The Ghan of Australia. "The Ghan" service was notorious for delays caused by washouts of the track. A flatcar immediately behind the locomotive carried spare sleepers and railway tools, so passengers and crew could repair the line. The very uncertain service via this route was tolerated because steam locomotives needed large quantities of water, and Stuart's route to Alice Springs was the only one that had sufficient available water. During World War II the service had to be greatly expanded, putting great pressure on the limited water supplies. As a result, de-mineralisation towers, some of which survive to this day, were built
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