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9 published journeys
Read the Australia by train guide →These journeys, grouped and explained.
Narrow-gauge steam through the Dandenong Ranges
1h 50m · Puffing Billy Railway (Emerald Tourist Railway Board)
Photo: Frank Stamford · CC BY 2.0
Abt rack and rainforest above Queenstown
3h · West Coast Wilderness Railway
Photo: Stuart Smith. · CC BY-SA 2.0
Summer by rail from subtropical Brisbane to Adelaide.
72h · Journey Beyond Rail
Photo: A.trailphotography / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Coast to coast across Australia and the Nullarbor.
96h · Journey Beyond Rail
Photo: Tomoyn / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Rainforest, waterfalls and century-old carriages above Cairns.
1h 55m · Queensland Rail Travel
Photo: JustARandomEditor123 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Twenty-five hours along Queensland’s tropical coast.
25h · Queensland Rail Travel
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Overnight from Brisbane to the heart of Queensland’s interior.
26h · Queensland Rail Travel
Photo: Lobster1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Across Australia through the Red Centre
96h · Journey Beyond Rail
Photo: Tomoyn / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
A full daylight crossing between Melbourne and Adelaide.
10h 30m · Journey Beyond Rail
Photo: Takeshi Aida · CC BY-SA 2.0