Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail is the largest railway network in Queensland, Australia. It operates passenger and freight services on approximately 16,000 kilometers of track. The company has its headquarters in Brisbane.

History

Queensland Rail is the largest railway network in Queensland, Australia. It operates passenger and freight services on approximately 16,000 kilometers of track. The company was founded in 1865 as the Queensland Railway Department and was later privatized in 1995.

Services

Queensland Rail provides passenger and freight rail services in Queensland, Australia. It is a statutory authority of the Queensland Government. The company operates through two divisions: Citytrain, which manages suburban and inter-urban passenger rail services; and Freight, which manages freight rail services. Queensland Rail also owns and operates the Queensland Rail City network, a suburban passenger rail network in South East Queensland.

Rollingstock

Queensland Rail's Rollingstock business is responsible for the design, manufacture, maintenance and refurbishment of the state's passenger and freight train fleets. It also operates a number of heritage and tourist trains. The company's main workshop is located at Redbank in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.

Infrastructure

Queensland Rail is the largest railway network in Queensland, Australia. It is also one of the busiest, carrying both freight and passengers. The Queensland Rail network consists of more than 7,000 kilometers of track, making it the third largest in Australia. The network includes both standard gauge and narrow gauge lines. Queensland Rail also operates the Citytrain suburban rail network in Brisbane.