The Indian Pacific was spotted rolling through Dubbo on Thursday morning on its first westbound trip in almost 12 months, returning from a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Australia's transcontinental rail service officially resumed a week earlier going from Adelaide to Perth, with the first westbound trip since late March last year leaving from Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.
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The train is expected to arrived at Perth on Saturday after the 4,352-kilometre, 65-hour long trip across the country, with stops and on-location experiences and excursions in Broken Hill, Adelaide and the Nullabor.
The trip takes three nights and four days with guests also experiencing a range of off-train excursions.
Journey Beyond Rail, the service's facilitator, said availability throughout 2021 is limited.
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Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
