The Ghan is going - 1980
The Ghan is going is a short railway film about the cessation of the 'old' Ghan service on the original, narrow gauge route to Alice Springs, before the introduction of the new standard gauge service.
The Ghan is going is a short railway film about the cessation of the 'old' Ghan service on the original, narrow gauge route to Alice Springs, before the introduction of the new standard gauge service.
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Awesome video! I would have loved this trip!
I had the privilege to partake of the Ghan adventure as a young sailor during my first West Pac deployment in March of 1976. For my 20th birthday, my parents splurged for a plane ticket from Perth, where my ship had pulled in for a port-visit, to Alice Springs along with 1st Class passage to Adelaide on the Ghan. If all went as planned, my ship would arrive in Malborne for a second port-of-call in Australia and I would be waiting on the key to meet her. I boarded in Alice Springs with my 35mm Canon split-focus camera, dads Bell & Howell 8mm movie camera and a butt load of film for the journey south to Adelaide. The journey was nothing short of magical and after three days in the Outback I arrived safely in Malborne via Victoria Rail to catch my ship for the transit back to San Diego and home. Thank you for a wonderful video and rekindling old, cherished memories of my youth.
Thank you for uploading the full thing!
This is a wonderful film, so good to see Algibuckina Bridge & Mt Dutton, William Creek, Oodnadatta & Maree stations in their last throws as working railway infrastructure & the old Alice Springs aerial footage. Very sadly with privatisation the Ghan is no longer an affordable means of transport but is now a grossly overpriced tourist experience, along with the Indian Pacific it is promoted and priced along the lines of a cruise ship. The line from Tarcoola was leased to what started as GWR Australia now known as 1Rail owned by Aurizon (Qld Rail) who are now responsible for it's running & maintenance.
I worked as an electrical apprentice and later tradesman in Port Augusta at the workshops, before the NJ engines were introduced. There is a very good chance that I did maintenance on the carriages in this video, I certainly worked on GM six.
The original Ghan - when late running - was calculated in how many days late, due to washouts and bad weather. One day a young lady asked the conductor "how long will it be before we get to the Alice as I am going to give birth shortly." "You shouldn't have travelled so near to your confinement" said the conductor. "I wasn't even pregnant when we left Port Augusta" said the young lady. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
@jennyanydots7582
8 ай бұрын
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it's clear that the original line should never have been built where it was. It also took 3 gauges to get to Alice Springs, then there were floods, poor track conditions and perpetual delays.
"The more Ghan-a-fide you become"
Who wears short shorts?
@KimmyShite
8 ай бұрын
We wear short shorts.