionary for rail travel up and down the coast when they started. Great to see the Qld towns and stops I love - especially Rocky where we lived for a time too. So many familiar sights. And sounds - that horn . . . . .
Really glad to hear that. Sounds like you have lots of good memories from then! :)
I actually had to travel to Bundy by tilt train a few months ago. I thought it was a decent experience for the price, but my timing was a bit of a pain. Because of the hot and dry weather, there was a few times we had to reduce speed by a fair bit to reduce risk of sparks making a fire.
Yeah. That would be frustrating.
Victoria's Vlocity trains travel at 160 km/hr for quite long sections of their lines to Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo and Tragalgon. The distances are not long enough to provide a meal service, but do give an impression of speed. The Bendigo line was originally built to British mainline standards in the 1860's so it had very gentle curves, which was easy to upgrade to 160 km/hr with new track.
Yes, I'm very jealous of Victoria's regional rail network. It's great! I live in South Australia ... we have no regional trains, sadly.
@@FromtheWindowSeat Yes, SA gave its rail to the commonwealth that were not interested in intra state travel. Tasmania did much the same. Then it was privatised and now if I understand it the Tasmanian government is having to buy back what is left. Our own ( Victorian) system has been so truncated that only major cities close to Melbourne are adequately served. For the rest it is largely take a bus or walk. Even if I ride my bike to the bus stop I am not permitted to put the bike onto the bus. So the service is nothing like what it was when I was young.
Victoria is known for poor track maintenance.
@@FromtheWindowSeat Hopefully if the Talgo trial is successful this may change in the near future.
@@Adelaide_Transit That would be great … but I’m not overly optimistic it will happen. 🙁
Your channel and videos are helping me to prepare for my upcoming visit to down under. Thank you🍻✌️
That’s wonderful to hear! Hope you have a great trip. 🥳
Love your videos...very informative and cover all aspects I was looking at, very stable images and clear explaination. One man train documentary at its best👍👍👍 keep up the good job..😄
Really great to hear that. Thank you! ☺️
Stumbled upon your video. I took this route only Rocky to Brissie back in 2005. Not sure if they had this same train. I think i took a picture with it too. I was an international student at the time and had gone to Emerald for farm work. I was broke as f### when i sat on this train. Bittersweet watching this video. Thanks for sharing.
Awww - thanks for watching! :)
Hello Adam. Very much enjoyed this ride. I have a love of trains. My earliest memory at around 4 years of age travelling from Raleigh to Casino to holiday with my grandmother. At 16 years of age I worked in the Ticket office at Moree and Gunedah. 9 half years. My last 9 half years I done security with Queensland Rail on the Suburban network.
I feel I will have to do the run to Rockhampton. Realy good video. Almost felt I was there with you. Thank you very much for great coverage. Take care, and keep on riding the Old Rattler.
Thanks so much! Sounds like you’ve had quite a lot of experiences with the railways.
Hi, this is amazing. Enjoyed your high quality video, clear communication and smooth editing. Add more train travel contents. Recalling all the good time memories in Sunshine Coast from Sri Lanka
Awesome to hear. Thank you!
@@FromtheWindowSeat I did this after two years and travelled further North. Thank you for inspiring us. All the best.
Great video! I'm very surprised at how many train lines you have in Australia :-) I was also surprised at how great catering trains have to offer. Again beautiful shots of the landscape around. And the thing I really envy you is that you don't have winter in Australia :-D Greetings from cold Prague :-)
Thanks so much Pete! I think you might be surprised by winter if you lived here, although only a few parts of Australia have snow, in the southern states it can still get pretty cold (but I guess it's relative). :)
Lol I live an hour from Brisbane and I didnt know 😂
@@richardpouzyr9073 no way! 🤣🤣
What's winter? Love from Cairns in tropical Far North Queensland. Oh, a friend just told me. It's when daytime temps drop to a chilly 26 degrees C and the men have to wear a shirt.
We do have winter but it's relatively mild and limited to the southern states and that's why I live in Melbourne. I hate hot weather. Right now it's mid winter. It's nice to get around without being baked alive. Typically around 15C daily max.
I remember when I used to catch the tilt train to Proserpine was hard to sleep but fun walking around
Nice.
This is awesome. Brilliant idea for long distance instead of flights
Yes! 😍
This looks a great train voyage - cheers Adam
Definitely worth doing. Cheers!
As an Italian (Rome) for me Brisbane is the most beautiful city in Australia, lovely climate too.
Yes, it’s a great place.
oh my you're kidding right? Sydney has a harbour, Brisbane has a......river, or depending on what time of year it is a sewer overflow.
Cool video. i live in brisbane and i have never been up north so this gives me a glimpse of whats its like.
Thank you. I reckon you should give it a try. 😉
Maryborough West: that stop is so handy for the town. 😆
We took that trip not long after being in Japan and using trains extensively. Ms 7 kept saying *very* loudly 'why is it so slow?'. The staff member who explained it all to her was a star. ⭐
Haha! Yes, Australian trains are very slow compared to Japan and much of Europr.
This video was so relaxing 😌
Lovely to hear that! :)
When I went on the electric Tilt Train in the late 90’s and early 00’s it seemed as though we routinely broke 180 and once I caught over 190 on the best sections of track. Since the accident that sent the diesel Tilt Train flying off the rails at 112 on a 60 bend, everything was limited to 100 for far too long (I’m not sure how 100 could have helped in that scenario?) and then eventually the fastest sections were lifted to 160 and the 160 limit seems very strict these days.
Oh right. That’s interesting to know. 🤔 It’s certainly disappointing that Australia hasn’t made any progress with high speed rail.
I knew I remembered this and didn't just dream of it in a fever dream! When I went to boarding school in Rocky I was a regular on the Tilt Train and I know I'd frequently look up at the screens and see it hitting 180 or 190 km/h, I commented this on another video and got told I was wrong because the Tilt Train has never hit those speeds while carrying passengers.
As always, perfect.Thank you
Thanks so much!
@@FromtheWindowSeat No worries.May I know what is the name of the device you use to mount your phone onto the train windows?I have been trying to find that contraption but failed.
@@axan50transportproductions So I don’t mount my phone … I use a GoPro Hero for that. And use a GoPro suction cap.
@@FromtheWindowSeat Oh thank you.Might try to find one for mine.
Great Video Adam 👌👌. It's a complete Infotainment. Hope You enjoyed your Journey 💗💗.
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Thank you so much! Yes, it was a really enjoyable trip. ☺️
Thank you very much too @@ Adam.
Meanwhile I have shared your videos to my friends too.
@@theagendamatters Awesome. Cheers!
You do a very good commentary., sufficient information to want see travel by train
That’s wonderful to hear. Thank you!
I’m a new subscriber! Glad TH-cam has suggested this. Thanks for showing my city! ❤️ 🥰 I’m looking forward to try your recommendation.
Yay - glad to have you onboard! Thanks for watching. :)
Your video is most relaxing... Thanks for sharing! It also gives me several travel ideas as well! 😆
Memories, I used to live in Rocky!
Glad to hear that - thanks Ryan! :)
Hi Adam, Thanks for this video. I always enjoy them and get a bit envious. We don't have daylight saving in Qld because it plays up with the cows. :-)
Interesting title, as when I have spoken to driver's they have advised the train must travel at low speed due to the state of the track because of the lack of funds spent on the line in the northern region.
Yes, unfortunately the train rarely reaches its top speed. 😞
Excellent quality. Thanks heaps!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This guy needs voice-over work - easy-listening voice, great clarity.
Thank you! So kind. 🙏
😊🌏🖥️📱🎧🤗 For about 20years I traveled on This Train 😊 Excellent services 😊 In all the years I always had a great trip 🥰👌 I am enjoying seeing your videos Adam. Thank You 😊
So happy to hear that. Thanks Gwen! 😊🙏
Yes we can't have adam drinking Instant coffee!! but that tea & lammington combo is good price! now adays you'd struggle to find coffee that is 5.50$, as always the scenary is beautiful and must take you long time to research all the highlights/location to include in your videos, which I def love hearing you explaining bit more of the places along the route. Bit sad the trains can't go at top speeds which as you mentioned its same as driving prob why most do rather than choose rail as a option in similar circumstances. Lol have you noticed at all the train stationst there is a guy in Hi-Vis Workwear okay probably just me haha. How interesting was the freight train in rockhampton.. great video again
Thanks again!
This is my city!! ❤️ I’ll try that train then. I’m so happy to see something familiar! 😍
Hi Adam very good video scenery outstanding hope you enjoyed the trip.
Hi Maureen. Yes, it was wonderful. Thank you!
15:55
I actually used to live in Hervey Bay, but I only stayed there for about three months due to family reasons and moved back to NSW, I miss Queensland, so seeing the transport system up there is very interesting and different from the NSW transport system.😮
Oh cool. I’ve never been to Hervey Bay but imagine it’s beautiful. 😊
@@FromtheWindowSeat It is, known as “the Whale Watching Capital of Australia”, my family and I are planning to go up there on a holiday later on in the year.
Hi Adam, my dad does the repairs and maintenance for the Tilt Train, he had a good laugh that someone actually reviewed his and his work mates work
Oh wow - that’s so cool!
Loving this video,brings back lovely memories.Thank you.
You’re welcome!
I have been to Gympie from Brisbane and it was nice to relive the journey, thanks
Awesome. Thanks!
It’s such a lovely ride by train, but I just wish that high speed rail in QLD had it’s own separate standard gauge track so they can run at full speed, like Japan, where local trains run on narrow, and Shinkansen on the standard gauge.
Yes, agree. Every time the train gains speed, it slows down again minutes later. Haha
Adam- you make trains interesting for non-train people!
Hi Lisa - I'm really happy to hear that. Thank you!
exceptional video!
Thank you!!
Nice video Adam! Train looks great, I do need to get up to Queensland to review some of these trains. Keep it up :)
Thanks Aidan! Yeah, it was really enjoyable. And there's lots of pretty scenery too. You'll love it. :)
I'm travelling on the tilt train in Business class very soon and my seats are booked directly opposite where you were sitting. I normally drive from the Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton but with the cost of petrol going up it's cheaper to take the train for our short stay in Rocky so I'm really looking forward to my first ride on the tilt train.
Yes, petrol prices have certainly made train travel more appealing. Hoping you enjoy it!
Very enjoyable video. I have subscribed. Thank you
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, just got back from Brisbane yesterday aboard the spirit. The tilt train is a good one as I went on it back in 2006
Oh cool. :)
This is an excellent review with an easy listening commentray wich contains all the information needed The picture and sound quality of this video is excellente I satitones best only Best of 🚄🚄🚄🚄
Thank you so much - lovely to hear that! :)
Been on this when I lived in Nth Qld ..love the whole trip met some great people.
Wonderful!
Thanks for the video - What a great - hassle free - way to escape for a few days - Bris to Rocky - stay a few days and and back - starting to plan now
Absolutely - enjoy! :)
Very well done Adam.
Thanks Jeanette!
Sux it only hits 170kmph in one section I remember watching the man from snowy River on the way up it still took ages to get up to rocky the tilt train didn't stay long at the station and I smoked back then so you would suck down a smoke and share it lol.
when I caught the train home from Townsville to Caboolture it was the old sunlander and it took 25 hours and I had a room to myself and a shower just down the hall. Plus a dinning car/bar. A German guy and I snuck in a bottle and only paid for coke cans and to top up with rum lol. It was slow but no way in hell I would take this new train. I liked having a room and a dinning car. I slept most of the way home. I'd fly now. I would of flew then but had to much luggage from my partner that flew back and left me with the luggage to take home
Oh wow - sounds like quite the experience! Thanks for watching. :)
A nice video, thanks. Slow train though compared with other countries. Commuter trains in the UK can do 160kmh
Thanks. True ... but coming from South Australia where we have no regional trains, I'm still jealous!
Commuter trains in Sweden can do over 200. It's nothing special.
But for a nation where train travel outside of cities is almost non existent due to the roads being given infrastructure priority for the developing years of the nation, 160 is a fair clip.
They are like plane lockers overhead!Most trains, and long distance buses, have open stowage above.
Yes, they are.
Amazing video no fuss excellent voice delivery!
Thank you - really nice to hear that! :)
Loved this vlog. I have subscribed thank you
Thanks for subbing!
I travelled up Rocky last July 2021 by this train. I will try again soon
Nice.
Guess they have not had a complimentary newspaper in business class for a while - was not available when I travelled to Bundaberg May 2021.
Unfortunately for my trip to Bundaberg they had a track failure so we were loaded like cattle onto "coaches" for the ~6 hours by road.
So missed out on the "business" class seating heading north, lucky no faults were on the day of my return to Brisbane, so finally got my tilt train ride home.
Oh no - that sounds awful!
in Italy the intercity trains do 300k's! And they look stunning.
They do. Unfortunately we don’t really have the political will here to build high speed rail. Italy also has higher population densities, which makes it easier to justify.
Thanks for sharing this info. I have been intrigued and wondering about this. i found it helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Pretty good review, well covered, thankyou.
Thanks so much!
Another good video. One for the bucket list to travel on.
Thanks! You definitely should. :)
Great video again mate, welcome to QLD
Thanks so much! :)
Ahh yeah Caboolture.. home sweet home.. I remember going to Brisbane in the old timber carriages or the diesel rail car
That would have been a cool experience. 😎
Very interesting. I enjoyed the view.
Thank you!
great content but a bit disappointed there were no views of the Glasshouse Mountains. Are they not visible from the train?
Thank you! They are visible but that was during afternoon tea and I was sat by the crew in an aisle seat with another passenger sat next to me in the window seat so couldn’t really get any video at the time.
Yes they are visible....................They're between the land and the sky.
great review, could have been a better experience if the train went at top speed for longer. The way they can do that is by upgrading the tilt system on the train to make it tilt more and possibly a duplication of the line which would take a long time but would be worth it, would you agree
Thank you - yes that would be great. Unfortunately I can't see the Queensland Government coughing up the money for that.
@@FromtheWindowSeat well there just being lazy then I mean look at what victoria is doing with regional rail revival, they are doing almost exactly what I said but more and to make their velocity trains more frequent.
Given that the system for this piece of rolling stock is electric and it draws it's power from overhead with pantographs, I sincerely doubt that an increase in tilt angle is possible.
@@johnmistelbauer953but the pendalino in Britain uses over head wires and can tilt more and go faster, so possibly the reason it can't tilt more is because queensland uses narrow guage track which isn't wide enough for a tilt mechanism to be properly used to it's full potential.
Yeah, I'm sure my dad and his boss would have fun trying to put this in
Thats awesome 👌 thanks for sharing very interesting
Glad you liked it! Cheers. 😃
SEEN All the rivers are lovely to see.
They are.
fares seem reasonable per mile. Re: sun in your face, couldn't you swap to the other side of the coach if there were unoccupied seatsn (usually the case in the UK). Interesting video, thanks
Seat reservations, like on aircraft.
True - I could have moved. But a lot of the nearby seats were taken during sunset. Thanks for watching!
@@JBofBrisbane Yes, they have them too in the UK but if it's quiet/half-empty I sit where I want. If someone approaches I say to them "is this your seat" and if they nod or whatever, then I move, all done very politely
17:00 Is this where the bundeberg ginger beer comes from?
Yes, I believe so.
I was a bit disappointed that the top speed was only 160kmh as that's also the top speed of Victoria's VLocity trains (unless it's a hot day and then they are a LOT slower).
Yes, I’m afraid that’s the maximum speed of any train in Australia. The tilting does allow the train to go faster around curves than otherwise possible but still not fast by world standards. 🤔
The tilt train does look cooler at least :)
I have always travelled by this train never in business class though, n they have always looked after me when booking with my condition n the service on the train is great n friendly all the way to Rockhampton
That’s good to hear. Cheers!
A good video, quite interesting, great comentary.
I read the comments about the speeds/quality of the trains and have a chuckle. the successive governments are not interested in passenge rail services.
Over the years I have watched services removed and replaced by buses and trucks for feight, as they make more money from fuel taxes.
Thank you! Yes, I would certainly like to see greater investment in rail. It has so many benefits for regional communities and the environment.
Nice to hear the station announcer say "Ladies and Gents".
Ha. Old school. 🤓
excellent review,,,you got a subscriber!
Thanks!
Windows don’t seem very tinted, how is the sun heat if seating on that side?
Or that’s what the curtains are for?
I'm not sure but there might be light tinting. Yes, it can get a bit warm, so yes, you might need the curtains (although they don't block out all the light).
I can confirm that it’s completely fine sitting against the window during the daytime. I imagine there’s tint because I’ve never once been annoyed by sunburn the next day or anything. I only used the curtains for a nap 😴
Just like the trains, Queensland also ceases at Nambour. Taxes, fees and charges are taken from areas north of Nambour, and west of Toowoomba along with agricultural, mineral and many other resources, all of which goes direct to Brisbane and never returns...
Fair enough.
Probably because barely anyone lives up there.
Ok Digs. Did ya pitch a row of tents? Get off at Prossy. Hitch to Airlie. Rock n Roll.
Ha. Not this time - hope to visit Airlie one day though.
Beautiful Australia lovely people
Thank you!
Great video, thanks. I had a look at next nice view business class seat for single and 6 weeks ahead of time looks great. Clearly these seats book up well in advance. Are you sure about selecting your own seat? Even at 6 months in advance I can only accept the seat they elect for me.
Thank you! When I booked, you weren't able to select your own seat. But when I checked the fares online (as shown in the video) the page where you can choose a seat came up so I assumed you could.
Not receiving early notice that there's going to be a delay. That's standard brisbane transport for you lol
Oh dear … sad to hear that! 😬
the spirit of of Queensland is my favourite train to go on and also you should give it a try I’d recommend the railbed for over night trip the cheaper option for short trips on the train standard economy but not from cairns to Brisbane if you chose a seat behind car d the club car and the railbed car in front of car d and car b same option as car c
Cool - thank you! I have been on the Spirit of Queensland but only from Townsville to Cairns. That video will be coming soon. :)
Hello! i would like to have clarification, in getting a ticket there is Bquick business class and Achoice business class. i would like to know what is the difference. Thank you! i love this video. its more clear.
BQuick are advance purchase fares which include a discount of up to 40% while AChoice are standard full fare tickets. 🤔
@@FromtheWindowSeat thank you
I live about 3km from sirromet, (where the wine is from) it is a great place
Oh - awesome!
Sirromet for those who don’t know, is just Terry Morris’ name and initials spelled backwards.
T E Morris. 💁🏽♀️😊
Nice video, very positive. The food is a letdown. When it first launched in '98, business class included an alcoholic drink, a light snack, dinner was a real roast from the galley. etc., The whole thing was a bit of a political debacle, only matched by the diesel tilt train for sheer pointlessness. If you're in a hurry, you fly. If you need to stop in little places on the way, you get the bus. QR should have just ordered a new fleet of 'lander cars in the late 90s which would have lasted until at least 2050, and kept the ICE trains in motion. At least people knew what to expect with them.
Thank you. Interesting - I didn't know that history. Cheers.
Alex
Are you a Queenslander?
I also lived jn Bne and will be back in Bne if I go back again.
I didn't know now we have tilt train.
My sibling used to study in CQU and she used to drive upto Rocky or by airplane...
But now we are all graduate decades ago and working in Korea now...
I was very glad to see a video like this about my state and my cities...
Good job 👏 Alexy
Thank you! I’m from Adelaide, South Australia, so not a Queenslander. But I like Brisbane and the Queensland train network so visit a few times a year.
ahh the memories flood back
Thank for the video i love australia
Thanks!
video yang sangat bagus dan jelas tentang infomasinya
semoga yang menonton video ini selalu di beri kesejahteraan dan keselamatan dikala berpergian
aamiin
Many thanks! :)
Evening Adam. Cracking video 👍🏻 I do laugh when you say this town has a population of 500 as in England 🏴 a big Tesco supermarket will often have more people shopping in their lol 😆 Cheers Stevie a train fan 👍🏻
Hi Stevie. Ha - yes, I guess it’s relative. Australian towns can be very small. Thanks for the feedback!
To all those people whingeing about the "slow" speeds and that Australia should have bullet trains, OZ doesnt have a large enough population to justify the extra expense of building and running them.
The bullet trains carry 100's of passengers per trip to make it economically feasible. The only times OZ has 100's of passengers per trip is during peak hours on the suburban lines.
Great video, I found it enjoyable and informative. I would try to use a few different music tracks though, the one loop gets repetitive.
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback.
I drove over a 1000 km in one day in Australia. I did OK. These huge distances are nothing down under
Cool.
Such an amazing review. Your videos are converting me from a solely aviation nut to a train and aviation nut 😂
I am very pleased by this development! 😂😂
One night approximately 20 years ago the diesel tilt train tilted too far and laid down to go to sleep in the night.😱
Yes, that derailment was very unfortunate. Thankfully there were no fatalities.
What app are you using at 7:18?
It’s called Speedometer.
the carrie bag for the coffee is ludicrous!
It’s funny!
Excellent video.
I like the very wide platforms at stations, I wonder was that from upgrade or original size?
Thank you! Good question … I’m afraid I don’t know but someone else who sees this comment might. 🤔