The Indian Pacific | Luxury coast to coast rail journey

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Come for a trip on Australia's most epic railway journey, The Indian Pacific, all the way from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide and the Nullarbor. This is a four-day, three-night 4352km journey traverses mountain ranges, arid deserts as well as the longest straight stretch of railway in the world, all in air-conditioned comfort with sumptuous three-course meals. Named for the two oceans the train encounters on its journey, the Indian Pacific travels between Perth, Adelaide and Sydney on a spectacular 4352km crossing. Find out why this transcontinental train is considered one of the world's great railway journeys. The Indian Pacific is operated by Journey Beyond Rail. The Indian Pacific fares and bookings: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/indian-pacific/ The Indian Pacific timetable: https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/guest-information/timetables/the-indian-pacific-2023-timetable/ 🚉 Train: The Indian Pacific 🚉 Operator: Journey Beyond Rail 🚉 Locomotives: Two NR class diesels (NR86 and NR32) operated by Pacific National 🚉 Cabin: Q3 🚉 Route: Sydney - Adelaide - Perth 🚉 Distance: 4352km 🚉 Class: Gold Service single cabin 🚉 Travel dates: 22 March 2023 - 25 March 2023 EQUIPMENT: 🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1, DJI Mini 3 Pro Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:11 - Check in and pre-departure refreshments 03:28 - Route and Indian Pacific arriving 05:42 - Boarding 06:47 - Gold Single cabin tour 09:06 - Departing Sydney and train walk-through 12:09 - Welcome announcement and Western Sydney 13:39 - The Blue Mountains 14:23 - Day 1 - Dinner 15:45 - Cabin in bed mode and passing Bathurst 17:25 - Day 2 - Shower and sunrise 19:03 - Broken Hill Off Train Experiences 20:35 - Broken Hill 24:18 - Day 2 - Breakfast and shower room tour 26:16 - Peterborough 28:27 - Jamestown and Gladstone Gaol 29:30 - Day 2 - Lunch 30:30 - Adelaide off train experiences 32:09 - Adelaide Central Market 32:56 - Delay at Adelaide Parklands Terminal 34:48 - Day 3 - Near Pimba 36:08 - The Trans-Australian Railway 36:38 - Day 3 - Breakfast 37:50 - The Tea and Sugar 39:23 - Day 3 - Lunch 39:59 - Longest length of straight track in the world 40:43 - Cook 42:06 - Update on Rawlinna dinner under the stars 43:46 - Day 3 - Dinner 44:08 - Drinks in Rawlinna 44:57 - Kalgoorlie Railway Station 45:38 - Day 4 - Eastern Goldfields Railway 46:49 - Day 4 - Breakfast 47:11 - Driver change in Merredin 47:50 - Day 4 - Lunch (final meal) 48:32 - Avon Valley and Swan Valley 49:20 - Chat with the Journey Manager 50:06 - Final thoughts 51:30 - Train fares 52:03 - East Perth Terminal and twin cabins 53:15 - Fremantle at sunset Music I use Artlist for high quality, licensed audio. If you sign up using my referral link below, you will get two extra months for free. https://artlist.io/Adam-3542584 Credits and sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Australian_Railway Photo and video attributions: 4SA8 Indian Pacific passing through Bathurst on 22/03/23 Courtesy @TheBritFromOz008 YouTube channel TransAustralian railway map https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Trans-Australian_Railway_within_Sydney-Perth_rail_corridor.png Commonwealth Railways leaflet provided to passengers on the Trans-Australian Railway https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trans-Australian_Railway_leaflet_provided_to_passengers_circa_1960_--_reverse.jpg Travel by Trans-Australian Railway poster Commonwealth Railways, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commonwealth_Railways_poster_--_Travel_by_Trans-Australian_Railway,_ca_1940.jpg Rail line at Cook https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Looking_east_on_the_trans_australia_line_from_cook.jpg Photo by Bleakcomb Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society Train Photo by Lindsay Bridge https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steamtown_Peterborough_Railway_Preservation_Society_train_(hauled_by_loco_Pmr_720)_over_floodway_bridge_near_Black_Rock,_South_Australia,_21_May_1984_(Lindsay_Bridge_photo).jpg All Manner of Trains Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1962. Directed by Malcolm Otton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usi4LM_iVuw Break of gauge 1945 rail map By SCHolar44 - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90648079 Dual gauge Eastern Railway Perth By Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37434464 Silver City Comet at Central Station, 1937 By Sam Hood - State Library of New South Wales https://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110015799 Follow me on social media: https://www.instagram.com/_fromthewindowseat/ https://twitter.com/adamgjoyce https://facebook.com/adamjoycetravels #australiantrains #trainreview #tripreport #luxurytrains #traintravel