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Join with me for a journey on the ' Westy ' as it was in 2012 ...
It has been announced today that the Westlander (and Inlander and SOTO) will be suspended for now.

Background en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Westl…
Departure from platform 10 Roma Street station.
The pointy end ..
Rest of the Westy consist. Sleepers and a diner. 2nd class sitter as well.
Sleeping car corridor
Buffet car
Dawn breaks, somewhere around Roma ..
It was cold!
Some vehicles in Roma yard
Mitchell ...
Short rest stop ...
Remember the mX ? It even did a trip on the Westy ... 😉
Morven ... another short stop.
Local store ..
Nice !
Charleville .. I went down town and did an interview on the local radio station. Advocating for the continuation of the Westlander. An important service for western Queensland. We then had lunch at the RSL.
Charleville station
Redundancy ... not many locos out west these days ..
Buses are provided for passengers continuing on to Quilpie or Cunnamulla
From the Western Times 19th April 2012 page 9

' Group fights for future of service '
Not the usual Queensland style ..
Back at Toowoomba ..
On the way to Charleville, 1994. This was an ARHS tour to Wandoan, Charleville, Quilpie and Cunnamulla behind a PB 15 ! Steam all the way ...

Passing inbound Westlander west of Toowoomba
This was at Roma, on the way out west ...
Lunch on the 3' 6" three course too!
The mighty Westy !! 1950s
from
' Iconic Westlander train continues to roll '
qt.com.au/news/looking-b…
The Westy was special. Due to weight restrictions west of Roma, steam took over from the diesels in the 1950/60s for the journey to Charleville, and Cunnamulla and Quilpie. Double header PB15s departing Roma.
queenslandplaces.com.au/node/10346
We hope that the Westlander does return once again.
Until then ... roll on the Westy!!
Charleville 'Westlander' from Brisbane
21 July 2004 Weston Langford
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