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Crossing the Australian continent aboard the Indian Pacific Railway | Perth WA, city and suburbs | King's Park, Perth, WA | Perth Royal Show, 2010 | Rottnest Island, WA | Fremantle, WA | Southwest Western Australia

Crossing the Australian continent aboard the Indian Pacific Railway

In October 2022 we flew to Perth, Western Australia, to ride the Indian Pacific back east across the continent, travelling the Trans Australian Railway standard-gauge line across the desert as far as Adelaide, the South Australian capital. Like its north-south sister service, The Ghan, the Indian Pacific has been reborn as a stylish, full-service excursion journey. Both services have proven so successful that the string of carriages usually extends nearly one kilometre from the locomotive.

Over two days and two nights, the landscape changes from the open eucalypt woodland and wheatfields to the desert scrubland, the treeless saltbush country of the Nullarbor Plain and then the red sand dune country of western South Australia, before reaching the market gardens and commuter towns immediately north of Adelaide.




Map courtesy of www.seat61.com/Australia.htm 'A beginner's guide to train travel in Australia'



Historic 1943 WA Govt Railways locomotive displayed at East Perth Terminal
Historic 1943 WA Govt Railways locomotive displayed at East Perth Terminal		 Outside East Perth Terminal, Perth WA
Outside East Perth Terminal, Perth WA		 Indian Pacific train, outback Australia
Indian Pacific train, outback Australia
Darling Ranges countryside from the Indian Pacific Railway, Western Australia
Darling Ranges countryside from the Indian Pacific Railway, Western Australia		 Wheatfields of the Darling Ranges, seen from the Indian Pacific Railway, Western Australia
Wheatfields of the Darling Ranges, seen from the Indian Pacific Railway, Western Australia		 Beyond the Darling Ranges the West Australian countryside becomes steadily drier
Beyond the Darling Ranges the West Australian countryside becomes steadily drier
Passenger lounge aboard the Indian Pacific train
Passenger lounge aboard the Indian Pacific train		 Outback eucalypt woodland alongside the Trans Australian Railway eastbound from Perth, Western Australia
Outback eucalypt woodland alongside the Trans Australian Railway eastbound from Perth, Western Australia		 Still more outback eucalypt woodland alongside the Trans Australian Railway eastbound from Perth, Western Australia
Still more outback eucalypt woodland alongside the Trans Australian Railway eastbound from Perth, Western Australia
Nullarbor Plain, Westerm Australia
Nullarbor Plain, Westerm Australia		 Surface water remaining after rain had fallen on the Nullarbor Plain
Surface water remaining after rain had fallen on the Nullarbor Plain		 Nullarbor Plain, Westerm Australia
Nullarbor Plain, Westerm Australia
Looking back as we roll on east out of WA into South Australian territory.
Looking back as we roll on east out of WA into South Australian territory. 		Arriving at Cook, a tiny and remote railway settlement in outback South Australia
Arriving at Cook, a tiny and remote railway settlement in outback South Australia		 Indian Pacific train stretches through Cook on the Nullarbor Plain
Indian Pacific train stretches through Cook on the Nullarbor Plain
Police lock-ups at the remote settlement of Cook on the Nullarbor Plain
Police lock-ups at the remote settlement of Cook on the Nullarbor Plain		 Ghost town of Cook on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia
Ghost town of Cook on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia		 Cook, 'Queen City of the Nullarbor', South Australia
Cook, 'Queen City of the Nullarbor', South Australia
Paused below the water tower at Cook on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia
Paused below the water tower at Cook on the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia		 Indian Pacific locomotive, outback Australia
Indian Pacific locomotive, outback Australia		 Adelaide Parklands Terminal of the Indian Pacific Railway
Adelaide Parklands Terminal of the Indian Pacific Railway
Our Adelaide holiday rental in inner-city Prospect
Our Adelaide holiday rental in inner-city Prospect		 One of many distinctively South Australian homes in inner-city Adelaide
One of many distinctively South Australian homes in inner-city Adelaide		 Roses flourish outsid period homes in North Adelaide, SA
Roses flourish outsid period homes in North Adelaide, SA
State Library of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
State Library of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA		 University of Adelaide campus on North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
University of Adelaide campus on North Terrace, Adelaide, SA		 The Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
The Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA
Specialty greengrocer at Adelaide Central Market, SA
Specialty greengrocer at Adelaide Central Market, SA		 Algerian paella oranaise served at Adelaide's Central Market
Algerian paella oranaise served at Adelaide's Central Market		 The Overland train at Adelaide Parklands Terminal, SA
The Overland train at Adelaide Parklands Terminal, SA

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George McCarten25-Dec-2022 04:33
What a great series thus far. Looking forward to seeing many more.
Cathryn24-Dec-2022 07:17
An impressive gallery.
Danad12-Dec-2022 16:05
Thank you for sharing this interesting experience. Superb images...
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