#AUSTRALIA #SAVANNAHLANDER
Coffee / tea enjoyed, cakes eaten, photographs taken, portable cafe loaded back aboard our train and the last of the passengers seated, we were ready to bid farewell to Cafe Bloodwood as we set off to our next stop at Einasleigh. A number of passengers had asked our drivers about all the termite hills that dotted the landscape. Driver 'Will' responded by inviting passengers to strap themselves in because he was about to blow their socks off with the exciting world of termites. In this video you don't just get a driver's eye view of the track ahead, you will also learn all about termites and if the thirst for termite knowledge isn't your thing, a second version of this video without commentary will be available in the next day or two.

Here is a little information about the train, mostly courtesy of Wikipedia -

The service was introduced on 3 April 1995 by Queensland Rail to replace the Forsayth Mixed (marketed as the 'Last Great Train Ride'). The line was closed from Mareeba to Mount Surprise at the same time. It was initially run with a 2000 class railmotor set that was refurbished at Townsville Workshops. Initially this service only ran on the Mount Surprise to Forsayth section of the Etheridge line. However, after an upgrade of the line for sugar syrup trains from Cairns to Arriga, and a limited restoration of the rest of the line, the railmotor started travelling from Cairns to Forsayth in September 1998. In 2004 it was decided to put the running of the train out to tender and the winning bid was submitted by “Cairns Kuranda Steam Pty Ltd”. Please listen to the commentary to hear more about “Cairns Kuranda Steam” and how it came to be running the Savannahlander.

To learn more about the “Savannahlander” or to book your own outback adventure, please click on this link - https://savannahlander.com.au/

Savannahlander Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/Savannahland...

Map at 00:19 - Google Earth
Map at 00:25 - Google Maps

Music - Track - Composer – Source
00:00 & 01:12:50 - ES_The Red Soil - Saira Ridley – epidemicsound.com
01:10:56 - ES_Hiding Shadows - Josef Falkenskold - epidemicsound.com

This trip was filmed -19.10.2023
Track Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)