The Ghan runs through to Darwin for the first time
The extension north from Alice Springs having opened in January 2004, the first through service leaves Adelaide on 1 February and arrives at Darwin on 3 February, completing a south-to-north crossing of the continent first proposed in the nineteenth century. It is the only route in this Journey whose principal alignment is younger than the passengers riding it.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- The Ghan · route · Australia · not located
Evidence
Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.
Ghan Railway
Supports the Central Australia Railway as the Ghan's original 1,067 mm narrow-gauge alignment from 1929, its replacement by a standard-gauge line via Tarcoola in 1980, and the 2004 Darwin extension. V55 verification basis: the library collection was identified as an authority and the chronology was carried in attributed Australian rail-history summaries; slsa.sa.gov.au was not fetched.
State Library of South Australia · Partly verified
https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/628
Recorded on The Ghan
- The Ghan begins running on the Central Australia Railway
- The last narrow-gauge Ghan leaves Marree
- The Ghan runs through to Darwin for the first time
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