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The train completes the 4,352-kilometre transcontinental journey from Sydney to Perth and return once every week The journey across the remote Nullarbor Plain includes the world's longest straight stretch of railway track at 478 kilometres When the passenger service was launched in 1970, the Indian Pacific was about getting from point A to B.
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Today the Indian Pacific travels from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide, a 4,352-kilometre journey of around 70 hours that includes the world's longest stretch of straight track (478 kilometres) on the Nullarbor Plain. Technical specifications Issue date 11-February-2020 Issue withdrawal date 31-August-2020 Denomination $1.10 Stamp design
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5 Facts About the Transcontinental Railroad
The transcontinental line was the result of a promise made at the time of the federation of Australian states in 1901. Physically isolated from the eastern states, WA was reluctant to agree to such a federation. However, Premier Forrest rightly believed that the promise of the transcontinental railway would help to convince the WA electorate.
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The Indian Pacific is a weekly experiential tourism passenger train service that runs in Australia 's east-west rail corridor between Sydney, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, and Perth, on the shore of the Indian Ocean - thus, like its counterpart in the north-south corridor, The Ghan, one of the few truly transcontinental trains in the.
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Australia's Transcontinental Railroads Australia, as an island continent, is unique in that it has two railroads that cross the entire continent. One, running east-west, joins the Pacific Ocean at Sydney to the Indian Ocean at Perth, 4,352 kms (2,704 miles) apart.
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The transcontinental line was the result of a promise made at the time of the federation of Australian states in 1901. Physically isolated from the eastern states, WA was reluctant to agree to such a federation. However, Premier Forrest rightly believed that the promise of the transcontinental railway would help to convince the WA electorate.
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The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. As the only rail freight corridor between Western Australia and the eastern states, the line is economically and strategically important.
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Fast facts Time: 4 days Distance: 4,352 kilometres (2,704 miles) Transport: train Nearest major city: Sydney, Perth and Adelaide Price: $$$$ 4 days on board the Indian Pacific train Day 1: Sydney to outback New South Wales Queen Adelaide Restaurant, Indian Pacific © Journey Beyond Afternoon
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5 Facts About the Transcontinental Railroad
A wide-ranging look at Australian railways - from the city underground to the railway of the remote outback. We see the six locomotive coal giants of central Queensland and the picturesque Normanton-Croydon rail car, epic journeys of the transcontinental Indian Pacific and a half-day vintage steam train excursion.
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operation of the completed transcontinental railway line for 50 years; 153 million cubic metres of earthworks; 2 million concrete sleepers produced in Katherine and Tennant Creek; 146,000 tonnes of rail; 2.8 million tonnes of ballast; 90 bridges; culverts at 1500 locations;
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For years the Australian railways imported their locomotives from Great Britain and the United States until their own work-shops developed and supplied the requirements of the Commonwealth.. The locomotives are of the 4-6-0 type passenger engine, of the "P" class, and the average load of the Transcontinental trains is 420 tons.
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Across the Trans-continental Railway: From Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta (c.1917) The construction of the trans-continental railway began in 1912 with work being carried out at both ends simultaneously. Length: 17 minutes 57 seconds
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As Australia marched toward Federation, the promise of a transcontinental railway to link the isolated west with the fast growing east coast persuaded Western Australia to align with the rest of the colonies. At the time, a skeleton rail link existed but the west to east line was missing a section between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta spanning.
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Transcontinental grandeur: Australia's iconic Indian Pacific rail journey By Liz Ginis • June 23, 2022 At sunset on the western edge of the Nullarbor Plain, passengers enjoy a traditional Aussie barbecue dinner trackside at Rawlinna, Australia's largest sheep station. Image credit: Andrew Gregory Reading Time: 7 Minutes • Print this page
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The Indian Pacific is an epic railway in every sense of the word. Taking in the remotest parts of Australia, its route provides a link from west to east through the beating heart of the continent.
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Stretching across 1,693 kilometres of Australia's driest and most isolated terrain, the Trans-Australian Railway was completed on 17 October 1917, providing a link between the eastern states and Western Australia and helping to give the newly formed Commonwealth a sense of national unity. Treasurer Sir John Forrest, 17 October 1917: