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For the past 145 years, QR has played a major role in the Queensland’s economy, providing the backbone for economic, social and regional development and growth across the State. One of QR's first service was carrying school children and dignitaries on the first rail line in Queensland running from [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]] to [[Grandchester, Queensland|Grandchester]].<ref name='Welcome to the new Queensland Rail'>{{cite press |first=Rachel |last=Nolan |date=1 July 2010 |url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=70427 |title=Welcome to the new Queensland Rail |publisher=[[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
For the past 145 years, QR has played a major role in the Queensland’s economy, providing the backbone for economic, social and regional development and growth across the State. One of QR's first service was carrying school children and dignitaries on the first rail line in Queensland running from [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]] to [[Grandchester, Queensland|Grandchester]].<ref name='Welcome to the new Queensland Rail'>{{cite press |first=Rachel |last=Nolan |date=1 July 2010 |url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=70427 |title=Welcome to the new Queensland Rail |publisher=[[Government of Queensland|Queensland Government]]}}</ref> |
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In 2009, the State Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, announced the privatisation of QR’s coal, general freight, network and services businesses. These have been brought together to create QR National. |
In 2009, the State Premier of Queensland, [[Anna Bligh]], announced the privatisation of QR’s coal, general freight, network and services businesses. These have been brought together to create QR National. |
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The new QR National and Queensland Rail businesses officially separated on July 1 2010, marking the beginning of significant new era for Queensland Rail. |
The new QR National and Queensland Rail businesses officially separated on July 1 2010, marking the beginning of significant new era for Queensland Rail. |
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Queensland Rail advertisements for "train etiquette" became a sensation on reddit |
Queensland Rail advertisements for "train etiquette" became a sensation on [[Reddit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/t5yky/australian_train_etiquette/|title=Australian train etiquette|date=2012-05-03|publisher=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> |
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==Services and rollingstock== |
==Services and rollingstock== |
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| Company type | government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Stephen Gregg, Chairman Jim Benstead, Acting CEO |
| Services | railway network access, freight, logistics, commuter, long-distance |
| Revenue |  A$3.97 billion (08/09)[1] |
| A$724 million (08/09)[1] | |
| A$298 million (08/09)[1] | |
Number of employees | 15,852[1] |
| Parent | Queensland Government  |
| Website | www.queenslandrail.com.au |
Queensland Rail, also known as QR and formerly known as QR Limited before the government selloff of Coal & Freight in 2010, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland for more than 145 years. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, and previous to 2010 freight operations.
Founded
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Queensland Rail history began from a fledgling rail business in 1865[2] to become Australia’s largest rail and transport enterprise.
For the past 145 years, QR has played a major role in the Queensland’s economy, providing the backbone for economic, social and regional development and growth across the State. One of QR's first service was carrying school children and dignitaries on the first rail line in Queensland running from Ipswich to Grandchester.[3]
In 2009, the State Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, announced the privatisation of QR’s coal, general freight, network and services businesses. These have been brought together to create QR National.
The new QR National and Queensland Rail businesses officially separated on July 1 2010, marking the beginning of significant new era for Queensland Rail.
Queensland Rail advertisements for "train etiquette" became a sensation on Reddit.[4]
Services and rollingstock
City network
Queensland Rail, in partnership with TransLink, provides Urban and Interurban rail and bus services throughout South East Queensland. These rail services operate on eleven rail lines including Beenleigh, Caboolture, Cleveland, Doomben, Exhibition, Ferny Grove, Gold Coast, Gympie North, Ipswich, Rosewood and Shorncliffe lines. Queensland Rail provides train serices on these lines with its rolling stock of electric railcars, which includes the Electric Multiple Units (EMU), the Suburban Multiple Units (SMU), the Interurban Multiple Units (IMU) and the InterCity Express (ICE).
Due to low patronage, lines such as the Pinkenba line have been closed and replaced by bus services known as a RailBus. During some times of the day trains on the Gympie North line and Doomben line are also replaced by the RailBus.
Queensland Rail aims to operate 99.75% of peak services and to have 93.77% of those services running no longer than four minutes late.[5]
Long Distance Trains
Queensland Rail provides long range passenger rail services throughout Queensland. Its flagships are the electric and diesel Tilt Trains, servicing Brisbane to Rockhampton and Brisbane to Cairns respectively. Queensland Rail also operates diesel-locomotive-hauled services between Brisbane and Cairns as The Sunlander, Brisbane to Longreach as Spirit of the Outback, Townsville to Mount Isa as The Inlander and Brisbane to Charleville as The Westlander.
Traveltrain's annual patronage is approximately 969,000.[6] Whilst proportionately smaller than other regional rail services, relative to population, this is largely as Traveltrain caters to a touring market more so than other operators. In 2007–08, the subsidy for the Brisbane-Cairns route was $130 million, or $900 per passenger. In 2001–02 it was $270.[7][8]
Queensland Rail runs tourist trains between Normanton and Croydon as The Gulflander, Cairns to Kuranda as the Kuranda Scenic Railway, and Cairns to Forsayth as The Savannahlander.
Current fleet
As of September 2011 the Queensland Rail fleet consists of the following trains:[9]
- Electric Multiple Units (EMU) - 87 in service (88 built)
- Suburban Multiple Units (SMU)
- 200 Series (SMU200) - 12 in service (12 built)
- 220 Series (SMU220) - 30 in service (30 built)
- 260 Series (SMU260) - 36 to be in service
- Interurban Multiple Units (IMU)
- 100 Series (IMU100) - 10 in service (10 built)
- 120 Series (IMU120) - 4 in service (4 built)
- 160 Series (IMU160) - 28 to be in service
- InterCity Express (ICE) - 8 in service (8 built)
Public float of QR National
On June 2, 2009 the Queensland Government announced the 'Renewing Queensland Plan', with Queensland Rail's commercial activities to be separated from the Government's core passenger service responsibilities, and formed into a new company called QR National Limited.[10][11] The new structure was announced by the State Government on December 2, 2009,[12] and was in place from July 1, 2010.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "QR Annual Report 2008/2009" (PDF). Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Our Journey". About Us. Queensland Rail. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Nolan, Rachel (1 July 2010). "Welcome to the new Queensland Rail" (Press release). Queensland Government.
- ^ "Australian train etiquette". Reddit. 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Peak On-Time Results". Queensland Rail. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ Queensland Rail (2006). "2005/06 Queensland Rail Annual Report" (PDF).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Wardill, Steven (26 December 2008). "$130m subsidy for Brisbane-Cairns Traveltrain". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ Patrick Lion (28 December 2008). "$900-a-ticket subsidy for tilt train to remain, says Anna Bligh". The Courier Mail.
- ^ Queensland Rail Fleet
- ^ Calligeros, Marissa (2 June 2009). "Queensland asset sales to reap $15 billion". Brisbane Times.
- ^ "Queensland assets sale". Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "QR chair and CEO welcome sale decision". Media Release. Queensland Rail. 8 December 2009.
- ^ Korporaal, Glenda (15 April 2010). "Hockridge carrying the burden of Queensland Rail". The Australian.
External links
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