How to explore the Australian Outback by train

On this three-day rail journey between Adelaide and Brisbane, you’ll meander through capital cities, ancient mountain ranges, ...

The dream lives on but can high-speed rail ever work in Australia?

The bespectacled astronomer and then CSIRO chairman was a rail enthusiast who grew up in England enraptured by its Great Western Railway (GWR) and idolising the brilliant engineer who designed it in ...
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Australian Federal budget gives $660m for rail resilience

Heavy industry like mining uses rail to transport material over vast distances in Australia. Credit: Shutterstock The Australian Government has confirmed A$1bn ($660m) for upgrading national railways’ ...
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Derailed freight train shuts part of key national railway line. Here's what we know

A partial train derailment on a key section of rail continues to affect freight services across the country. Emergency services were called to a section of the East West railway line in South ...
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Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway

The National Archives has a free open day 10am to 2pm on Saturday, May 24 to celebrate its new exhibition about the Trans-Australian Railway. There will be train tattoos, popcorn, fairyfloss, rides on ...