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According to Australia’s Great Train Journeys (trainways.com.au) The Ghan is an odd name for a train but in Australian history it is a living legend. The legend has soared to new heights with the extension of The Ghan journey to Darwin. When The Ghan first departed Adelaide for Alice Springs, it was always intended that it would one day travel through to Darwin. More than 70 years on, that dream has become reality.
Boarding The Ghan in Adelaide or Darwin, experience one of the most fascinating great train journeys of the world. Connections are available on the Indian Pacific and The Overland for guests travelling to or from Sydney and Melbourne. Enjoy 2 nights aboard this great train in either direction. Marvel at the spectacular Australian landscapes from fertile countryside surrounding Adelaide to the rusty hues of the Red Centre, onto the tropical splendour of the Top End. The Ghan is the ultimate journey through the heart of the continent.
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If you saw the film Mission Impossible, you’ve already seen Europe’s “Chunnel” passenger train in action. In that movie, Tom Cruise fended off a helicopter from the Eurostar’s roof until the chopper blew up inside the English Channel Tunnel.

Most Eurostar trips are less dramatic. More than two dozen high-speed electric trains (based on French TGV designs) connect London with Lille, Paris, Brussels, Avignon, the French Alps, and the Disneyland Paris resort at speeds of up to 300 km/h or 186 mph.
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The Royal Scotsman is part of the Orient-Express collection of worldwide travel experiences. Here luxury, civility and gracious hospitality evoke gentler times; the romantic age of travel when getting there was as much fun as arriving. Join us for a journey through ancient mountains and mysterious lochs, golden glens and charming villages. With a maximum of only 36 guests aboard at any one time, you have plenty of space, time and encouragement to do as you please. It is an effortless way to experience Scotland in absolute luxury, in an environment where you can give yourself over entirely to the care of the crew.

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The Jungfraujoch is the lowest point on the mountain ridge between Munch and Jungfrau, at 3471 m. It is just above this location that the mountain station of Jungfraujoch is located, which at an elevation of 3,454 metres is the highest railway station in Europe. Whether you just want to enjoy the unique alpine scenery or make the Jungfraujoch the base for your climbing tours, you will find the dining opportunity that suits you best.

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The track was built over a hundred years ago, but the journey is timeless. Chose your train – perhaps the 1950s ornate beauty The Canadian, or the Royal Canadian Pacific which carried a cigar-puffing Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II when she was a young princess.
Travelling onboard the Rocky Mountaineer is an unforgettable experience, considered by many to be, a trip of a lifetime. The two-day rail journey recaptures the romance of rail travel as it follows the historic train route constructed over 100 years ago through Canada’s West and the Canadian Rockies, uniting the country. The entire train ride takes place during daylight hours to ensure you enjoy every minute of the breathtaking scenery of glacier-fed lakes, majestic mountains ranges and ferocious rivers.
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