Travelling on the Ghan gives passengers a real sense of the truly incredible scale of Australia and why its central regions are known as the Red Centre.

Some scenery standouts are the rolling plains and weathered peaks of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia and the rust-red MacDonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory.

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