FIRST CLASS TRAIN Across Australia on "The Ghan"

As an Aussie who has spent half his life in central oz, I laughed when she said she was looking forward to a change in scenery at the end of day one. lol.

You know what’s crazy?? It’s 6am, I have a little bit of service, and I am watching this video while on The Ghan myself!!

As a graphic designer, I especially appreciated how GREAT those menu designs were/are!

The Ghan seems like a rite of passage into retirement for a lot of Aussies! My parents have just retired, luckily with enough money they can afford trips like this every year.

Jeb's slowly starting to turn into a train enthusiast, and that's a change i'm not mad at lol

My wife & I did this trip from Darwin to Adelaide also in Platinum for our wedding anniversary. What a journey - great meals, drinks, excursions, staff & a great way to socialize with fellow travelers - many from overseas. I'm aiming to do the Adelaide to Darwin journey soon. Love your videos - especially your train journeys & your candid comments.

You two are couples goals.

This has become one of my favorite you tube subscriptions. Real people doing really cool stuff. Thx for taking us along, the two of you together has really made this channel 😊

For those who don’t know; when it’s the summer season (November to February), the Ghan trains are used for the Great Southern train from Adelaide to Brisbane due to the hot sun warping the tracks

They managed to create such a spacious and luxury room on a train. Amazing.

My brother used to drive both the ghan and the indian pacific back in the 90's. He was based at Port Augusta and would drive from there to Alice Springs before the rest of the track was finished. he loved it. Great video. Hope you enjoyed our unique Aussie outback

It was an absolute delight to have met you and Suzanne in Adelaide while you guys were randomly roaming and even more surreal to hear of this trip from yourself! Have many more great journeys ahead!

What a beautiful presentation. Most of us in Australia know of the Ghan, but will never get to do a trip on it - for no particular reason. Thanks for taking us along.

Although the both of you definitely enjoyed the journey, I guess you could say your iPad very much didn't 😂. Yup, the Outback sand is quite red! This is because Australia happens to have a perfect environment for oxidation. This occurs in rocks that contain high amounts of iron. In this type of environment, these rocks actually begin to rust. As the rust expands, it weakens the rock and helps break it apart. The oxides produced through this process give the ground its reddish hue. And that telegraph station you saw played a role in the founding of Alice Springs! Although the Arrernte people have lived in the area for at least 30,000 years, Alice Springs was established in 1861 by John McDouall Stuart during an expedition through Central Australia. Originally called Stuart, it was renamed Alice Springs when the Australian Overland Telegraph Line repeater station was constructed. Playing a key role in connecting Darwin to Adelaide, the telegraph line was completed in 1872, spanning 3,200 kilometers! So both The Ghan and the telegraph line are incredible feats and truly show that anything is possible as long as you believe and never give up.

At 83 I am sorry to say, my travel days are probably over. My sister and I had booked the Canadian train beginning in the west and traveling completely across the country, but Covid stopped that one And we had to cancel. I am very much enjoying watching your train videos. What a delightful employment you guys have made for yourselves. Congratulations.

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Hi Jeb Suzanne. Great editing and video. I'm a Locomotive Engineer in NZ. Most of my fellow Locomotive Engineer mates Male Female jumped ship 20 years ago to Australia and ended up driving the Ghan . Up front 2 of them do 12 hour shifts and retire to their mobile home behind the Locomotives. Everytime they're back in NZ they always visit me trying to convince me to join them. Unfortunately I find 11 hours max driving our own trains around NZ is enough let alone 56 hours in a straight line. If anything I would like to explore the rail trips around Alaska as a few of my colleagues say that is a great railway journey to experience. I enjoyed your video and finally would like to say NZ has a great view of Railway journeys that might interest you. Take care and you never know, I might bump into you guys on our NZ Railroad Journeys. Go safe , good health. Wayne.

The World at your finger tips. You two are a treasure. Keep it coming.

thank you for always putting the kilometers and kilograms in the videos as well. Really appreciate that!

We are so far behind the world here in the US. I have to take the Ghan, what a beautiful trip with true luxury.