It’s a five-minute drive from my hotel on the Cairns waterfront – or a few streets from the CBD fringe – to the railway station, and all is quiet when I arrive. Luggage check closes 30 minutes before ...

Goway’s Island Tracks trip combines two Australian highlights: Passengers get to ride the new Spirit of Queensland rail service from Cairns to Fraser Island with a stop at the Whitsunday Islands, the ...

THE heat in Queensland has caused the closure of a train route, with fears the tracks are buckling. Spirit of the Outback passengers were put onto buses at Emerald on Sunday morning to continue their ...

Train travel is already the most scenic way to see a destination. Whether you're rolling through pastoral landscapes or making your way through a glittering city, trains are simply the top-notch way ...