The Ghan of the sidings. In October 1980, a new standard gauge line from Tarcoola to Alice Springs on the Trans-Australian Railway opened, and the train took the form it has today. The new line is approximately west of the former line in order to avoid floodplains where the original line was often washed away during heavy rain. It was also hoped that the construction of the new line would improve the train's timekeeping. In November 1998, one service per week was extended from Adelaide to Melbourne while from April 1999, the other was diverted to operate to Sydney. Construction of Alice
The Night Train to Kathmandu The Night Train to Kathmandu The Night Train to Kathmandu is a 1988 television film starring Milla Jovovich, Eddie Castrodad and Pernell Roberts. It was directed by Robert Wiemer. Lily is forced to leave Princeton, and with her parents and brother she travels to Nepal. Being unhappy that she had to leave her own country and her old life behind to visit this mystic country with her family. Once there, however, she meets a mysterious Sherpa named Joharv and falls in love with him and the country. Joharv leads Lily as well as her brother and her anthropologist father to