82 hrs on Indian Pacific Sleeper Train Across Australia
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Published 2022-08-28
Join me today on one of the world's longest sleeper trains for 4 days, across the entirely of Australia from Perth all the way to Sydney on the Pacific coastline. I'll share with you all elements of this luxurious experience from an in depth room tour of both of my cabins - the Gold Class single roomette (Business Class) and the twin sleeper Gold cabin (First Class). Not forgetting Platinum, which is a class above First - but you'll have to wait until I try the Journey Beyond Rail sister train, The Ghan for the full review of that luxury train experience.
As usual, I'll sample the culinary delights onboard , from my favourite steak to some more authentic Australian cuisine such as Kangaroo or Camel curry!
Our journey will take us to some of the most remote parts of the continent, including Cook with a population of just 4 people! I'll also get the chance to explore Adelaide during a pre-longed stop whilst the crew change and more passengers board the train. Ending in New South Wales on our forth day, the famous Sydney, just by the Opera House.
0:00 - Introduction
1:31 - Getting onboard
2:37 - Roomette tour
7:04 - The Indian Pacific
10:10 - The Outback
14:33 - Cook
17:26 - The Bed
19:18 - Adelaide
20:33 - First Class
23:27 - The Cost
27:39 - Sydney
All Comments (21)
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Cook has 4 people? Imagine having a kid and single handedly increasing your towns population by 20%
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Hey, Will. I really want to thank you. I am currently recovering from a minor stroke I experienced last year. Your videos have brought a good amount of positive vibes in my life at a time when I needed some escapism. I used to travel pretty regularly and I miss it very much, but going along with you virtually is a lot of fun and makes me look forward to when I am healed enough to get back up and out there. Thanks, bro.
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I think we can all appreciate that Trek puts all 4 days into one video instead of padding it out over several videos. Great stuff mate!
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Being an Aussie myself. This warms my heart to see you really enjoying our country and I’m super glad you got to experience the outback, blue mountains and the city.. welcome to Aus! 🇦🇺💙
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As much as I love the airplane travel videos, the train adventures have got to be my favourite!
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Took this train from Adelaide to Perth back in 1984. It was amazing that you could go to sleep in your berth; and 8 hours later wake up to see the scenery is exactly the same as before!
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I worked at the sheep station next door to Rawlinna (Madura Plains) which at the time was owned by the same company (Jumbuck Pastoral) for a year back in 2012 and loved almost every minute. No mobile phone reception, no mains water, gas or electricity, it was awesome. Honestly can't explain how great it was. Also got the Indian pacific out there although to a stop not shown on this video (only stops there if it has too). If anyone is watching and thinking of doing a gap year or working holiday visa out in Australia go do it and go work in the outback on a sheep station or cattle station, will change you and your life for the better. I can talk about my time, and experiences out there for days of you get me started.
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Lovely videos. No politics, no cursing, classy, respectful and honest. Good job.
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Your flight reports are always great but there is something really special about your overnight train videos - so much fun to tag along and watch the world go by. I’m looking forward to your Canadian and Siberian adventures. Safe travels!
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It never ceases to amaze me Will films this all by himself. The constant angle changes means that he is hustling the entire trip. That’s AAA dedication! Hope you still enjoyed the journey, these trips look fantastic!
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I’ve done this trip five times now and plan on doing it a couple more times next year👍🏻. I’m only halfway through the video but hopefully you met Goo-Goo , He’s an absolute riot 🇦🇺👊🏻😁🍻
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Australia is a phenomenally diverse part of the world. As a frequent traveller there, I've done the usual well known places e.g. Sydney, Gold Coast, but it's the lesser known places and experiences that have constantly impressed and at times left my heart truly singing. I highly recommend to everyone to take a few weeks to explore this magnificent piece of Earth. Make sure you engage with locals also. The vast majority of Aussies are friendly, helpful, hospitable and knowledgeable. Safe travels.
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This is one journey I would seriously love to do....it's on the bucket list...
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Not sure what has cheered me up the most tonight, having this great young man Trek Trendy entertain and dazzle us with another adventure, or the fact I just remembered it's a bank holiday tomorrow here in the UK and I don't have to go to work 😁
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I couple of weeks ago i left a comment suggesting he try out aussie train journeys and he actually responded back saying it was on the way, low and behold here it is and it was great. It has been a pretty new but passionate dream of mine to travel these trains and im grateful to watch a first hand journey of what it is like and presented in a really interesting and scenic way.
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Im a Perth resident and been slowly planning this trip. You have done a amazing job showing the true Outback of Australia. My guess is the reason why they wouldn't allow anyone around the front of the train is due to the left over animal parts that would 100% be on the front of the train. They don't hit the brakes for anything other than a human.
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Although I love flying, your videos want me to travel more by train. Very inspiring!
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I love that you managed to pick up on the small town vibe that Adelaide has in your short time here, we're normally picked on by states on the East Coast for being a "country town" but we love it the way it is here.
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I was happy with the pleasant train experience you had. The train interior looked really clean, properly maintained and with wood surfaces all around, probably laminates, adds that warm luxurious feel. The roomette looked confining as well as the passage ways, so narrow for big people. But overall, it was great. Thanks Wil.
