Leave Adelaide 1220 S--W---
Arrive Darwin 1800 --T--F-
Be warned thats 2 and a half days. Although it does run up to 1km in length depending on the season. Also Dec/Jan is not the time to go, a little thing called the Wet Season means most things dont run.
It does have an amazing history, but without a 4WD your really cant explore it. WWII it was a major supply line, 3000km partly by train, partly by 6 wheeled trucks, often on tracks that would be built, washed away and rebuilt in a night.
You can read a book on the way:
The Ghan: The story of the Alice Springs Railway by Basil Fuller
Try the National Railway Museum in Port Adelaide if you get a chance
Or the Adelaide Books in the mall
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