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Australia by train

Transcontinental trains measured in nights, and narrow-gauge steam lines measured in hours, the Australian catalogue divides by how long you stay on board.

Australian rail travel is a choice between two very different things. A transcontinental train crosses a desert or a coast over one or more nights, with a cabin and a fare that covers the holiday. A heritage railway in the ranges or the Tasmanian rainforest is a half-day return, bought as an ordinary excursion ticket.

Every journey below carries its own published route, operating season and booking record; where an operator publishes no fare or season, this catalogue leaves it blank rather than estimating one.

9 published journeys · 2 groupings

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6 journeys

Transcontinental and overnight trains

Scheduled and private services crossing the country with cabins on board.

3 journeys

Heritage and steam railways

Preserved narrow-gauge lines, mostly half-day returns run to a published timetable.

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