Re: QR Information & Booking Information Request

["Dianne Lucas" <matt@smart.net.au>]

There is (or was) a QR Mixed from Winton to Hughenden, nothing from
Longreach to Winton accept a QR feeder bus from the spirit of the outback.

QR does not advertise the operation of such a train but the last time I
checked it left Winton around midnight, may have been a little earlier and
arrived Hughenden about 3am.  Unfortunately this left passengers with about
52 hours in Hughenden before a connection was possible on the Inlander.

there is a motel in Hughenden, its name escapes me and a pub

I would call the station master at Hughenden if there is still one, or
Winton where I doubt the station is manned.
Look up the arrival of the Inlander into Hughenden at qroti.bit.net.au and
call Hughenden station around these times.

QR officially denies operation of this and the Yaraka Mixed, however the
passenger wagons do still operate in 'secret'.
good luck

JVE <PCC7407@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Can anyone supply information on the QR goods (with a minimal passenger
> van) train that connects the Longreach line with the Mt. Isa line?  What
> day does it operate and at what times?    Also does Queensland Railways
> still answer requests for bookings?  I have tried faxing a large
> itinerary to them three times without so much as an answer from them,
> and all I receive over the telephone is a busy signal all day, or no
> answer at all.  Thanks for any help anyone can offer.
>