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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Passenger train |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 21 February 1953 |
| Current operator(s) | Queensland Rail |
| Route | |
| Termini | Townsville Mount Isa |
| Distance travelled | 977 kilometres |
| Average journey time | 21 hours |
| Service frequency | 2 x per week |
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The Inlander is a passenger train that operates between Townsville and Mount Isa on the Great Northern railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by Queensland Rail on 12 February 1953 using new steel air-conditioned carriages built by Commonwealth Engineering, Rocklea.[1][2][3]
- ^ Robin Bromby (2004). The Railway Age in Australia. Lothian Press. p. 99. ISBN 0-7344-0715-7.
- ^ Dunn, John (2006). Comeng; A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 1: 1921–1955. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 1 877058 42 4.
- ^ "The Inlander - Today" Railway Digest September 2013 pages 40–42