A train is damaged and more than a kilometre of power lines needs to be urgently replaced after power problems caused a train with close to 60 passengers on board to stop in a tunnel for nearly an hour on Saturday night. Repairs works continue to affect a number of lines and services more than 12 hours on.
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Services back to normal after NGR train triggers overhead line issues
A New Generation Rollingstock train came into contact with overhead lines in Brisbane CBD, creating lengthy weekend delays.
Train network delays, buses called in after overhead-line issues
All south-east Queensland trains are delayed up to 20 minutes and replacement buses are delayed up to an hour.
Children with 'as many as 20 decayed teeth' inspire dentist's annual pilgrimage
An Australian dentist “absolutely shocked” by the state of orphaned and impoverished children’s teeth in East Timor packs up his bags every year to trek the country, providing free dental care wherever he goes.
Motorcyclist dies after being run over by truck west of Brisbane
The rider fell off his motorbike on the Warrego Highway at about 1am and was hit by a truck as he lay on the road, police said.
Motorcyclist dies after being run over by truck west of Brisbane
The rider fell off his motorbike on the Warrego Highway at about 1am and was hit by a truck as he lay on the road, police said.
The goal of learning the history of Australia's first women's soccer game
While many football fans are glued to the World Cup, a group in Brisbane is unearthing the origins of the first women’s game played in Australia.
'$100 for a bag of goon': The Qld towns where illegal alcohol is 'out of control'
Some Queenslanders are willing to pay up to $100 for cask wine in towns where alcohol is either restricted or banned — and they’re going to great lengths to hide their stash from authorities.
Queensland’s last leper colony reveals its secrets
A young mother’s harrowing 12-year stay on Peel Island is revealed after the chance discovery of an old cassette tape in a cabinet.