Santa Express - 2019

[ozbob]

https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/communityengagement/santa-express

Santa will travel on a different line each day from Monday 16 December - Friday 20 December. He can also be found at local train stations at the following times:

Monday 16 December

Santa will travel on the Ipswich and Springfield lines and appear at the following stations:

Central between 8.50am and 9.20am
Ipswich between 10.30am and 11.35am
Springfield Central between 1.30pm and 2.35pm


Tuesday 17 December

Santa will travel on the Shorncliffe, Redcliffe Peninsula and Caboolture lines and appear at the following stations:

Central between 8.30am and 9.05am
Sandgate between 9.50am and 10.30am
Mango Hill East between 11.00am and 11.45am
Petrie between 1.20pm and 1.50pm
Central between 2.40pm and 3.30pm


Wednesday 18 December

Santa will travel on the Cleveland line and appear at the following stations, plus a mystery location!

South Brisbane between 8.20am and 8.50am
Manly between 9.30am and 9.50pm
Central between 10.45am and 11.05am
Mystery location – Santa's choice


Thursday 19 December

Santa will travel on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines and appear at the following stations:

Central between 8.00am and 8.55am
Beenleigh between 9.50am and 10.20am
Robina between 11.20 and 11.45am
Roma Street between 2.30pm and 3.30pm

Friday 20 December

Santa will travel on the Ferny Grove and Inner City lines and appear at the following stations:

Central between 8.00am and 8.40am
Mitchelton between 9.05am and 10.00am
Eagle Junction between 11.35am and 11.55am
Northgate between 1.50pm and 2.10pm
Central between 3.00pm and 3.30pm

Santa Express schedule 2019 PDF

[Stillwater]

So Santa won't be heading any further north than Caboolture?  He may need the reindeer to haul an ICE set all the way to Gympie North.

[ozbob]

There is a mystery location on the Wednesday (18th).  My guess is Nambour ...

[Arnz]

"Mystery Location" is probably Nambour (or Rosewood).

As for the train used, it'll probably be an NGR except for Wednesday afternoon (assuming the 'Mystery' location is either Nambour or Rosewood) and Friday (Ferny Grove is one of the lines not permitted for NGR revenue services). 

I'm assuming Thursday it's an NGR train running express on the usual GC stopping pattern, otherwise it's a all-stops, an SMU/IMU will be used (as NGRs are also not permitted on the revenue Beenleigh all-station services).

[Fares_Fair]

  https://twitter.com/Jeffrey_Addison/status/1203959807226466304?

[ozbob]

There is a mystery location on the Wednesday (18th).  My guess is Nambour ...

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1205020600541966342