Scenic route
The Gulflander
Normanton → Croydon · Australia
“From nowhere to nowhere” once a week: the 1891 Gulf line’s hollow steel sleepers shrug off every wet-season flood; the old railmotor just keeps going.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 4294791 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Queensland Rail — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is The Gulflander?
The Gulflander runs 152 km from Normanton to Croydon.
How long does The Gulflander take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 5 h for the 152 km. That is an average of 30 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs The Gulflander?
Queensland Rail, with RM93 railmotor (1950).
How old is The Gulflander?
The line has been in service since 1891. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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