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Indian Pacific turns 40
The Indian Pacific’s 40th birthday marked a double-whammy in Australia’s rail history. It was this train that ran Australia’s first east-west rail service on standard gauge, which departed from Sydney’s Central Station on Monday, February 23 1970 and arrived in Perth on Friday, February 27 to 10,000 people.
Continue reading...Washaway between Crystal Brook and Peterborough
13. February 2010
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Heavy rain has washed away part of the rail track between Crystal Brook and Peterborough in South Australia and left other parts covered in mud. The Indian Pacific was due in Broken Hill in the far west of New South Wales on Friday but has been diverted through Melbourne for its trip to Sydney.
Continue reading...That’s the Spirit
11. January 2010
It was the movement some thought would never happen. Train number 2AL8, better known as Great Southern Rail’s ‘The Southern Spirit’, pulled out of Adelaide Parklands Terminal shortly after 8:30AM this morning bound for Alice Springs. At its head was locomotive NR85, the first NR locomotive painted into the striking green and white livery, known [...]
Continue reading...Wet conditions delay Ghan repair work
8. January 2010
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Repair crews may have to wait until Sunday before they can start work on a section of the Adelaide-to-Darwin rail line washed away by floodwaters. The Ghan passenger train was forced to turn back to Darwin yesterday as a result of the damage.
Continue reading...Flooding stops Ghan in its tracks
7. January 2010
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Passengers almost halfway through a train journey across Australia have had to turn back because of flooding in the desert. The Ghan, travelling from Darwin to Adelaide, was 230 kilometres north of Alice Springs when it came across a flooded section of track.
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24. February 2010
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