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where an itinerant population of around 150 cameleers were based, generically called "Afghans". "The Ghan
Express" name originated with train crews in the 1890s as a taunt to officialdom because, when an expensive sleeping car was put on from Quorn to Oodnadatta, "on the first return journey the only
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The Ghan was suspended for five months from March to August 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and border closures – the longest suspension in the train's existence. The first post-COVID train departed
Adelaide for Darwin on 31 August 2020. The train would later be suspended again on its final run of
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December 2012 and January 2013, it ran only once every two weeks. Until 2016, a second service operated between June and September, recommencing again in May 2019 due to demand. The train stops at Adelaide, Alice Springs, Katherine and Darwin; the stops at
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By as early as 1924, because of the notorious unreliability of this fortnightly steam train, European pastoralists commonly called it "in ribald fashion The Afghan
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immediately behind the locomotive carried spare sleepers and railway tools, so passengers and crew could repair the line. The very uncertain service via this route was tolerated because
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for two hours and 200 kilometres (120 mi) when he was locked out of the train following a stop in Port
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where the original line was often washed away during heavy rain. It was also hoped that the construction of the new line would improve the train's timekeeping.
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The Ghan - Australia's grand rail journey: Adelaide to Darwin via the Red Centre and Top End
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South Australia’s iconic train experience The Ghan bought by Sydney investment fund
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On 6 June 2009, a nineteen-year-old American tourist clung to the outside of
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wagon. The average length of the train is 774 metres (2,539 ft). Two
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This article is about the train service in Australia. For the Australian
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The service's name is an abbreviated version of its previous nickname,
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at a level crossing and derailed 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of
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In November 1998, one service per week was extended from Adelaide to
2851:"On board The Ghan: travelling Adelaide to Darwin on a luxury train"
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service was notorious for delays caused by washouts of the track. A
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2320:"Mile-long Train Blazes New Trail Through Parched Heart of Outback"
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630:(line completed to Darwin in 2004); the former narrow-gauge route (
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Rails to the Top End: the Adelaide-Darwin transcontinental railway
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2708:"American tourist defies death on train across Australian desert"
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Australia, to promote the new service and tourism to the region.
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In October 2019, the train featured in BBC Two's episode one of
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1725:"Want to see more of Australia along the way? Just whistle!"
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while from April 1999, the other was diverted to operate to
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passenger was an Afghan", mocking its commercial viability.
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diesel-electrics because of their low-slung traction motors
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was privatised in 1997 and has since then been operated by
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was one of several bearing the train's logo and red livery
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Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics
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locomotive, is ready to depart Alice Springs, about 1973
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arrival in Darwin signified a new era of tourism in the
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The train, further back, looking towards Alice Springs
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the 2020 season due to a lockdown in South Australia.
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at a level crossing 50 km (31 mi) north of
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2746:(4th ed.). Alice Springs, NT: Paul Fitzsimons.
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SBS to air 17-hour episode of 'slow TV' hit The Ghan
2259:"International Journalists Cover the Ghan's Journey"
2204:. Automobile Association of the Northern Territory.
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Commonwealth Railways stainless steel carriage stock
2406:"Return date for Australia's famous Ghan announced"
1467:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 March 2007
1319:, southbound, on the curve into Alice Springs, 2015
3244:Passenger rail transport in the Northern Territory
2178:. AustralAsia Railway Corporation. Archived from
1575:"11 of the world's most luxurious train journeys"
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2763:The Ghan: the story of the Alice Springs railway
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2152:. Heritage Council of NSW. 1998. Archived from
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2089:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
2031:"GSR Announce Changes to Ghan & Overland"
1975:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
1961:Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
1408:in the narrow-gauge era, now operating at the
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2507:, 11 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
2116:"Work Starts This Month on Alice-Darwin Line"
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1613:. Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society.
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1094:The Ghan: Australia's Greatest Train Journey
718:, in the late 1960s and early 1970s for the
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2918:The Ghan Australia's Greatest Train Journey
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2784:. Winston Hills, NSW: Golden Gecko Press.
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2765:. Chatswood, NSW: New Holland Publishers.
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1875:"On the 2 pm from Adelaide to Alice"
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2350:Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame
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1693:, 30 March 2015. Accessed 31 March 2015.
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2641:"Rains Wash Section of Ghan Rail Link"
2615:"Court finds Ghan crash driver guilty"
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1873:Tregaskis, Moana (16 September 1990).
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2801:"All Aboard! New Ghan: out of Darwin"
2547:Debelle, Penelope (25 October 2002).
2436:"Watch video online | Discovery"
2386:from the original on 22 February 2011
2238:from the original on 17 December 2003
2208:from the original on 28 February 2016
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2100:Last Ghan into Sydney pulls up short
1851:from the original on 26 December 2015
1573:Malathronas, John (8 December 2015).
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211:All in roomette/twinette compartments
2687:from the original on 2 November 2012
2651:from the original on 2 November 2012
2528:from the original on 20 October 2019
2416:from the original on 30 October 2020
2228:"Croc Hunter Launches Another Beast"
2146:"Tunnels, Dams & Power Stations"
2046:GSR's Ghan Commences Melbourne Runs
1933:Burton, Rosamund (9 December 2006).
1914:from the original on 6 February 2020
1904:"Slicing Through Australia's Center"
1770:from the original on 31 January 2019
1553:from the original on 30 October 2020
1503:from the original on 6 February 2021
1279:Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum
1085:In 2018, it was also the subject of
881:line followed the same track as the
3239:Railway services introduced in 1929
3234:Named passenger trains of Australia
2865:from the original on 8 January 2018
2476:from the original on 7 January 2019
2446:from the original on 28 August 2017
2356:from the original on 16 August 2017
2289:"Train Track Opens Awesome Outback"
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1051:Great Railway Journeys of the World
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2849:Huxley, John (28 September 2016).
2836:from the original on 29 April 2014
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1902:Pfeiff, Margo (5 September 2004).
1384:The first-class restaurant car on
971:. Following the conversion of the
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3249:Rail transport in South Australia
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2718:from the original on 24 July 2022
2579:"Ghan derailment victim critical"
2318:Squires, Nick (15 January 2004).
2295:. 1 February 2004. Archived from
1678:newspaper, 20 October 1924, p. 9.
1547:"TrainReview's guide to The Ghan"
1441:from the original on 3 March 2021
1109:Great Australian Railway Journeys
3254:1929 establishments in Australia
3219:Adelaide-Darwin railway corridor
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2706:O'Loughlin, Toni (8 June 2009).
2595:from the original on 6 June 2007
2559:from the original on 31 May 2004
2269:from the original on 11 May 2008
2257:Barker, Anne (3 February 2004).
2234:. Melbourne. 25 September 2003.
2007:issue 967 November 1981 page 522
1609:Barrington R, Babbage J (1980).
1587:from the original on 10 May 2023
1487:"Trainline 6 Statistical Report"
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1635:"Australia: Going, going, Ghan"
1435:Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions
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693:Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions
81:Transcontinental passenger rail
2824:Rickard, Lucy (19 June 2012).
1964:issue 506 December 1979 page 6
1753:, Great Southern Rail website.
1734:, Great Southern Rail website.
1666:newspaper, 10 July 1937, p. 4.
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2913:National Library of Australia
2120:International Railway Journal
2114:Ian Hammond (1 August 2000).
2091:issue 786 April 2003 page 152
2061:"Ghan Sydney Bound in April"
2051:issue 129 January 1999 page 5
2019:Railway Gazette International
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1019:, an international symbol of
806:Stirling North to Marree line
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608:Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor
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197:Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor
180:52 hours 30 minutes (average)
172:2,979 km (1,851 mi)
142:www.journeybeyondrail.com.au
3224:Interstate rail in Australia
2973:Interstate rail in Australia
2893:travel guide from Wikivoyage
2799:Brunhouse, Jay (July 2006).
2074:First Run of Ghan to Sydney
1977:issue 521 March 1981 page 24
1611:History of the Pichi Railway
626:The standard-gauge route of
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3193:Southern Shorthaul Railroad
2826:"Iconic outback train trip"
2681:Australian Associated Press
2647:. Melbourne. 4 March 2007.
2589:Australian Associated Press
1908:The San Francisco Chronicle
1371:Adelaide Parklands Terminal
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1127:Salisbury, South Australia
1065:featured in an episode of
1027:Suspension during pandemic
837:Premier of South Australia
757:Central Australian Railway
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299:774 m (2,539 ft)
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2805:International Travel News
2584:The Sydney Morning Herald
2505:The Sydney Morning Herald
2346:"Steve Irwin (1962-2006)"
2078:issue 131 May 1999 page 5
973:Adelaide to Crystal Brook
751:Starting in August 1929,
708:stainless steel carriages
632:Central Australia Railway
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827:opened in January 2004.
765:3 ft 6 in
759:, originally built as a
240:Entertainment facilities
2500:19 January 2019 at the
2263:The World Today Archive
1794:3 November 2012 at the
1766:. Great Southern Rail.
1749:2 February 2012 at the
1730:22 January 2013 at the
1166:collided with a sewage
940:In October 1980, a new
2761:Fuller, Basil (2012).
2742:Bromby, Robin (2004).
1992:September 1980 page 27
1388:(standard gauge), 2009
1302:Darwin railway station
1211:border, winter ca 1948
1054:in 1980, presented by
1000:Snowy Mountains Scheme
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232:Observation facilities
224:Auto-rack arrangements
27:. For other uses, see
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3010:Sydney–Adelaide–Perth
2382:. 26 September 2003.
2065:February 1999 page 12
1532:12 April 2016 at the
1496:. 2018. p. 108.
1136:On 12 December 2006,
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773:Commonwealth Railways
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216:Sleeping arrangements
129:Commonwealth Railways
3000:(under construction)
2905:at Wikimedia Commons
2591:. 13 December 2006.
2150:Heritage Office News
2004:The Railway Magazine
1820:on 19 September 2006
1645:on 11 September 2007
1121:On 24 October 2002,
1116:Noteworthy incidents
994:Connection to Darwin
887:John McDouall Stuart
866:in January 1884 and
769:narrow-gauge railway
655:Afghan camel drivers
592:experiential tourism
208:Seating arrangements
177:Average journey time
3168:Magnetic Rail Group
3116:The Southern Spirit
3064:New South Wales XPT
2472:. 10 January 2018.
2037:August 1998 page 10
1536:Great Southern Rail
1410:Pichi Richi Railway
1304:, East Arm, in 2005
133:Australian National
112:Current operator(s)
40:
3123:Spirit of Progress
2992:Melbourne–Adelaide
2938:on 28 October 2018
2811:on 29 October 2013
2619:National Nine News
2126:on 9 February 2016
2022:June 1982 page 420
1879:The New York Times
1209:Northern Territory
1162:On 6 August 2007,
1150:Northern Territory
1105:Michael Portillo's
1074:: Extreme Railways
1010:Northern Territory
929:to Alice Springs.
923:diesel locomotives
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883:overland telegraph
651:The Afghan Express
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419:Northern Territory
169:Distance travelled
124:Former operator(s)
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25:Afghan (Australia)
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2924:" documentary by
2909:The Ghan ephemera
2901:Media related to
2683:. 6 August 2007.
2621:. 1 December 2007
2087:Here & There
1973:Here & There
1958:Here & There
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