World's fastest on narrow tracks

World's fastest on narrow tracks

Australia's fastest train has been a popular and trouble-free way of travelling through tropical Queensland, especially for pensioners and backpackers.

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....