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As well as a way to get from one place to another, travel by railway is also a
favourite pastime for many people. Following are links to information and sites
that may be of help to you for planning your rail trip Australia. Many service providers have a national
presence, whilst others have businesses that are state/town/city specific. These can be viewed by clicking
on the appropriate State and Territory Transport link. There are also
tour operators that offer
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 CountryLink Ph: 13 22
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CountryLink provides long distance
passenger rail and coach services. Our fleet of XPT and XPLORER trains and road
coaches provides services to the ACT destinations of Canberra Kingston station
and the Jolimont bus terminal.
Check out
CountryLink - Travel Passes page, especially for overseas visitors.
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 City Rail
Ph: 13 15 00
The rail
network covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central
Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.
See, Sydney Buses etiquette,
fares and fantastic fares
deal...
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CountryLink Ph: 13 22
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CountryLink trains run twice daily
between Sydney and Melbourne and Sydney and Brisbane; twice daily to Canberra;
daily to the regional centres of Armidale, Moree, Grafton, Murwillumbah and
Dubbo and weekly to Griffith and Broken Hill.
Check out
CountryLink - Travel Passes page, especially for overseas visitors.
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 GSR
(Sydney/Melbourne
- Adelaide - Alice Springs), and The Overland Melbourne - Adelaide).
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Metro
Monorail & Light Rail Connex Sydney Pty Ltd
Operators of
Metro Monorail and Light Rail Level 6, 234 Sussex St, SYDNEY NSW
2000
Ph: 02 9285 5600 Fax: 02 9267 4846
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NSW Rail Transport Museum
Southern Aurora Dining Train have a number of day and weekend
escape tours.
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 RailCorp
Ph: 02 8202 2000
Fax: 02 8202 2111
Operates two business groups, CityRail and CountryLink to provide passenger
rail services and associated feeder coach networks throughout the Sydney
metropolitan and outer-urban areas, and regional
centres of New South Wales.
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Great Southern
Railway
Ph: 13 21 47
Includes the Indian Pacific (Sydney - Adelaide -
Perth), The Ghan (Sydney/Melbourne - Adelaide - Alice Springs), and
The Overland Melbourne - Adelaide).
 The Ghan is on schedule and now running from Adelaide to Alice
Springs then onto Darwin.
The Ghan offers
one weekly return service between Adelaide and Darwin and two weekly
return services between Adelaide and Alice Springs.
The weekly Darwin service leaves Adelaide on Sunday afternoons,
arriving in Alice Springs at lunchtime on Monday and Darwin on
Tuesday afternoon. On the return journey, The Ghan depart
Darwin on Wednesday morning, arriving in Alice Springs on Thursday
morning and Adelaide on Friday morning.
Advance ticket sales have exceeded $15 million so get inline order your tickets
here for a journey of a lifetime.
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Rail
Holidays.net.au
 Ph: 08 8981 3833
Unique Rail Holidays. Train
Vacations in Australia, Nth America along with Europe and Britain. Cheap Deals
on Rail Passes for travellers through out the world.
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CountryLink Ph: 13 22
32
CountryLink provides long distance
passenger rail and coach services. Our fleet of XPT trains and road coaches
provides services to the QLD destinations of Brisbane Roma St station and the
Gold Coast bus stops of Palm Beach, Burleigh heads and Surfers Paradise.
Check out
CountryLink - Travel Passes page, especially for overseas visitors.
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 Queensland
Railways
Providing transport
services throughout Queensland, as well as interstate. Ride
Australias most modern train the Tilt Train from Brisbane to
Cairns. Other trains to consider, The Sunlander, Spirit of the
Outback, The Inlander and the Westlander. How about the Kuranda
Railway, Savanah Lander or Gulf Lander.
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Pacific National
Ph: 02 8484 8000 Fax: 02 8484 8151
Pacific National is Australias
largest private rail freight business. Operating in all states and the Northern
Territory, Pacific National is a transport leader, delivering investment,
innovation and growth in rail to provide the competitive answer for transport
customers.
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Tilt Train
Ph: 132 232 (Rail bookings only) Ph: 1800 627 655 (Holiday
Packages)
Tilt Train bookings can be made through QR Traveltrain
Holidays and travel agents.A style of travel, the Tilt Train
offers comfortable Business Class seating throughout, with superb
passenger facilities, including personal audio-visual entertainment
systems.
A great way to travel from Brisbane to
Cairns return with a number of stopovers. With stopovers starting
from Brisbane, Caboolture, Nambour, Cooroy, Gympie North,
Maryborough West, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, St Lawrence,
Carmila, Sarina, Mackay, Proserpine, Bowen, Home Hill, Ayr, Giru,
Townsville, Ingham, Cardwell*, Tully, Innisfail, Babinda*,
Gordonvale*, and Cairns.
* Train will only stop at these stations on demand.
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Great Southern
Railway Ph: 13 21 47
Includes the Indian Pacific (Sydney - Adelaide -
Perth), The Ghan (Sydney/Melbourne - Adelaide - Alice Springs), and
The Overland Melbourne - Adelaide).
The Ghan is on schedule and now running from Adelaide to Alice
Springs then onto Darwin.
The Ghan offers
one weekly return service between Adelaide and Darwin and two weekly
return services between Adelaide and Alice Springs.
The weekly Darwin service leaves Adelaide on Sunday afternoons,
arriving in Alice Springs at lunchtime on Monday and Darwin on
Tuesday afternoon. On the return journey, The Ghan depart
Darwin on Wednesday morning, arriving in Alice Springs on Thursday
morning and Adelaide on Friday morning.
Advance ticket sales have exceeded $15 million so get inline order your tickets
here for a journey of a lifetime.
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Abt
Wilderness Railway
Driffield St, QUEENSTOWN TAS 7467
The
original steam railway was built by the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway
Company to transport ore and supplies between Queenstown and Strahan.
When the price of copper collapsed in 1963, the railway was abandoned.
Today the historic Abt Wilderness Railway has been restored offering
visitors a breath-taking journey along 34 kms through the King River
Gorge, stopping occasionally at walkways for a closer view of the
forests and river.
The
steam train departs from Queenstown and Strahan Railway Stations, being
Australias only rack and pinion railway. This is a unique journey
through the world-renowned rugged western coastline, a journey through
pristine wilderness areas on 1:16 gradient and crossing 40 original
restored bridges.
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Transwa
Ph: 1300 662 205 (Bookings)
Linking 275
destinations in Western Australia, Transwa operate rail services between Perth
and regional centres at Kalgoorlie, Northam and Bunbury and operates a coach
service network to Kalbarri in the north and extending south and south-east to
Esperance, Albany and Augusta.
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Prospector Operates from Perth to
Kalgoorlie. The service departs from the East Perth Terminal.
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Australind Operates between Perth and Bunbury. The service departs
from the Perth Central Train Station.
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AvonLink Servicing Toodyay, Northam and all stops through to Merredin.
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Great Southern
Railway
Includes the Indian Pacific (Sydney - Adelaide -
Perth), The Ghan (Sydney/Melbourne - Adelaide - Alice Springs), and
The Overland Melbourne - Adelaide).
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Trainways
Ph: 1300 132 147
Tailored rail holidays, where you can also take
your car if need be.
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