QR shakes up Seafreighter services

Gladstone to Brisbane services have been increased from two to five and the number of services from Bundaberg  increased from two to four.

The increased frequency, which started this week, was  made possible by changes including the replacement of the twice-weekly Seafreighter rail service between Biloela and the port of Brisbane, which had also serviced Gladstone and Bundaberg.

"Because of the relatively low rail volume of freight from Biloela and the short haulage distances to major rail and road transport hubs, the rail service could not compete with the faster, more frequent and lower-cost road transport," QR said.

The rail operator reduced services from far-north Queensland in January due to lower demand.