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It operated weekly departing Sydney on
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The first service departed Sydney on 14 November 1983. It was jointly operated by the
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was rerouted to Sydney on selected journeys. This ceased in March 2003.
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was an
Australian passenger train service that ran between
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locomotives took over for the journey to Alice
Springs.
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573:Last Ghan into Sydney pulls up short
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16:Australian train service 1983 to 1988
437:The Alice to Australia's Wonderland
404:Direct Sydney – Alice Springs Train
365:diesel took over for the journey to
357:electric locomotives from Sydney to
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940:Railway services introduced in 1983
925:Named passenger trains of Australia
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125:Average journey time
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291:1987 America's Cup
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167:Central Australian
117:Distance travelled
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377:References
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361:where an
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324:The Alice
319:Formation
295:Fremantle
224:The Alice
203:The Alice
173:Technical
38:The Alice
22:The Alice
740:The Ghan
371:GM class
363:80 class
355:86 class
351:46 class
313:Adelaide
308:The Ghan
279:Bridge.
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195:1,435 mm
128:47 hours
45:Overview
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776:Defunct
440:Network
359:Lithgow
301:Revival
273:Kulgera
218:History
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103:Termini
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61:Ceased
58:Status
242:Perth
98:Route
491:ANR
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