I don’t think the Ghan management could put together a better advert than what you did. They should give you a lifetime pass. Platinum.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I wish! :)

This is such a good video. Me and my wife watch ghan videos anytime we have a treat night when the kids are in bed with a beer and a wine in hand. It's our dream to make the trio. Thanks for the great video. Watching from Liverpool, UK

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Hope you make it here one day! :)

@bunnycairo7769

3 жыл бұрын

and I thought I was sad cobber!

@muhammadIqbal-xk8lq

2 жыл бұрын

Ki j

I am 75 and living in india. It is a dream for me. I am happy I could see it alive and I also travelled along with the video. Nice.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hopefully you can experience it in person one day. :)

I rode the Ghan back in 1999, before the line was extended to Darwin. This brings back a lot of memories and I'd love to do it again one day.

I love trains, I love Australia and I love your video. Thanks. Looking forward to going there sometime. Greetings from Mexico!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias! Hopefully you can visit one day. :)

I have loved The Ghan since I was very little, and even though I have never rode it, I would ❤ to one day. The reason why I first heard of The Ghan was because one of my Mum's friends Dad loves trains, and he drove across Australia for years, filming trains across the country, and put all of the footage onto a DVD once he got all the footage he wanted of trains he wanted to see, and two clips of the The Ghan were among them. A short while longer, my parents discovered I had a huge interest in trains, and asked the person to make a copy of the DVD for me, and he happily did so, and when I first saw the Ghan train on the DVD, I instantly fell in love! The red NR class locomotive, and the stainless steel carriages which reminded me of the USA's Budd passenger cars, and the route it takes, Mmm-Mmm! Lovely!

@FromtheWindowSeat

11 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s a wonderful story. I hope you get to travel on it one day. Thank you for watching!

You made a comment about a question often asked. "Doesn't it get boring?" and your reply was something akin to a passenger on an ocean liner of the past. The seascape on a ship is always different but always the same (sort of) .. the similarities of watching an endless similar landscape passing by .. as in the ocean passing by, in calm waters and stormy seas, it almost forces you to be sociable and what a wonderful thing that is. I have done many ocean liner voyages most were 4-6 weeks long from NZ to UK and vice versa. They impacted on my life in so many ways, and I get the feeling of something like that in your videos. Difference is there is no outside deck to wander around on. Funny old world. Cheers

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

Interesting to know. I haven’t been on a cruise ship … yet. Cheers!

Did this in 1996 during our honeymoon to Australia. We Loved It! ❤❤❤

@FromtheWindowSeat

11 ай бұрын

Great to hear. 🥰

I can't wait to come to Australia and do this train journey. Thanks for such an informative and beautiful video.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it. Hope you can visit soon.

@dife8227

Жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat enjoying your video! What's the best website to book the tickets? Thanks!

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

@@dife8227 Thank you. I generally purchase tickets directly from the operator, in this case Journey Beyond Rail. www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/the-ghan/

My daughter and I travelled the Ghan from Darwin to Adelaide in late March 22, it was fabulous! We also did the Overland from Adelaide to Melbourne, and I'd now like to do some of the other great train journeys across Australia.

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that. Enjoy your future travels!

@garynewton1263

Жыл бұрын

Whqt would be great to see is The Ghan running from Melbourne to Darwin, overnight stay in Adelaide. That way we'd eliminate the need for The Overland. Melbourne to Darwin would be one of the worlds top 3 train trips behind The Orient Express & The Rocky Mountaineer.

@rick_fortune

Жыл бұрын

I've done the Indian Pacific, Sydney to Perth. Whole Heartedly recommend it. The off train options in Adelaide are all incredibly good. The Rawlinna dinner's awesome.

@garynewton1263

Жыл бұрын

@@rick_fortune this post focuses on The Ghan, Australia's best and most famous train journey. Nobody mentioned anything about the boring east west trip. I'd rather visit a giant ball of mud than a shithole like sydney. Melbourne is Australia's best city and its also the rail and transport hub of Australia. All trains should run through Melbourne, not through dirty shitholes!

Lovely and relaxing. Background music is simple and beatiful.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it. :)

Thank you so very much for sharing your journey. I have lived in Alice Springs for twelve years, from Brisbane. Each week I sit in my car or pull up with bicycle or walk adjacent to the railway line walkways and marvel at this almost one kilometre of travelling bewilderment of steel, luxury, comfort, freight, fellow travellers, and staff. I think about the people behind double-glazed windows staring back at me on the journey they made to be where they are. Inching their far away ways through the red centre. I will be so humbled later this week to standby the railway walkways of Alice Springs as The Ghan enters 0870, I will gesture with gratitude for knowing so much more about this mighty and legendary locomotive of travel and adventure and what makes it tick with service and hospitality on the inside. Thank you, watching your two videos on the stretch from Adelaide to Darwin has made my year. 😊🚊🎒📚🧳🚂🌏

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a remarkable engineering feat. :)

Excellent.....just had a feeling I was aboard the train, doing the travel.....great👍

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

As in the US, I'm sure that the tracks are maintained primarily for freight trains, and improving their condition for passenger comfort would be a costly program. The majority of people who travel long distances fly, though they miss out on the spectacular scenery! But The Ghan has done all they can to make you comfortable, and those meals looked wonderful.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, true - it's mainly a freight line. Other than that, yes it was wonderful. :)

@andyrob3259

2 жыл бұрын

BUT the entire line was newly constructed 30 years ago (late 80’s) with modern techniques. To be honest it shouldn’t be in bad shape it’s not like it’s 100 years old with minimal maintenance.

@qjtvaddict

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the problem most rail passengers do not travel long distances. Intercity rail doesn’t work without extensive suburban rail systems in the cities served and in between. The other conditions for success include speed or a combination of speed and density of areas served. India gets away with its network due to such a high volume of people. The French railways and Spanish ones were in decline before upgrading to high speed service. USA has literally zero intercity rail outside the NEC that is even useable as frequency is too terrible to use fully and the few trains that run are slow and unreliable therefore useless. China literally had to kick passenger trains off of freight lines in order to make them reliable that’s the real basis behind their high speed rail system to separate freight from passengers to the benefit of both.

@qjtvaddict

2 жыл бұрын

@@andyrob3259 like most American lines

@marcosluciosilva2433

2 жыл бұрын

há países que não tem nada absolutamente nada

Another WONDERFUL TRIP!

@FromtheWindowSeat

20 күн бұрын

Thanks again!

As an American (in Nebraska, in fact) I've always dreamed of riding this train. Ever since it was highlighted by Michael Frayn in Great Railway Journeys.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 ай бұрын

Hope you make it one day!

I did this the year the Darwin section first opened, it was Brilliant, shame they don't still have the seats that recline for backpackers, it was a great way to see Australia. I did 10 trips although covering, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Alice Springs, Darwin, Back to Alice Springs, then back to Adelaide for my trip to Sydney. Then I rejoined at Alice to go back to Adelaide and back to Perth. other than the lack of choice in the buffet car, it was great. Miss Australia and all the friends I made.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That would have been an incredible trip. Nice!

Hello from Chhattisgarh, India.Australia is such a beautiful country. I would love to travel in this train sometime in the future.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Hello. I hope you can travel on it too. 🤞🏽

@pradeepbaurai5671

2 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat haha.English is my second language.

@MS-to1st

Жыл бұрын

@@pradeepbaurai5671 your English is perfect, and you’ll love travelling by train if you enjoy nature and outdoors

With the Ghan you go through the country, not over it. You do see the scenery and enjoy the wildlife too. Want relaxing and cool trip. Try the Ghan. You won't be disappointed.

@FromtheWindowSeat

11 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s a great trip.

What a treat, on board of the historic Ghan across beautiful Australia, thanks.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thank you!

Never been on The Ghan but I did go to Alice Springs in 2006, so seeing our wide brown land through your eyes brought back memories. Cheers from Melbourne 😊

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

That’s so good to hear. Cheers! 😊

I love this Train. I been on it 2 times and every one has to do the trip once in there life's a must do trip.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome - lucky you!

Very interesting and calm journeys i have ever seen on youtube. Fantastic work.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is a properly brilliant trip report! I'm doing this next month (if the borders are open!) so it was good to get a taste of what to expect! Lucky getting the upgrade to the gold twin! I paid extra for the single supplement as I wasn't keen on sharing a bathroom lol

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! Yeah - fair enough about sharing a bathroom. Though people I know who’ve travelled in gold single said the bathrooms are large (compared to the twin cabin en-suite) and always very clean.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Part two is now live. :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/q56Ixbd7mpzSddY.html

Nice video, informative, straight to the point I love Australia 🇦🇺😗

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Love to travel with GHAN one day,it’s one of my bucket list, I’m definitely going to do it near future,& love to see beauty of Australia,hopefully soon ,Thanks

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

You definitely should. Thanks for watching. 😃

Thing i like about aussie people is that they recognise your hardwork and acheievments and that's visible in that name "GHAN".. 👨‍⚖

Brings back great memories of our Ghan journey in 2016

The Ghan has changed when I went on it in the early 70. The had seats for passengers. We had a wild time on the trip..

@KitKatess

3 жыл бұрын

They still had normal passenger seats back in the 90's when I used to ride on it quite regularly. People would end up sleeping on the floor between the seats in the good old days! Look like it has changed a lot. I'd love to take another ride one day, travel in style.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's definitely a once in a lifetime trip. :)

Pea green with envy. What a fabulous trip.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was!

@closeups242

3 жыл бұрын

Fab

Imagem bonita de ser ver ......esse trem autraliano......paisagem australiana . Do Brasil / América do Sul cidade de S.Paulo assistindo esse canal maravilhoso . Meu sonho é conhecer Australia .

Thank you for another wonderful video.

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

watching this video,we saw our friends relaxing.We will be on this train in 17 days on our way back from Darwin. Looking forward to it.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you! Enjoy!

@satwikroy1989

3 жыл бұрын

How was it?

I actually watched part 2 first as l missed this upload. Lovely and the views at sunrise picture perfect. Gosh l remember going to the Pichi Richi railway as a child in 1980 on a family trip from Melbourne and lve never heard about it since. Thankyou for bringing back memories. 👍

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes, I went on the Pichi Richi as a kid too. Such a great experience!

I like this I would love to go in the future my brother is like 19 and he’s said he’s gonna go on it too

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah - you absolutely should! 😀

Wow... thanks for the video. this reminds me of the time that I visit the Red CEnter back in 1999.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing job mate . Love your videos

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Hi Adam, great video. Thanks for sharing. Will go and watch part 2 now. Cheers, Barry.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Hope you enjoy that one too.

Nicely done. Such a relaxed approach but with plenty of detail. Still pricey but the carriages are better than I had thought. Shame we have no Dome carriages in Australia. No mention of being able to transport your car as driving eastward from a mid point would be an adventure. Spending 10 days travelling across the top from Darwin to Cairns would certainly be an experience.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, dome carriages would be cool. Love those on Amtrak. I think the Motorail option is available again to take cars.

@southaussiegarbo2054

2 жыл бұрын

You used to be able to transport your car on it. My perants done it many years ago

Beautiful. Awesome. ❤❤❤❤😊

@FromtheWindowSeat

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Very nice trip. I love the landscapes. Greetings from Brazil.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I never heard of The Ghan until I stumbled on your channel. It’s exactly what I’d love to do and I’m adding it to my bucket list. Your review was first class..or Platinum! How does anybody give a thumbs down to it? Thanks!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad to hear that! :)

Great video! This train looks very nice, comfy and big (especially two diesel locomotives). This train reminds me of American trains. I hope I will have a chance to try this train someday. Greetings from cold winter Europe :-D

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pete! Yes, it was very comfortable. Hopefully you can make it Down Under one day. You should also try the Indian Pacific, run by the same company, which goes from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide. But they’ll both put major holes in your bank balance. 😝 Greetings to you too. It’s a bit warmer here. Has been over 30C this week. ☀️🤓

@PeteBrandy

3 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat Good idea. I saw a TV documentary about Indian Pacific :-)

Wow! Such a detailed review! The Ghan or the Indian pacific is definitely on my bucket list for 2021 or 2022!!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it’s definitely a once in a lifetime experience. Part 2 to Darwin is now live too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q56Ixbd7mpzSddY.html

@naomibarber1988

3 жыл бұрын

I have done the Indian pacific from Perth to Adelaide and then the Ghan north to Darwin in 2019 and this June (2021) I am doing the ghan south Bound from Darwin to Adelaide and then I am finishing the Indian pacific i am so excited and I can it definitely worth doing

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomibarber1988 Oh wow. That sounds like an incredible trip! Very jealous!

@naomibarber1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat i can say after June that have done north to south and west to east of Australia and almost every capital city missing Melbourne and Canberra

@theroyalaustralian

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I kinda wish I could afford this type of trip

Travel in the cooler months and enjoy a stopover in Coober Pedy instead of Marla. Much, much better ! :)

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

The train in the other direction (heading south) includes a visit to Coober Pedy rather than stopping in Marla. 😉

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@aloysiusflartey6122 That’s one way to look at it - but that’s part of the point. It’s the remote Australian outback and you can look for miles and see nothing. Plus there’s a spectacular sunrise. 🙂

The dream train-trip that I would like to do some day...

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely should. 😃

What a clear and beautiful narration. Loved the video ❤️

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Wow, I hope u can show us more videos of train journey across Australia

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

That's the plan! Thank you!

We soooo want to come to Australia just to ride this awesome train! :) Thanks for sharing. Simply awesome.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Awww - you should! International travel will be possible again one day ... hopefully 2022. 🤞🏽

Thanks for sharing your journey. One day in my bucket list. 😊🙏

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. I hope you get to travel on it. ☺️

Very well explained about the entire journey it really did feel we are travelling with you. Thanks for your efforts.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you. :)

It's one of my dreams to take "The Ghan" and "The Indian-Pacific" in Australia and "The Canadien" et "The Atrantique" au Canada; in my future. Thanks a lot for the nice video on the You-Tube.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, they're all great trains! So many to do ... need more time (and money!). Ha :P

@kyookatomeaki9600

3 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat Yes, the long holidays and money are needed.

@kyookatomeaki9600

3 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat I watch your journeys AliceSprings-Darwin too.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@kyookatomeaki9600 Great - thank you!

Thanks for sharing this. I enjoyed watching your trip.

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

Very glad to hear that. Cheers!

Good video. These carriages, in the wet season, are deployed on the Southern Discovery journey...Adelaide to Brisbane. We are taking this platinum cabin journey next month!

@FromtheWindowSeat

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think you mean the Great Southern. 😉

@OldFliersGroup

8 ай бұрын

I was getting excited! Yes, you are right@@FromtheWindowSeat

Your channel is very enjoyable.. nice to watch something diffrent. Plus you are encouraging people to see Australia more. 👍🇦🇺 Question: do you get snacks in between the 3 main meals?

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You can get snacks in the lounge car whenever it’s open. Nuts and crisps etc.

Be sure not to miss part 2 from Alice Springs to Darwin. Here’s the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q56Ixbd7mpzSddY.html Please also note I manually calculated some of the rail distances and made a major error, so some of the distances are overstated (in particular, Port Augusta should be 314km from Adelaide). Sorry!

Fantastic work on giving us the insight into feeling the travel experience. 🙏

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

What a wonderful journey. I look forward to seeing the 2nd part. I'd like to take the full trip but with my age, covid 19 and the fact I do not live In Oz I doubt that I will ever be able to do so. What a great shame.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Never say never! ;)

love love, thanks

@FromtheWindowSeat

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Cheers!

I made it as far as Alice, but I agree it's never boring, like the Indian Pacific isn't Great video and informative

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Unfortunately The Ghan is currently suspended because of border restrictions but hopefully the situation will improve soon.

muito bonito Parabéns pelo trabalho.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

obrigada!

That train is so long that the loco is in another time zone!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Almost! 🤣

Australia IS beautiful... if it were a glass-like train .. with glass ceilings and glass corridors to make it feel spacious and just to take in as much scenery as possible.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be great - although the intensity of the sun might be an issue. ;)

Superb Presentation

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Looks like great trip. I climbed Uluru back in 1985 :)

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

It was. Cheers!

Yet another great video…thank you

@FromtheWindowSeat

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Im in love with your presentations. Thanks Adam

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thank you!

Awesome video! Looking forward to Part 2!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - really appreciate that. :)

One of the best videos of Ghan. Thank you.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I feel immensely proud to see that Australians acknowledge the contributions of the AFGHAN cameleers to Australia. However, the name should have never been changed from the AFGHAN express to the GHAN. Still, thank you for this beautiful video and for presenting that little bit of history @2:53. Peace

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, Australians have a tendency to shorten everything. So instead of saying good day, we say. G'day. :P

Wow, eagerly waiting for part 2

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

It's here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q56Ixbd7mpzSddY.html

The content in this video just confirms that I would like to experience The Ghan. What was professionally executed in this video, aside from the complete narration of the experience, was the lack of begging for likes and subscribes - instead being visually incorporated into the video as suggestions, with a link to the authors Instagram account. Congratulations on a top-notch video review!

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say! :)

The West Macdonnell ranges was once part of Pangea attached to Africa 300 million years ago sited around the tropics( they approximate) . It why its so rich in iron as it may have been laid in the oceans. Its taken all that time to continental drift and weather the Mountains down.

@FromtheWindowSeat

10 ай бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

I❤️ this train .I ❤️ Aus from India 🇮🇳🇳🇿

The Gan ,, epic train journey,, wonderfull journey

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, it certainly was wonderful.

You lucky sod, I always wanted to travel on this train, great video thanks!

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - yes, it was an awesome experience. :)

Quite a decent video. I note from the voice on the intercom that Dean Duko is the Journeys Manager [eg. train manager].

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Yes, a beautiful way to narrate,with excellent pronunciation.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! :)

For those that don't know, port Augusta isn't the fair north of the state but Mid North it is North of Adelaide but it is still on the coast.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's right. I made a bit of an error in calculating the rail distances manually. ;)

@kennethcampbell7263

2 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat yeah it happens

CRISP CLEAR AUSTRALIAN ACCENT = LUV= your clear speech = elizabeth nz xox

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow, that was an absolutely fantastic video thank you very much

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Lunch and dinner looks like a snacks

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, when you add all the courses together it's very decent. :)

Would love to ride this train.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Highly recommended. :)

Thank you for video really enjoyed it.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Alice Springs came into my life from the book, "A town like Alice" by Australiam author Shamus Frazer. The novel was about Australians caught up in the Fall of Singapore in 1942.

@Thepourdeuxchanson

3 жыл бұрын

A Town Like Alice was written by the British author Nevil Shute.

@OmnivorousReader

3 жыл бұрын

Shamus Frazer was an English writer who taught for a few years in Singapore. No relation to A Town Like Alice.

@haridaspanicker5888

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for correcting my mistake. The author is Nevil Shute. The novel made a great impression on me, then a schoolboy in Singapore, for it showed the grit and determination of a group of Australians, including children who become prisoners of the Japanese during the fall of Singapore and were forced to march on foot to camps in Malaya.

@OmnivorousReader

3 жыл бұрын

@@haridaspanicker5888 I have had the same thing happen with a couple of old books; I read them years back and was sure they were by different authors...

I’ve been looking into catching The Ghan for a couple of months now, and this video has sold me on it. The footage and detail of your narrative is fantastic. This is easily the best review of The Ghan I have ever seen. I do have to ask though, are you able to purchase drinks outside of the dining hours? Or are drinks included in the price of the ticket?

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The fares are inclusive of drinks so you can get a drink whenever the lounge car is open. ✅

Having done the Indian Pacific, when it comes to sleeping Broken Hill to The Blue Mountains, sleep is not easy

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's certainly a challenge. Although the next part of this trip, from Alice Springs to Darwin was on much newer and smoother track, so sleep was a bit easier. You'll have to stay tuned for part 2 to see that. ;)

@henryjames5663

3 жыл бұрын

@@FromtheWindowSeat The Alice Springs to Darwin rail track is new, and laid a few years ago

@henryjames5663

3 жыл бұрын

Should mention I live in Adelaide and taking the Ghan in June

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

@@henryjames5663 Oh cool. It’s an incredible experience. 😀

@qjtvaddict

2 жыл бұрын

Is that area even populated?

Took the Gahn back in 1998 from Alice Springs to Sydney.Back then they used American Brill built coaches.

I didn't have a good experience sleeping on the train during my trip in Egypt. I slept on the top bunk and was so wobbly and noisy all night long. Got off at Cairo, the train's final stop was Alexandria. Forget about the bathroom, no such thing as a "flush" it's basically press the button and it's straight to the rail track! Scary lol.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow - that does sound like quite the experience! Well at least it’s something you’ll never forget. Sometimes those are the best stories to recount (once enough time has passed). 🤔

Thank you for this very informative clip - you've put a lot of effort into it and I'm very grateful for your efforts. I love train travel and had The Ghan high on my list of must do's. Sadly though, early in your clip, I noticed there was a fair amount of vibration and then you mentioned how poorly you slept. I think an uncomfortable ride - to say nothing of not being able to sleep - is a poor sign in this day and age. The Ghan isn't off my list just yet, but it has certainly dropped way down the list. I'll watch the second installment, and see how I feel afterwards.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - glad you appreciated it. Definitely watch part two (spoiler: the track does improve). The issue is not really the fault of the operators of The Ghan, but the owners of the railway. And the line primarily exists for freight - so having a smooth ride isn't that important to them. But hopefully they'll upgrade the track in time.

I can't wait to see Catherine's Gorge !!

Your videos are so interesting and informative bro.

My wife and I were booked on the Ghan (platinum sleeper) in late May. 4 days before we were due to head off, her father died. Now, I get that their terms say that cancelling at such short notice means no refund, I really do. But I would have expected a halfway decent company to offer some sort of token partial credit for a future trip. Just as a gesture of good faith. But no. Beyond are beyond belief. Not only will I never travel with them, I will - and am - telling everyone I know this story.

@FromtheWindowSeat

Ай бұрын

I’m sorry to hear that. Yes, that sounds very unreasonable.

This is really nice...

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

It was - thanks!

Have booked to ride on The Ghan in November 2022.God willing and Covid allowing so doing as much research as possible for maximum enjoyment.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed - you'd hope by then, we'd be in a better position (but we've all thought that before). I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Be sure to watch my second video about The Ghan too, from Alice to Darwin: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q56Ixbd7mpzSddY.html

That cabin for 2 looks like it could make you claustrophobic.

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps - but you get used to it. :)

Thanks, like the visuals. Virtual travelling, great way to avoid shyte holes.

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Excellent vid mate. Very informative. Thanks

@FromtheWindowSeat

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - so glad you liked it. 😊

Well done. A great journey and presentation. Thank you indeed

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

Awww. Thank you!

Watched just now the great ride to darwin so clean and tidy hope one day i shall also be able to travel.. From India

@FromtheWindowSeat

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!