The Sunlander 14 project was initiated to replace the existing Sunlander diesel-hauled locomotive train with a new tilt train and to upgrade the two existing Cairns tilt trains.

This report examines the Traveltrain renewal program and focuses more specifically on the Sunlander 14 project.

It assesses the planning, governance and decision-making processes for both the original decision to replace the Sunlander rollingstock and the subsequent decision to de-scope the project.