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Wet conditions delay Ghan repair work
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
Thursday, January 7, 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.
Continue reading...Late Ghan arrives in Adelaide
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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About 200 passengers on the Ghan have arrived in Adelaide more than half a day late. The front locomotive of the train was derailed about 300 kilometres south of Alice Spring on Sunday night when it hit a large bull.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
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A Ghan train travelling between Alice Springs and Adelaide has derailed after hitting a large bull. Senior Sergeant Michael Potts says the south-bound passenger train hit and killed a large bull on the railway line near Rose Hill Station in South Australia last night.
Continue reading...Australia’s Ship of the Desert, 80 Years On
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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By Ben Rimmer At 10:15am, Sunday August 4th, 1929, Adelaide Railway Station played host to the moment that changed Australian transport forever. The first leg of a then break-of-gauge journey to the centre of Australia departed Adelaide to the cries of a cheering crowd. The epic journey these passengers were about to experience was one that [...]
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Friday, January 8, 2010
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