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 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 ...

Riding The Ghan – the world’s longest sleeper train – in first class was like stepping into a moving luxury hotel through the heart of Australia. In this video, I share what it’s like to journey from ...

In the lounge car, the train’s equivalent of a living room one carriage along from the restaurant, proximity fosters conversation and friendships forge easily. Sitting on one of the pink banquettes ...

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.

One of the world’s classic train routes, the Ghan in Australia, will more than double in length when an extension from Alice Springs to Darwin opens in February. Tickets are on sale now. The expanded ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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