Territory Stories

The Ghan

Details:

Title

The Ghan,

Photo number

PH0254/0045,

Collection

E. K. Leslie Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1937,

Location

Alice Springs,

Description

The "Ghan" showing the 'Sleepers' carriages. A 3'6' gauge the train travelled between Port Augusta, SA and Alice Springs. The name derives from the Afghan camel teams which it superseded.,

Notes

Date:1937,

Language

English,

Subject

sleeping cars, trains, Ghan (Train),

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/16922,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/738300