NOTE: This is not an actual timetable

Following a suggestion of Roderick Smith, the Spirit of the Tropics is
retimed to give a good overnight connection between Rockhampton and
Mackay. Overnight trains between Rockhampton and Brisbane now follow a
common path. 

                 SL     SotT	SotO	 SL
                Tu,Sa	 Wed	Tu,Fr	Su,Th
Brisbane	 9.55	12.30	18.55	22.00
Caboolture	10.52	13.27	19.53	22.57
					Mo,Fr
Nambour		12.00	14.35	20.52	 0.05
Gympie North	13.35	16.10	22.10	 1.40
Maryborough W	15.10	17.45	23.40	 3.15
                        	We,Sa
Bundaberg	16.25	19.00	 1.10	 4.30
Gladstone	19.30	21.55	 4.20	 7.25
Rockhampton  a	21.00	23.25	 6.10	 9.05
	     d	21.30	23.55		 9.35
                We,Su	 Thu
St Lawrence	 0.37	 3.02		12.42
Mackay	     a	 3.10	 5.45	        15.15
	     d	 3.25	 6.00		15.25
Proserpine	 5.25	 9.00		17.25
Bowen		 6.40	 9.15		18.40
Home Hill	 8.02	10.37		20.02
Ayr		 8.25	11.00		20.25
Townsville   a	10.00	12.35		22.00
	     d	10.35			22.40
					Tu,Sa
Ingham		12.20			 0.25
Tully		14.25			 2.40
Innisfail	15.40			 3.45
Cairns		18.00			 6.05


		 SL			 SL
		Tu,Sa			Su,We
Cairns		 9.10			23.40
					Mo,Th
Innisfail	11.20			 1.50
Tully		12.30			 3.00
Ingham		14.20	SotT		 4.50
Townsville  a	16.25	 Fri		 6.55
	    d	17.00	 7.30		 7.30
Ayr		18.30	 9.00		 9.00
Home Hill	18.45	 9.15		 9.15
Bowen		20.20	10.40		10.40
Proserpine	21.25	11.45		11.45
Mackay	    a	23.30	13.50		13.50
	    d	23.45	14.00		14.00
		We,Su	
St Lawrence	 1.55	16.10	SotO	16.10		
Rockhampton a	 5.30	19.45	We,Su	19.45
	    d	 6.00	20.15	20.15	20.15
Gladstone	 7.40	22.00	22.00	22.20
			 Sat	Th,Mo   Tu,Fr
Bundaberg	10.50	 1.00	 1.00	 1.00
Maryborough W	12.05	 2.18	 2.18	 2.18
Gympie North	13.35	 3.50	 3.50	 3.50
Nambour		15.25	 5.00	 5.00	 5.00
Caboolture	16.35	 6.00	 6.00	 6.00
Brisbane	17.30	 6.50	 6.50	 6.50

David Bromage
1st October 1997