Tag Archives: The Ghan

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Nitmiluk Gorge, Northern Territory

Today’s off-train excursion on The Ghan is to Nitmiluk Gorge, formerly known as Katherine Gorge. Departure is at 9am, with breakfast from 6.30am. Something is rattling in my cabin during the night, and by 6am […]

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Marla and Alice Springs

Today’s off-train excursions on The Ghan are to Marla and Alice Springs. The first stop is a sunrise breakfast at Marla. Up at 5.30 am, the constraints of the single cabin in the dark and […]

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The Ghan, South Australia

The Ghan leaves Adelaide Parklands Terminal today, bound for Darwin. My subcontinental Fangio of a taxi driver insists on taking the speed humps leading to the railway station at 60km per hour and seems to […]