Train travel during / after COVID

[Memma]

Given we're not going to be travelling overseas anytime soon assuming we get borders open there may never be a better time to see Australia.

One of the best ways is by train! I've written a couple of articles that I thought could be of interest and spark some inspiration!

• First - why younger travellers should ride Australia's great trains!
• Second - my experience on the Indian Pacific when I was lucky enough to travel on its 50th anniversary train; and
• Third - a guide to the Ghan

Happy to answer any questions and hope I can inspire some local train travel!

 

[JohnM]

Well, I'm booked on the IP SYD-PER 28-31 October as the final leg home after flights that were to take me from PER to Europe and Africa and back to SYD.

Somehow, I don't think it's going to happen...

 

[CaptJCool]

Well were we to get 8 (?) people in a party, you could potentially hire the empty leg of a fancy carriage at a substantial discount ...

Empty leg
Backloaded
Some other term I can’t remember, F luxury for a fraction of the price, and with this year looking more like a Vickers Vimy memorial year, a potential worthwhile & possible adventure

Carriage class - Luxury Travel Magazine

Once upon a time a camel was the only way to travel to Alice Springs. Now you can choose the exclusivity of a private carriage.

www.luxurytravelmag.com.au

 

[OATEK]

RJ Williams are doing a big Ghan promotion at the moment - but potential pool of passengers is quite small with all the border closures.

 

[VPS]

RJ Williams are doing a big Ghan promotion at the moment - but potential pool of passengers is quite small with all the border closures.

Do you have a link please?

 

[CaptJCool]

Men's New Arrivals | New Clothes & Boots For Men Australia | R.M.Williams®️️

Discover our men's new arrivals including boots, clothing, and accessories at R.M.Williams. Find stylish new clothes and boots for men to create standout outfits.

www.rmwilliams.com.au

Seems purely a clothing promotion

Some neat internal cabin snaps

From a friend of a friend, no vacancies between Sept & Dec.....pricing was $1800 for gold ....

 

[OATEK]

Do you have a link please?

Thanks for the link @CaptJCool. I only saw the giant posters in the shop window.

Pretty sure the operators of the Ghan will be very pleased with the RJW promotion @VPS.

 

[Spongbob]

Pretty sure the operators of the Ghan will be very pleased with the RJW promotion @VPS.

Even though very few RM Williams products are made in Australia.

 

[OATEK]

Even though very few RM Williams products are made in Australia.

Trying to find retail clothing made outside China is not easy.

 

[dajop]

Trying to find retail clothing made outside China is not easy.

This statement is so untrue! I call fake news. It's becoming more and more difficult to find clothing made in China!

I just looked at some relatively recent purchases .... Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia ... oh and some shoes from China. And a couple pair of underwear that say "Made in Australia"

But I do get what you're meaning.