Day 2 of the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday" 19th May 2016 (Part One) The Indian Pacific is due into Broken Hill at 6.30am, and despite my best efforts to sleep on, our carriage has been stirring into life from around 5.00am. There are 9 twin cabins in each Gold Class carriage, and most of our 18 passengers intend … Continue reading Day 2 of the The Indian Pacific Sydney – Perth (Part One)
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Our “Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday” begins with The Indian Pacific from Sydney
I have been addicted to rail travel since my first three month Eurailpass in 1978. Trust me, I milked that pass for all the value I could - including riding the night trains back and forward between major cities, so I could sight-see several days in each city, but never pay for accommodation - a … Continue reading Our “Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday” begins with The Indian Pacific from Sydney
The Return from Broken Hill
Day 9 of our Broken Hill adventure ends as it began. We re-board the Outback Explorer for our trip back to Sydney. This train leaves Sydney at 6.18am on a Monday morning and arrives at Broken Hill at 7.10pm (local time*). Then it turns around the next morning - Tuesday - leaving at 7.45am (local … Continue reading The Return from Broken Hill
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