Indian Pacific & Other Epic Train Journeys – AIR027

By Matt Graham

 

In this episode, we take a brief detour from the aviation discussion to talk about train travel! There’s something nice – perhaps even romantic – about long-distance train travel. Around the world there are lots of famous train journeys such as the Orient Express and Trans-Siberian Railway, but there are also a couple of famous trips right here in Australia. This episode features an interview with an AFF member who has just completed one of them; the Indian Pacific train from Perth to Sydney.

 

Episode contents:

  • 0:58 – Fortnightly news round-up
  • 8:22 – The world’s most famous train journeys
  • 11:29 – Long-distance train travel in Australia
  • 16:33 – Interview with klm597 (a.k.a. Stewart) on the Indian Pacific train journey
  • 35:37 – Ask Matt: Frequent flying and the environment
  • 40:00 – AFF bushfire appeal

 

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Frequent Flyer Gazette articles referenced in the fortnightly news round-up:

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