Kuranda Scenic Railway | Heritage Class vs Gold Class

Find out why the Kuranda Scenic Railway is one of Australia's most popular rail journeys and compare the two classes of travel - Heritage Class and Gold Class. In this video, we travel to world heritage-listed wet tropics on a spectacular railway journey that includes towering waterfalls and deep ravines as the train winds through 106 cuttings, 15 hand-carved tunnels and 55 bridges in an engineering feat that still impresses today. Rising from sea level to 328m, the journey to Kuranda includes the stunning Barron Gorge. In addition to unsurpassed views of rainforest and ravines, we'll learn about the history of the line and the workers who built it. Kuranda Scenic Railway travels through the ancient World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics Rainforest of the Din Din (Barron Gorge) National Park, to the mountain village of Ngunbay (Kuranda). Kuranda Scenic Railway website including fares and bookings: https://www.ksr.com.au 🚉 Train: Kuranda Scenic Railway 🚉 Operator: Queensland Rail (QR) 🚉 Locomotives: QR 1720 class 🚉 Seat: Car 7, Seat 33 (to Kuranda) and Car 8, Seat 24 (to Cairns) 🚉 Route: Cairns - Kuranda 🚉 Distance: 33km 🚉 Travel time: 1 hour 55 minutes (scheduled) 🚉 Class: Heritage Class (to Kuranda) and Gold Class (to Cairns) 🚉 Travel date: 29 December 2022 EQUIPMENT: 🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1, DJI Mini 3 Pro Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:48 - Reservations and boarding 03:31 - Cairns to Freshwater 07:01 - Freshwater Railway Station and Redlynch 09:21 - Jungara Loop and climbing the range 11:01 - Stoney Creek station and waterfall 13:19 - Toilet tour 14:11 - Barron Falls 16:20 - Kuranda Railway Station 19:43 - Gold Class travel 21:46 - Kuranda to Barron Falls 22:40 - Afternoon Tea and views of Cairns 23:58 - Stoney Creek Waterfall and Bridge 26:19 - Horseshoe Bend and Redlynch 28:32 - Fares 29:15 - Arriving Cairns and final thoughts 31:03 - Spirit of Queensland preview Music I use Artlist for high quality, licensed audio. If you sign up using my referral link below, you will get two extra months for free. https://artlist.io/Adam-3542584 Credits and sources: https://www.ksr.com.au/ https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600755# Photos: Surprise Creek Railway Bridge, 1920 Queensland Government Archives https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3579857 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM2048344 Building Stoney Creek Bridge for the Cairns to Kuranda Railway, 1890 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM1176297?digrep=DR3384 Workman on track, Stoney Creek Falls Bridge, 1915 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3579864 Workmen on Bridge No 11, 1889 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3579659?digrep=DR80406 Kuranda Railway Station, 1920 https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/items/ITM3579777?digrep=DR80524 Savannahlander, Forsayth Photo by Lobster1 via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Savannahlander_crossing_an_old_bridge_-_panoramio_(3).jpg Redlynch railway station (fenced off) 2018 Photo by Kerry Raymond via Wikimedia Commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Redlynch_railway_station_(fenced_off),_2018_02.jpg Follow me on social media: https://www.instagram.com/_fromthewindowseat/ https://twitter.com/adamgjoyce https://facebook.com/adamjoycetravels #traintravel #australiantrains #trainreview