Great Southern (train) Great Southern (train) Great Southern is an upcoming Australian passenger rail service operated by Great Southern Rail between Adelaide and Brisbane both ways. The inaugural journey is planned to depart from Adelaide on 6 December 2019. Similar to Great Southern Rail's other luxury rail holidays on "The Ghan" and the "Indian Pacific", "Great Southern" will be a slow journey across the country with a series of off-train guided tours along the route. The Adelaide to Brisbane service will take three days and feature guided tours of the Grampians National Park in Victoria, Canberra and beaches along the northern coast of
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