The Alice (train)
Australian train service 1983 to 1988 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alice was an Australian passenger train service that ran between Sydney and Alice Springs from November 1983 until 1988.
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Overview | |
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Service type | Passenger train |
Status | Ceased |
First service | 14 November 1983 |
Last service | 28 October 1987 |
Former operator(s) | State Rail Authority Australian National |
Route | |
Termini | Sydney Central Alice Springs |
Distance travelled | 2,857 kilometres |
Average journey time | 47 hours |
Service frequency | 1 per week |
Train number(s) | WE3/WE4 |
Line(s) used | Main Western Broken Hill Trans Australian Central Australian |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Comeng stainless steel carriages |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm |
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