Frank Hurley (1885-1962), Bedouins , c. 1910, Image courtesy National Lib of Aus: an23566025.
The first freight train heading for Darwin from Alice Springs in February 2004. Image courtesy NT Dept of Infrastructure
The Indian Pacific travels across Nullarbor. Image courtesy Gr Southern Railway
Puffing Billy Picture from their website
The Ghan picture from their website
Melbourne Trams
Public Transport Options.
What to do when you get there? To help you find the way use an interactive Map
ACT: NSW: NT: QLD: SA: TAS: VIC: WA: Great_Australian_Train_Journeys
Also see Sightseeing for suggestions on what to see and do. Also check the Weather
Catch a Bus, Ferry or Train:
ACT: Canberra Buses or for Tourist Information
ACT: Canberra Trains
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NSW: Sydney Buses or Ph 131500 which is also available as a website click here 131500.info or for Sydney Tourist Information
NSW: Sydney Ferries
NSW: Sydney Trains
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NT: Darwin Buses or for General Tourist Information or for NT: Ferries
NT: NT Trains NT's have the Ghan, but passenger wishing to travel around need to use Buses etc
Alice Springs: Buses Alice Springs Buses and Alice Springs Tourist Information
Katherine: Buses, they do not have a website, but are located in Palmer Street, Katherine, NT, 0850
Ph 08 8971 0995 or for Katherine Tourist Information
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QLD: Brisbane Buses or for Queensland Tourist Information or Brisbane Tourist Information
QLD: Brisbane Ferries,
QLD: Brisbane Trains for journey planner & information Ph:131230
or Fraser Island and for Ferry Prices and times plus camping fees etc
All roads on Fraser Island are sand tracks. There is no pharmacy or resident doctor, although a Queensland Ambulance Service station operates from Happy Valley during peak visitor periods and an air ambulance is available for emergencies.
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SA: Adelaide Buses and Trams or for Tourist Information
SA: Adelaide Trains Ph (08) 8303 0822
SA: Kangaroo Island Ferries
Ferries take about 45 minute to cross from Cape Jervis in the south, to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island.
For Yorke and Eyre Peninsula Ferries or for more information on Yorke Peninsula or the Eyre Peninsula.
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TAS: Tas Buses of for Tourist Information
TAS: Victoria to Tasmania ferry link
TAS: Tas Trains seem to have been relegated to a tourist attraction
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VIC: Melbourne Buses, Trams, Trains, or for Tourist Information
VIC: Ferries
VIC: Melbourne Trains
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WA: Perth Buses see bottom left side of page timetables or for Tourist Information
http://www.tourism.wa.gov.au
WA: Perth Ferries when on that page see bottom left side for link to timetables. Or For Rottness Island Ferry
WA: Perth Trains see bottom left side of page for timetables
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Australia Wide: Great Australian Train Journeys to book a trip on one of the major National trains. Some trains take cars only. You might need a train to return home for a visit, or you might want to do a round trip, and return to your caravan.
If it is just a short trip in an old train, then the following assorted and interesting train journeys in various parts of Australia would be ideal. For example Puffing Billy in Victoria, Maldon / Castlemaine in Central Victoria, or is it NSW and the Blue Mountains that interests you? Then it is the Great Zig Zag Railway that you should see. So if you are a train aficionado, then try one or more of the following. For more information about trains, see this article Train Journeys
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Assorted Train Journey Websites:
- Puffing Billy
- AustralAsia Railway Corporation
- The Ghan
- Indian Pacific
- The Great Zig Zag Railway
- The Overland
- The Sunlander
- Tilt Train
- The Pichi Richi Railway
- The Kuranda Scenic Railway
- The Gulflander
- The Bellarine Peninsula railway
- The Hotham Valley railway
- The Queenslander
- The Cockle Train
See also 4x4 Extreme Repair, Budgeting, Calendar, Mobile Communications, Motoring Associations, National Parks, News, Planning, Preparation, Road Conditions, Safety, and Weather.
