Mini Ep 5 - What happened to the Kuranda Tourist and Grandstand trains?

The Queensland Rail History Podcast by Queensland Rail

Sep 25, 202525:51Society & Culture

Rail Tale Episode 5 - The Mecca of our Desires. The Tourist train, the forerunner of today’s Kuranda Scenic Railway (KSR) experience has a long history going back to very beginning of the Cairns Railway. In 1913 as a res...

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