Luxury train Ghan, a luxury train, runs through the heart of the Australian continent from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south. The Indian Pacific is a long-distance train connecting Sydney on the east coast, Australia's largest city, with Perth on the west coast. Luxury train Luxury trains are designed to offer a very comfortable ride and evoke an association with history and heritage. Operating in several countries, they are a premium travel option. Although some luxury trains (such as the Maharajas' Express) promote tourism in destinations across a continent, others take passengers on a long, leisurely ride through a
Down Home Country 5 September 1975. 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