Kuranda Scenic Railway (Australia) - 4K
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- I arrived in Cairns aboard the Spirit of Queensland train from Brisbane, I'd allowed an extra day in my schedule because I didn't want to be late for the Savannahlander experience I'd booked. Not wanting to waste my spare day I decided to catch the Kuranda Scenic Railway train.
Today's Kuranda Scenic Railway was originally constructed to serve the mines, industries and agricultural centers located on the Atherton Tableland and beyond. A network of branch lines once serve the various industrial customers and passenger trains operated to Ravenshoe, Forsayth and Chillagoe.
Only the line to Forsayth remains in use today as many of the industries closed and lorries became more competitive as they benefited from road improvements enabling them to attract the few remaining customers away from the railway, only the Cairns to Kuranda section of the original line remains busy today carrying tourists from the coastal resort town of Cairns to the tourist village at Kuranda.
Constructed in 1891, the line climbs the Great Dividing Range to reach Kuranda located on the Atherton Tableland. The 37 km route passes through the Macalister Range, as well as the suburbs of Stratford, Freshwater and Redlynch with the main highlights of the journey being Stoney Creek viaduct and Barron Falls where the train stops to allow passengers to admire the cascading water from the station's viewing platforms. Passengers join the train again at Barron Falls for the remaining few kilometres through lash rain forest to the attractive station serving Kuranda.
Train services operate every day of the year except Christmas Day. A one-way trip takes approximately 1 Hour 55 minutes. The only other trains operating over the line are occasional maintenance trains and the weekly Savannahlander service to Forsayth.
Music - Track - Composer - Source
00:00 - ES_Soft Western Guitar 11 - Anders Ekengren - epidemicsound.com
32:25 & 01:02:00 - ES_The Annual Rain - Saira Ridley - epidemicsound.com
Map - 00:47
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Track Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm)
Forward views were taken from the Savannalander train.
Tim - It looks like you had a great time in Northern Queensland on both the Savannahlander and Kurunda excursions. I am more than a bit jealous but really pleased you shared it so well with us all. Thanks again!
Hello, if I’d known what a wonderful place Queensland was when I was younger, I'd have made the move from the UK. Inland Queensland still has a frontier feel to it, I love the place and the people. I'm really please you enjoyed watching some of my Queensland adventures.
Tim, another stunning and enthralling account from Queensland.
Thank you for sharing the sights, sounds and spectacular scenery. Peter
Hello Peter, it's been good to have your company on my Queensland rail adventure. Editing these videos has brought back wonderful moments that I might well have forgotten had I only had my memories to rely on. Cheers. Tim.
Tim, your investment and planning has created palpable memories, at one remove, for those of us who can only wonder at the sights and sounds that you ‘canned’ for onward transmission.
Thank you for making this and many other adventures, part of my own vicarious memories, too.
@@Pjs75 Thank you Peter, I really appreciate your support.
A reversal of an earlier time, this time back to Kuranda. Love seeing Stoney Creek, breathtaking to watch the falls. Thank you Tim for the eventual round trip. Sorry for the nine days to view this days trip. Been suffering from ALS at the nursing home, and spend a lot of time in bed. Hoping your mom doing well. Pray for nightly. Cheers Tim! 🇦🇺🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Hello Martin, I'm glad you enjoyed the Kuranda Scenic Train, I have one more video to post showing some of the non-railway places I visited along with a few of the railway highlights, it should be available this weekend. My Mum came to visit today for lunch and a good old chin wag, she's really good for her age, although walking is a bit of a challenge, fortunately she has an electric buggy. I'm sorry to hear that ALS is making life difficult, I hope things improve for you. Best wishes. Tim 😊.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Thank you Tim, for your kind support for me. Hello to mom for me, and see you on the next.
Great to see the train trip - i only had time to drive up to the top and check out the station -thanks
Hi, it's a shame you didn't have enough time to ride the train, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video, you get to see some of the views in the video, but it doesn't come close to actually riding the train.
Back 1981 did the trip from Cairns to meet up with coach to continue tour to Mt. Isa. Back then the coach tours were camping in tents.
I hope you have good memories from your trip to Mount Isa. Later in the same week I caught the Savannahlander and Gulflander trains to Forsayth, Normanton and Croydon, staying in a variety of places, my favourite being an old railway carriage. I also travelled by road coach, the roads are still mainly single track, some of them were just gravel and if a road train was coming towards us our coach driver pulled well to the side to let it past. It's a holiday I will always remember for all the right reasons. I bet you have some good memories from your own Queensland adventure.
fantastic scenery
Australia is awesome 🤠.
Another great video, Tim. You can notice the difference in the speed of the train and the rail motor of the Savannahlander going down the range. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Australia, Queensland in particular.
Hi, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. Both trains were slow, giving passengers plenty of time to enjoy the scenery, although once on the level track, the Savannalander was noticeably quicker. A love visiting Australia and if I was younger I'd move from the UK to Queensland, I love the place, it's got everything one could wish for.
Yes it is nice. I have lived here over 72 years.@@Timsvideochannel1
@@firstfreeone It's nice to love the part of the world you call home.
Hi Tim! At min. 32:49, there where friendly grinsodiles included, nice 👍. Hopefully they're eaten. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.
Hello Hans, the fresh water crocodiles are smaller than their salt water counterparts although both grin as the devour their prey 🍻.
Познавательно,увлекательно,полезно,интересно,потрясающие пейзажи!Большое спасибо!
Здравствуйте, я рад, что это видео вам показалось интересным и познавательным.
Nice to sneak a couple Savannahlander shots in there!
Ahh, you noticed, permission to mount a camera on the Kuranda Scenic Train wasn't forthcoming, so I included shots taken from the Savannahlander to add an extra dimension to the awesome views from the train.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Aaahaa, so that's why the jarring cuts from full Sun to late evening ! Why no permission to film from the front?
@@daveleland9944I've asked Queensland Rail for permission to mount a camera the front of one of their trains on a number of occasions, but to date I've had no success, although their public relations people are OK with it, I hit a barrier when it comes to Health and Safety, they don't say "No" they just set the insurance barrier so high that only a large TV station could afford the premium. If I was younger, I'd be applying for a job promoting Queensland Rail's tourist trains because they are awesome, yet outside Australia few people know about them and I believe cooperating with a small number of well-chosen RUclips creators would do wonders for getting their product in front of a worldwide audience of potential customers. I will try again, maybe I'll be successful next time. Here are some of their trains - www.outbackqueensland.com.au/rail-experiences/ When I speak to people in Brisbane, those who are not regular travellers to and from Roma Street where adverts are displayed don't know about the wonderful adventures that start with a train out of Roma Street. Queensland Rail have a lot to be proud of, where else in the world can you travel by train to such varied and wonderful destinations?
@@Timsvideochannel1Thanks for the quick reply!
I was afraid that the Insurance Nerds might be the real reason.
@@daveleland9944 Most Queensland railway staff I've spoken to are nice people who are passionate about their railway, it would be nice if those further up the tree shared their enthusiasm.
Muito obrigado pela partilha adoro ver espero um dia puder andar aí de comboio
Obrigado, fico feliz que você tenha gostado do vídeo. Se um dia você viajar para Queensland, acho que vai gostar da experiência, é um lugar fascinante e lindo.
اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد goooood
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😊😊.
They still use diesel locos pulling trains and this train was certainly long enough ! Enjoyed the ride ! 😄😄
Hi, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride. The diesel locomotives were built in the 70's to operate suburban trains out of Brisbane before the system was electrified. Today the old diesels are used on branch lines, freight trains and engineer’s trains. They are ideally suited to working the Kuranda Scenic Train, there are two daily services in each direction, not enough to warrant electrifying the line 😊.
@@Timsvideochannel1 🥸
I’m curious. Was Sydney Falls named after the same guy for whom the city was named?
I'm not aware of Sydney Falls, I looked on the internet for more information without any success, did you mean Stoney Creek Falls or Barron Falls?
Hi Tim, Who's commentary did you enjoy the most. Savannahlander or Kuranda Scenic?
Looking forward to your next adventure. Thanks heaps. 🔯🏳🌈
Hello Geoffrey, I preferred the Savannalander commentary because it was delivered with a good dose of Australian humour from a pair of first class hosts, although I fully understand that the Kurander Scenic Train has to cater for people from all over the world and that was reflected in the almost corporate manner with which the commentary was delivered. In both cases I prefer the trip with commentary, the history of the railway is fascinating, John Robb must have been quite a character, such a shame he ended up broke, he deserved better than that. I'm glad you enjoyed the ride and I look forward to sharing more adventures with you 😊.
From 35:41 to 38:00 Was that a driver's eye view from the Cairns-Kuranda train, or was it a portion of the Savanahlander material spliced into this video?
Hello Neil, you've rumbled me. I did ask to mount a camera on the Kuranda Scenic Train, but permission to do so wasn’t forthcoming, so as you rightly pointed out, I substituted footage from the Savannalander to give the full picture. I hope you can forgive me.
@@Timsvideochannel1 Oh, gosh..... aaaaahhhh...... Okay! You're forgiven! LOL 😁
@@neilforbes416 hang on i will cancel the dragnet theme tune LOL
@@neilforbes416 That's a relief, thank you Neil, I'll sleep a little easier tonight 🤠👍.
@@Timsvideochannel1 LOL😁
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