The Ghan train is more than 700m long. There are moments in a lifetime of travel adventures that I’ll never forget, and two happened on the Ghan journey. One was sitting outside on a cold, starry ...

The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth. A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across about 80% of the country’s interior — an area roughly equivalent to ...

Australia’s most iconic rail trip, the Ghan, runs north from Adelaide through the harsh deserts of the center on a transcontinental journey that stretches more than 1,800 miles all the way to the ...

It’s just past 8am when the first glass of champagne is pressed into my hand. Refreshingly chill, and beaded with condensation from the 32C morning, this glass sets the tone for the journey ahead.

MEASURING six and a half times the length of Adelaide Oval, Australia’s longest passenger train in more than a decade has embarked on its record-breaking journey. The Ghan departed Adelaide bound for ...

AT LAST, 126 YEARS after the north-to-south transcontinental route was conceived, Australia’s legendary Ghan train is running the entire 1,851 miles between Adelaide and Darwin. Named for the ...

WITH its towering, 70m-high rock faces bordering 13 gorges and ancient Aboriginal rock art, it is easy to understand why Katherine Gorge attracts 250,000 visitors a year. For many, the journey to the ...

The Ghan train – which makes the epic journey across Australia between Darwin and Adelaide, via Alice Springs – just got an upgrade courtesy of design studio Woods Bagot. Having already transformed ...

The Ghan opens to the public for the first time in four years on Saturday. The last open day attracted about 6000 people. Great Southern Rail's hospitality manager Jos Engelaar has worked for the past ...

The Ghan will extend its long-loved northbound journey with a special stop in South Australia's Flinders Ranges in 2027.

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