The Service
When introduced, the Cairns Tilt Train cut the travel time between Brisbane and Cairns by seven hours compared to existing services, and the timetable was formulated in such a way that it offered a daylight service between Mackay and Cairns so as to not directly compete with its electric equivalent to Rockhampton. Services were three times a week, departing Roma Street railway station, Brisbane on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:25 pm, arriving Cairns railway station Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:20 pm; returning from Cairns on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:15 am, arriving Brisbane at 9:10 am on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Read more about this topic: Cairns Tilt Train Derailment, Background
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“The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
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