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
Emiliano Ghan Emiliano Ghan Emiliano Michael Ghan Carranza (born 5 June 1995) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club Córdoba CF B on loan from Danubio F.C. as a midfielder. Ghan was born in Canelones, and was a Danubio youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 21 August 2014, starting in a 1–3 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Deportivo Capiatá. Ghan made his Primera División debut on 15 February 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Racing Montevideo. In January 2016, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Segunda División side Villa