The Ghan The Ghan The Ghan is an Australian passenger train service between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin on the Adelaide–Darwin railway. Operated by Great Southern Rail, it takes 54 hours to travel the with a four-hour stopover in Alice Springs. The service's name is an abbreviated version of its previous nickname, "The Afghan Express". The nickname is reputed to have been bestowed in 1923 by one of its crews. Some suggest the train's name honours Afghan camel drivers who arrived in Australia in the late 19th century to help the British colonisers find a way to reach the country's interior. A
Down Home Country Down Home Country Down Home Country is a Canadian country music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975. New Brunswick singer-songwriter Tom Gallant hosted this series which replaced "The Tommy Hunter Show" between seasons. Series regulars included vocal trio Blue Jane, comic duo Chuck Wagon (Harvey Atkin) and Luke Warm (Peter Cullen), and musician Nancy White. The series featured visiting artists such as Chad Allan, Jessi Colter, The Good Brothers, Waylon Jennings, Myrna Lorrie, Colleen Peterson, Kenny Rogers, Sneezy Waters and Jesse Winchester. This hour-long series was broadcast on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 July to