A young American tourist has survived a terrifying train ride in which he clung to the outside of the legendary Ghan in the freezing dark as it hit speeds up to 110km/h in the South Australian Outback ...

The Ghan train – which makes the epic journey across Australia between Darwin and Adelaide, via Alice Springs – just got an upgrade courtesy of design studio Woods Bagot. Having already transformed ...

My four-day journey begins in steamy Darwin, where The Ghan’s kilometre-long silver carriages and red locomotives gleam in the Top End sun. The music in the air is courtesy of a local crooner, ...

It's still dark when we set out. I'm woefully under caffeinated, and yet still fizzing with excitement; it's impossible not to be. As we arrive at our destination, I see I'm not the only one. The ...

He rides The Ghan across the Australian desert in Platinum Class, staying in the top suite with a double bed, private lounge, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Australian outback is one of the wildest places on Earth. A vast void of deserts and semi-arid wilderness, it stretches across ...

Police are searching for a group of children who allegedly threw rocks at The Ghan as it passed through Alice Springs, leaving several windows smashed yesterday. Staff onboard the passenger train have ...

The Ghan opens to the public for the first time in four years on Saturday. The last open day attracted about 6000 people. Great Southern Rail's hospitality manager Jos Engelaar has worked for the past ...

The truck collided with the luxury passenger train, which was headed to Adelaide, about 10am local time on Sunday at a level crossing about 60km north of Alice Springs. There were 222 passengers on ...