The verdict on new, extended version of Australia’s epic train journey

The great train odyssey has been reimagined in an itinerary that gives travellers time and breadth to experience the gems of ...
Yahoo

Heard about The Ghan, Australia's famous train? Try The Indian Pacific instead

In 1969, the route was rebuilt and extended from Sydney to Perth, making it possible to ride a train 62 hours between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean for the first time. And the first passenger train ...
The New Zealand Herald

Indian Pacific train: Luxury coast‑to‑coast journey across Australia

Journey across the breadth of Australia from coast to coast and discover the stark, wild beauty of the country’s hidden interior. Beyond my window, Earth has lost its features. There are no gentle ...
Goulburn Post

Train trip: they said the Nullarbor was dull - I found the soul of Australia instead

The Nullarbor Plain gets a bad press. Edward Eyre, the first European to cross it nearly 200 years ago, called it "a hideous anomaly, a blot on the face of Nature, the sort of place one gets into in ...
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I spent four days on a train in the Outback — it was my idea of hell

When friends talk about enjoying blissful weekends with no plans, I cannot relate. I need to be doing things, lest I am left alone with my thoughts. Which is why, as I arrived at Sydney’s Central ...