How does the East Coast Discovery Pass work in Australia?

I've been reading about the East Coast Discovery Pass for trains in Australia. It seems that it's a pass for 6 months with the only restriction that you pay for travel in one direction from city A city to city B.

Is it possible to make as many stops as I want? For instance, if I buy a Sydney to Cairns pass, may I make a route like this?

Sydney -> Gloucester (2 days here)
Gloucester -> Coffs Harbour (3 days here)
Coffs Harbour -> Brisbane (5 days here)
Brisbane -> .....

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Best Answer

It seems there are:

(a) a Discovery Pass, which allows unlimited train travel within 'New South Wales' (including between Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra) – but not including Cairns.

(b) a Queensland Explorer Pass, which allows unlimited travel on most Queensland rail services.

(c) a Queensland Coastal Pass, which allows one-way travel between Brisbane and Cairns (or vice versa), with an unlimited number of stops en route (but only in one or other direction).

So with passes, from Sydney to Cairns you would need (a) and (c). However if not making various breaks in the journey, a 'regular' train ticket or tickets might cost less.

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