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Australia By Rail

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Published: 1st April 2008
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Fully revised guide for rail travellers in Australia. Includes seventy route maps covering the whole country, city guides to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, and Canberra and full information on the new Ghan extension from Alice Springs to Darwin.

In The Press

"Readable, full of friendly advice, and spiced with humour."--"Network" (Australia)

"Highly recommended."-- "Today's Railways" (UK)

"Benefiting from Taylor's thirty years of travel on Australia's trains, it is a work that any guidebook publisher would be proud to publish."-- "The Sunday Times "(UK)

Other Reviews
"Readable, full of friendly advice, and spiced with humour."--"Network" (Australia)

"Highly recommended."--"Today's Railways" (UK)

"Benefiting from Taylor's thirty years of travel on Australia's trains, it is a work that any guidebook publisher would be proud to publish."--"The Sunday Times "(UK)

Introduction
Planning Your Trip, Getting to Australia, Making a booking, Before you leave, Rail travel in Australia, Obtaining information, Rail travel centres and booking offices, Reservations, Fares, Classes, Rail passes, The Austrailpass, Other passes (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia), Major routes and services, Travelling the network, Scenic routes,The trains, Interstate trains, Other long-distance trains, Suburban and interurban trains,Tour and itinerary options, Introduction, Planning a 14-day itinerary, Some 14-day itineraries,Itineraries for a one-month Austrailpass, Pre-planned packages, Planning your own itinerary,Itinerary variations and side trips (From Sydney, From Melbourne, Melbourne to Sydney, Sydney to Brisbane, In Queensland)
Australia Facts about the country,Geography, Climate, Environment, History, Australian society today, Practical information for the traveller, Arriving in Australia, Getting around, Accommodation and eating out,Time, Post and telecommunications, Electricity, Banks and money matters, Tipping, Holiday periods, Culture and leisure activities
The Railway System History,Trends And The Future
City Guides And Plans Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Canberra
Route Guides And Maps Using The Route Guide, Transaustralia Route Sydney To Alice Springs (via Adelaide), Alice Springs to Darwin, South-east Australia, Adelaide to Melbourne, Coastal and inland routes in Victoria, Melbourne to Sydney and branches,Sydney to northern NSW and Brisbane,The Sunshine Route: Brisbane to Cairns, Routes in outback Queensland
For The Enthusiast
Appendices
Timetables
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

ISBN: 9781873756812
ISBN-10: 187375681X
Series: RAIL
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 288
Published: 1st April 2008
Publisher: TRAILBLAZER PUBN
Dimensions (cm): 18.186 x 14.376  x 2.057
Weight (kg): 0.349