Rails Around Australia - Episode 1 - Destination Alice - 1987 

They’ve got good guts and dedication those steam enthusiasts, hearts go out to them!

Unreal fully enjoyed watching this being in Alice Springs right now

I always regret never having taken a trip on the Old Ghan. We traveled to Adelaide on the new Ghan about 20 years ago but didn't enjoy sitting up; still, quite an adventure. It's quicker and cheaper to fly to Adelaide these days but it isn't quite the same. If I ever win Lotto I'm going to take the family on a trip up to Darwin on the Ghan; first class of course.

You have to admire the Railway Workers who had to endure harsh conditions in the Outback of Central Australia in days gone by!🤨🛤️🏜️🐪🦅🏚️☀️🌡️🇦🇺

This is a great series, many thanks for posting it.

If I am not mistaken, that is Bill Peach commentating and doing a great job with a very well written script.

My parents have these on VHS. I loved them.

Looks like it was a great series on Railway travel around Australia!🤨👩‍🔧🏚️🚂🚇🚆🚃🚃🚃🛤️🇦🇺

I have watched these many times, and have only just noticed at about 15:40, one of the train crews notices they are filming and backs out of the shot.

rode the ghan 3 times in alice 1 month ea time then up to darwin . third time was in alice unplanned as the tracks were washed out. still enjoyed alice, visited the RSL many times. my brother and i realy enjpoyed the casino Lassiters.

Those spirit of progress carriages were super comfy.

Even on the Ghan today, “It is better to journey than to arrive”

Quorn of course featured in the Aussie Movie Sunday Too Far Away with Jack Thompson showing a Diesel Locomotive pulling into the Railway Station in one of the movie's final scenes!🤨🚇🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🛤️🐰🐇🐑

The young fella with the Guitar featured on the Documentary The Ghan Is Going as well!🙂👨🎸🎼🎼🚇🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🛤️🏜️🐪

I am revisiting this video after quite a long time. I have since seen on the "Slow TV" DVD of the Ghan that there was a bridge over the fink that washed away, and then, they laid the tracks directly over the river bed. This program reads that the surveyors did not know there was a river. Not sure which one is correct.

Goodness, i've been looking for this clip for around 20 years.....found it !!!!!!!!!!!!! yaya !! love to know the piece of music at the start?

This series of "World Around Us" documentaries from Station ATN-Sydney is TV at its best! Compare this with the utter shit Station ATN is spewing out today, and not just ATN, TCN and TEN are also guilty of throwing up shit on our TV screens. The technology may have advanced but programme standards today are well and truly down the toilet.

I did some research back in 2012. Centenary of Titanic. It took 12 hours to fire up a boiler for use from room temp. May i ask how long a train boiler takes ?

The fire girl is my kind of woman.

awesome :)

There is a part missing here at about 7:20. There was a part where they showed footage of the rail "grave yard" in Newport Vic. (I am also the TheCamster1980).

Whats the music at the start?

"Spirit of Progress"? Hardly. Break of gauge at Albury ultimately doomed the service before the Albury to Melbourne section was standardised to 4-feet 8-1/2 inches.

enjoy the films

I like the election update at 25:16