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New South Wales
If a booking is made for a group of 10 or more adults you will receive a 15 per cent discount. There is no discount on child fares. When a booking is made for a group of 30 or more, the leader or organiser travels free. In order to be considered a group you must book at the same time and travel together from the same point of departure to the same destination in the same class of seat. Group bookings cannot be made online so please call 132 232 or visit a CountryLink travel centre.
School groups
CountryLink provides school groups with a safe and reliable way to travel. We ask that:
- Organisers contact CountryLink on 132 232 to make reservations and advise that a group will be travelling.
- Tell your local station manager when you will be departing and returning and how many will be travelling.
- Ensure each child is aware of and adheres to luggage restrictions.
- Please try to avoid Sydney's CityRail services during peak times (7.00-9.00am and 4.00-7.00pm).
- Make sure there is one teacher or carer for every 20 primary or secondary school children. This should be one teacher or carer per five preschool children.
- While on board CountryLink services, school children are expected to maintain the same level of safe and courteous behaviour required of adult passengers.
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Family Fares
Family members, e.g. parents, grandparents, guardians and children who are members of the same household, can take advantage of CountryLink's family fare. All adults pay full fare (or use valid concession cards or pensioner travel vouchers), the first two children pay child fares and any additional children travel free of charge. People travelling on family fares must make exactly the same journey. Family fares can be booked online.
Infants
Children aged under four years are permitted to travel free of charge. One free seat per paying adult passenger with any additional sleeping berth charges to be paid. In the interest of safety infants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian aged 16 years or older. Infants must be personally allocated and occupy a reserved seat next to the adult and they are not to be seated on another passenger's lap. If additional seats are required for infants in excess of the number of adult passengers holding tickets, the child's fare must be paid for each additional seat.
If the adult is travelling in a sleeping berth the infant travels free, provided they occupy the same sleeping berth as the adult. The adult pays a first class fare plus the sleeping berth fee. If the infant occupies a sleeping berth on their own then the first class child fare is to be paid plus the sleeping berth fee.
As sleeper compartments are twinette in style, one adult passenger travelling with one infant will need to book sole use of the sleeping compartment and pay the appropriate child and adult fare, plus berth charges. Passengers travelling with infants cannot be booked in a compartment with an unrelated passenger.
With any additional "paid" child's ticket, a fee of $5.50 will apply to reservations cancelled inside seven days of travel.
Call 1800 TRAINS (872 467) to speak to a Traveltrain Holidays consultant about organising a group booking.
Queensland
It's so easy to make a group booking on QR Limited Traveltrain rail services.
Did you know discounts could apply when you travel as a group?
If you've got a group of 10 or more you need to move from A to B a QR Limited Traveltrain Group Booking Officer can help. Let them know how many people you've got to move and where you want to go. We will advise you on services, fares, luggage requirements and availability of meals on your journey.
All you have to do is contact a Group Booking Officer or complete the online Group Booking Form and the rest will be taken care of. Once travel is organised you'll receive a telephone call from one of our group booking officers and a letter of confirmation.
Group discount will not apply to journeys less than 100 kilometres and groups must travel together with passengers joining and leaving at the same stations.
Payment can be arranged by contacting our Group Booking Co-ordinator and should you require more information about group travel on QR Traveltrain services, please telephone +617 3235 1308 or fax +617 3235 7158.
Charters
Have you got a large group to move or just want to do something a little out of the ordinary with your corporate event or function? Why not charter your own train?
Traveltrain can help you plan your corporate, social or sporting club event. So do something a little different and travel in air-conditioned comfort.
For more information on chartering a Traveltrain service phone +617 3235 3103 or fax +617 3235 3060.
Edu$aver
QR Limited Traveltrain wishes to assist you with travel arrangements on your school excursions. Turn your next excursion into an unforgettable train journey.
Our Edu$aver policy provides for discounted rail travel on a number of our Outback services and the Bundaberg Tilt Train. Edu$aver may apply to school groups of 15 or more children/students (primary and secondary schools) travelling in economy seats. One teacher/adult per group may travel free and additional teachers or parents will receive a discount off the standard adult economy sitting fare. Other conditions apply and all bookings are subject to availability.
All you have to do is contact a Group Booking Officer or complete the online Group Booking Form and the rest will be taken care of. Once travel is organised you'll receive a telephone call from one of our group booking officers and a letter of confirmation.
Edu$aver Group discount will not apply to journeys less than 100 kilometres on the long distance services or within the Brisbane Suburban or Regional Network.
Call 1800 TRAINS (872 467) to speak to a Traveltrain Holidays consultant about organising a group booking.
Transcontinental
Escorted Group Tours
Enjoy the benefits and discounts of group travel. Trainways offers a great selection of professionally escorted group holiday experiences. Join up with a group of likeminded people and explore some of the best destinations and icon attractions of our great continent.
Trainways can also tailor itineraries to fit with your requirements, whether travelling with a group of friends or your local club. Group holiday packages can be arranged based on a minimum 10 people travelling.
For smaller, intimate groups up to 10 people, indulge in the ultimate pleasure of your own Private Carriage. These carriages are all fully self contained with lounge or dining facilities. Some even have their own galley where culinary delights can be prepared. Private Carriages can be arranged from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin, Adelaide-Melbourne, Adelaide-Perth and Adelaide-Sydney, Alice Springs and Darwin.
Meetings, Conferences, Incentives
When organizing your next conference, meeting or incentive, consider something unique. Offer the ultimate outback experience travelling in Gold Kangaroo Service aboard one of Australia's Great Train Journeys.
Special individual arrangements can be accommodated to provide the complete personalised travel experience. Ideas include porterage, pillow gifts, entertainment, special themes and cocktail parties.
Call 1800 TRAINS (872 467) to speak to a Traveltrain Holidays consultant about organising a group booking.
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