Dad left his home town and ended up in Peterborough looking for work in 58 . He got a job in the Railway Roundhouse. He shortly after met Mum who was a Nurse in Training at the P'borough Hospital , when he was admitted for a bad fall. Mum's Family are Railway Family . They all left around 1962. They can remember it being so cold it was snowing , but they remember it being Boiling Hot Climate
We did this journey about ten years ago - -in Platinum class. Perth to Adelaide. Couldn't afford it now! Stopped at Calgourley and Cook It was a wonderful experience. Hopefully we will be able to do it once more! BRYAN and PAULINE BURDETT
A freight train carrying food to Perth runs along the railway line that you took from Sydney via Adelaide to Perth. A freight train transporting food consists of the following parts: at the beginning there are two diesel electric locomotives, behind which there is first a freight car that has two smaller container tanks with fuel for the locomotives, the next car is a passenger car in which one controller sits, behind the passenger car there are several freight cars which transport two container refrigerators standing on top of each other and finally there are refrigerator wagons.
Did that journey nearly 20 years ago ,loaded the ute up on the back and unloaded at adelaide and explored south Australia and Victoria then drove back to Perth.......its a great trip
Thank you so much for having us along with you. I was beyond excited to hear that you were doing the Indian Pacific. Glad you made the most of it even with the itinerary hiccups. Keep up the great work, and as always looking forward to your next video. Love from the U.S.
I have watched several Indian Pacific videos recently, so much of it I've already seen before. But I really appreciate the extra effort you went to to include all the other little details that fill in the gaps.
Спасибо за возможность увидеть Австралию! Добрый привет из России! Я немного понимаю английский, но ваше произношение очень отличается, и его трудно понять. Было очень интересно, thank you very match.. Greetings from snowy Russia! Kangaroo forever! 🖐😁
@@FromtheWindowSeat приезжайте в Россию, здесь за 7 дней и 10000 км можно увидеть гораздо больше из окна поезда. Надеюсь в недалёком будущем Россия станет свободнее от диктатуры, и мы будем не менее свободной страной.
At just the time I was pondering the dangers of being on a passenger train traversing a 400 mile stretch of track through a desolate area you showed the spare engines. Excellent timing!
I have always wanted to make this journey but I’m too old and sick to travel now. I really enjoyed watching this video as it makes me feel like I went there too 😊
Just completed the journey in December 2023. What an incredible adventure! I was lucky enough to afford a twin as I wanted my own bathroom. I loved all the stops and fell in love with Adelaide along the way! I thought the staff was simply wonderful with one lovely young woman that melted my heart ❤! The IP is a bucket list journey that you will never forget!
This train journey in platinum service is at the top of my bucket list. Nothing like this exists in the U.S. We had 1 ocean to ocean line here that ran from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but it was destroyed by a hurricane, and isn’t likely to be replaced anytime soon.
I genuinely have no idea why your video was in my feed, or why I clicked on it. But I was absolutely captivated by the content! I dont think any other vlog has ever had me so enthralled! Absolutely fantastic from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed your work. Well done!!!
My 7-year-old boy loved this video. Yesterday, we accidentally came across this video, and I showed it to him as he is fascinated by trains and train tracks/maps in Australia. Now, he is binge-watching your other videos. He also requests you to do a video on Gulflander and Spirit of Queensland. Can't wait to see what you come up with next! Good job!
That’s wonderful to hear! I have made a couple of videos on the Spirit of Queensland (one in economy and one in a RailBed). Would love to do the Gulflander one day. 🤞
❤Well done. Good clear voice over, great photography and editing, right down to the food types, entertainment, Wi-Fi, off-train possibilities, (although not this time)lol and lots of side related information. After watching this I feel as though I’ve been there! Thank you 🎉
I'm making the trip from Perth to Sydney on the Indian Pacific in just over a weeks time, your excellent video has got me more excited than ever for it.
@@PaulaBean Sorry for the delay in responding. It was as excellent as this video showed. The staff were very friendly and professional, the off train excursions were very interesting but due to the time constraints of track usage a couple of them were not available, this was conveyed at the time of booking so there weren't any surprises in that regard and from 2025 onwards the journey will be over 5 days instead of four so that should hopefully solve this. The food was phenomenal, truly some of the best I've ever tasted. Even the light snacks they provide before boarding are great. All in all it was well worth the price.
I also rode it west-to-east, in 1990. Great experience, as I got an unexpected free upgrade to first class. It really let me experience the scale and flat aridity of south central Oz!
That was freakin awesome Adam!!!! Just finished watching now!! Thanks so much for taking dad and I with you on your journey on the Indian Pacific... Sometimes we go to a small remote platform in East Orange just to watch it go past on a Wednesday night around 8.50pm... The driver gave us a wave and even sounded the horn just for the two of us!! Thanks again... A dream that hopefully will come true for us too one day... 💜
As a train lover I can say I hope to make this journey one day. Your videos are very inspiring and well done and I enjoy watching them. Cheers from Melbourne…
If you have an interest in trains, when in Perth you must visit The Railway Museum, also known as the Rail Transport Museum in Bassendean. I was staying in the Perth CBD and caught a train out there. They have some excellent examples of various rollingstock and I spent hours climbing in and looking.
Thanks for taking us along on this lovely train ride. I have never been to Australia, after watching this I feel as if I have travelled in person. Appreciate your style of showing the details where necessary, from food to history in a smart way..
Been watching your content and believe you have some of the best train content I’ve seen. Not too much talking, just enough detail and the historical tidbits I love. So a new sub!! Have been to Australia when I lived in Hong Kong and love it. Won’t be going back so living vicariously. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much - that’s lovely to hear! My ambition is for my videos to be the next best thing to being there so I’m pleased your able to live vicariously through them. 😊
This just popped up in my Timeline and decided to watch. I'm always fascinated by Australia. I've really enjoyed this trip,Great watch. Much love from Kenya
Your video is full of information. About the off train excursions, about the train itself, about some history and about the landscapes you travel through. All accompanied by a calm and clear way of commenting. I liked your style of presenting that much, that I'm saving up from right now to make this beautiful journey once myself. Thanks for posting!!
I did this trip from Kalgoorlie to Sydney in 1975. It was fantastic. Cost $365 approx and that was first class. I had the same single bed room. A memorable moment was falling asleep on the bed and waking up in Broken Hill with people walking past my window, I was glad I was dressed.
I really love your videos. Your editing skills far surpass mine. Extremely enjoyable. Well balanced, informative, beautifully edited, and a charming accent. What's not to love. And I watch until the very end too ! I also am a UA-camr and know how much work goes into these. Muchas gracias amigo!
I really enjoyed this epic adventure across Australia! Broken Hill looked inviting. Too bad you didn't get to go to the miner's memorial historical tour. 😢 Every place you stopped was very exciting and, as always, a very pleasant narrator. Thank you, Adam, for such a wonderfully filmed journey! I really feel like I went with you!😊❤📣📣🍾🍾👍
Thanks Adam, this brought back memories of my journey on the Indian Pacific earlier this year. I agree that Dylan is an amazing host, he looked after the section of the train I traveled on and took the time to learn names and remembered that I preferred to be seated facing the direction of travel when in the dining carriage,
Greetings from Dubrovnik, Croatia. Why did I think you’d already undertaken this journey previously? Thank you Adam. I shall watch this in its entirety later today.
Greetings! I visited Croatia a few years ago and loved it. 😊 You must be very knowledgeable… I had been on the Indian Pacific before this trip, from Adelaide to Perth, but that was many years ago before I started making videos. 🤔 Hope you enjoy the video!
@@FromtheWindowSeatI lived in Sydney until the start of 2020 but am now permanently based in Dubrovnik and am pleased to hear that you enjoyed Croatia. I am now watching the remainder of this video. You are a natural presenter. I love traveling through the “eye of your lenses”. Cheers Zoltan
That’s an interesting dilemma - the ability to properly sleep on an overnight train. I’ve never been on an overnighter, increasingly throughout Europe many more such services are being re-opened. As a chronic insomniac, I question how well rested did you feel after this trip? Or any other overnight train?
@@Hongaars1969 Sleeping can be a struggle. I’m a light sleeper too. However, the more nights you’re aboard, the easier it gets. And I generally find I can cope the next day after one night’s poor sleep (as long as it’s just one). 🤔
数日前は久しぶりに、あなたの You-Tube を視た。でもすぐにコメントを書けなかった。このオーストラリアの鉄道 "The Indian-Pacific" と もう 1 つの "The Ghan" 列車に乗って、オーストラリアを旅行する事は、僕の夢の 1 つです。長距離列車や観光列車に乗る事は、旅そのものですよネ。Some days ago, I watched your You-Tube for the first time in a while. But I didn't write my comment soon. It is one of my dreams to travel crossing Australia on this Australian train "The Indian-Pacific" and another train "The Ghan". Riding the long-distance train or the sightseeing trains are the journey in itself, isn't it!?
Great video mate, thanks for sharing. You give the viewer a really thorough and honest description and overview of the experience. All I have to do now is save my pennies until I can do the trip myself! Cheers "-)
One of the many highlights experienced on the Indian Pacific was the food. The food served on this train was the best ever eaten in Australia. And, when you observe how tiny the galley actually is, you find it difficult to believe that such quality can be prepared in such minute facilities.
Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey. I'll be retiring to the Philippines in 5 years and then we'll be making our first vacation to Australia. But I think it will be a road tip. Again thank you very much. Peter from germany.
Many years ago, I travelled on the Trans-Australian from Keswick to Perth and a few years prior, I did the opposite direction Peterborough to Sydney, after catching a 2-car diesel from Adelaide to Peterborough. Yes, things have over the years in relation to the travel on the Indian Pacific in particular to the service on the train and of course very expensive. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and the way how you described in detail on the train and the towns that the Indian Pacific travelled through. Well done. This train trip is definitely on my bucket list.
That woudl have been quite the experience. I caught a Bluebird from Adelaide to Broken HIll (via Peterborough) as a child - still a fond memory. Thank you for your feedback - lovely to hear!
Trains are my fascination since childhood.Igrew up in a beautiful cool mountainous village through which up country railway line passes.first it was Steam locomotives.they were very romantic.trains are romantic.I hate flying.I hate air ports.but whole day I can spend sitting in a railway station watching trains.in many countries I traveled by train including Japan Bullet train in 1979.my Dream is one day ride on Moscow - Vladivostok train.I have read about a South African luxury train ride.I had heard about the Sydney Perth four day but didn't know much about it except 478 km straight stretch of the track.but after watching your video for the first time I feel as if I just now got off the train.very exciting.wonderful presentation.i been to Australia and once I wanted to go there for studies.thank you.from Sri Lanka
Thank yoy so much for sharing this video. About 1 month ago I found your channel and 'binged-watched'! 😊 The videos were so inspirational that I'm hoping to take the California Zepher Amtrak train from Chicago to San Francisco and visit my son and his family. 3 days, 2 nights. 🎉
Incredible video. Through you I can see a magnificent landscape of your great country. Also, you have shown so much care and love while filming as well as editing it. Greetings from Black Forest, Germany.
I am commenting prior to watching. Once again have known all week there was a new video out and have been looking forward to the Sunday afternoon tradition. Some of the videos are getting plenty of views now which is well deserved 😀
I’ve lived in Australia for over 30 Years , and seen many video reviews of this same trip on the Indian Pacific . Well done , this is one of the best I’ve seen , great videography and editing . Having said that , the scenery doesn’t improve , they say “ beauty is in the eyes of the beholder “ , I dont find the outback at all an attractive proposition , and even in my advanced years and able to afford such a trip I won’t be bothering , everyone is different and I accept all opinions and expectations . I must say , however , the onboard catering looked very good indeed . Thanks for sharing , and my best wishes .
Enjoyed your video Adam. Brought back fond memories of my trip on the Indian in 2017 and I'm tempted to do it again at the end of my Ashes tour in January 2026, but I''d feel well robbed if I didn't get the off train experiences. The dinner at Rawlinna under the stars was a highlight and my travelling companions still talk about it. I think the Gold single with shared bathroom facilities actually looks better than the compact en-suite in a Gold where it's possible to sit on the loo and shave and shower! Apart from sleeping I didn't spend anytime in my cabin so more space in the washrooms is appealing.
Thank you! Yes, fair points. Unfortunately when sharing tracks with freight trains, sometimes delays and cancellations are unavoidable. Yes, the Gold Single cabins are very appealing.
Haha. now I know why everybody looked so well rested when they stepped off the train in Sydney. Myself I completed the journey in a half-reclining seat for 3 days back in 2006 with a pillow I bought in Kalgoorlie 😂
@@FromtheWindowSeat Being in your early 20's helps a lot ;-) At least they had a shower in "cattle class" and you could order pizza by phone in Broken Hill before the train's arrival. I befriended the train driver during the stopover in Cook, and got to drive the train on departure 😁
I'm exploring Australia and seeing this country so much beautiful. Now thanks to you I know there is a great journey by train in this country that I must try!
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job/interior of train/cities towns/wilderness areas the train passes thru. A wonderful way to tour southern Australia via this documentary. Some of those meal & desert dishes looked mighty appetizing.😋
The number of Platinum carriages has been reduced from 4 to 2, as the demand has dropped on account of the exorbitant prices. Likewise, the length of the IP has been reduced from 29 to 26 carriages. Great train staff, with top-notch service when Lynley Lott and Deb Munn are the Service Operation Managers.
I have relatives in Perth. I was lucky enough to fly over last Christmas...then visit Fremantle to see it's lovely sunset. You aren't the first vlogger I have watched, who has said the train sadly, can get really bumpy at night, especially between Sydney and Adelaide . But it's good to know it does improve. I think I prefer the single cabins, simply because the toilet and shower facilities are larger, even though one has to share with others.
Thanks for sharing this excellent video. I remember when the first Indian Pacific trains started running. There was a three year booking period back then. Also, the original train route did not include Adelaide and the train would just pass through Port Augusta SA and on to Perth. I think detouring the journey to Adelaide is a great improvement. It not only gives onboard train passengers a time to rest, but it also makes it easier for Adelaide passengers to join the journey.
Thank you! Agreed. Because the train is no longer primarily about getting from A to B, it’s about the journey and experience, the Adelaide stop is a good thing. 😊
Brilliant video Adam, other UA-camrs just give us the tourist version, you've given us a real 'local' insight. Will we be seeing you elsewhere in the world?
I Done This Journey From Perth To Sydney, Way Back In Early Seveties With Partner At That Time, We Travelled In First Class, And We Realy Enjoyed The Trip, Watching This Video Makes Me Want To Do It Again But This Time From Sydney To Perth, I Notice There Has Been Few Changes To Schedule Since Travelled Back Then In Early 70's, Unforttunatly I Am A Lot Older, And My Health Is Not The Best, Also Now Live In The Philippines, And I Am A BRIT,🏴 🇬🇧, Enjoyed The Video Very Much, Thank You,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow, epic journey and a great video documenting it! Back in the day, I did Sydney to Adelaide when the Indian Pacific still had a seating coach - I think it would be good to reintroduce it as a regular passenger service on the route as well.
Thank you, Adam, from South Africa for a fascinating account of your trip. I did not know that Australia had a dedicated luxury train for this rout. I had always known about the fact that different gauges had been in use and it is edifying to learn that a single gauge, which I think is the standard European gauge, has been introduced. Our gauge is still 3 foot 6 inches, except for our only high speed train which id standard European and operates in the Johannesburg - Pretoria mega city. I have no doubt that when our country pulls itself together, the standard gauge will replace all major railways. Living in South Africa's out back, much of which is semi desert, I have always had a fascination for the nul arbour plain. It is truly interesting to see it from the train.
A great journey, to say the least. Thanks for putting this together. But I also can’t help by wonder what other passengers think of someone walking through the cabins while shooting a video. I mean, do they simply shrug it off, ignore it…?
Sounds like quite a journey, complete with some unexpected changes and misadventures! Good thing they compensated you and I'm still inspired to do the trip one day.
Awesome video Adam and great shot of the Perth Skyline from Maylands... make sure you come back here in the near future as the A Series will start retiring in the next few years !
Awesome video - I am so excited to say that I will be traveling the same route in a single, at the end of May 2024. This has helped me to understand what to expect. I love train travel.
Lovely video of the best train trip in Australia! I took my 5th Indian Pacific trip 14 months ago with my Guide Dog and we had such a great time. As always the crew were amazing and looked after us very well. We had Cameron just on the trip between Adelaide and Sydney but between Perth and Adelaide we had a crew with a Journey Mannager I've met before which was exciting. I did some videos about the trip from an accessability point of view. I look forward to hearing another video soon.
This was an absolutely enjoyable train journey through your eyes! Thank you so much! Have thought about doing this train trip since I first heard about it many years ago, and this video was almost as good!
Dad left his home town and ended up in Peterborough looking for work in 58 . He got a job in the Railway Roundhouse. He shortly after met Mum who was a Nurse in Training at the P'borough Hospital , when he was admitted for a bad fall. Mum's Family are Railway Family . They all left around 1962. They can remember it being so cold it was snowing , but they remember it being Boiling Hot Climate
Thank you for sharing!
My dad worked at Peterborough for the railways as well. It would have been in late 60’s. Was he still there then?
Thanks for lovely information
@@Askingly My grandad worked at Peterborough Railway then too ! Small world eh ?
We did this journey about ten years ago - -in Platinum class. Perth to Adelaide. Couldn't afford it now! Stopped at Calgourley and Cook It was a wonderful experience. Hopefully we will be able to do it once more! BRYAN and PAULINE BURDETT
Sounds wonderful. Would love to try Platinum one day but as you say, it’s very expensive.
Smoking allowed in Cabin's?
A freight train carrying food to Perth runs along the railway line that you took from Sydney via Adelaide to Perth. A freight train transporting food consists of the following parts:
at the beginning there are two diesel electric locomotives, behind which there is first a freight car that has two smaller container tanks with fuel for the locomotives, the next car is a passenger car in which one controller sits, behind the passenger car there are several freight cars which transport two container refrigerators standing on top of each other and finally there are refrigerator wagons.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing!
Did that journey nearly 20 years ago ,loaded the ute up on the back and unloaded at adelaide and explored south Australia and Victoria then drove back to Perth.......its a great trip
Nice!
Thank you so much for having us along with you. I was beyond excited to hear that you were doing the Indian Pacific. Glad you made the most of it even with the itinerary hiccups. Keep up the great work, and as always looking forward to your next video. Love from the U.S.
I’m glad you liked it. Thank you!
I have watched several Indian Pacific videos recently, so much of it I've already seen before. But I really appreciate the extra effort you went to to include all the other little details that fill in the gaps.
I’m really glad to hear that. I add a lot of details during editing as I find out more information and come across interesting tidbits. 🤔
Спасибо за возможность увидеть Австралию! Добрый привет из России! Я немного понимаю английский, но ваше произношение очень отличается, и его трудно понять. Было очень интересно, thank you very match.. Greetings from snowy Russia! Kangaroo forever! 🖐😁
Большое спасибо! Привет из Австралии. Рад, что вам понравилось видео. Ваше здоровье! (Courtesy of Google Translate 😉)
@@FromtheWindowSeat приезжайте в Россию, здесь за 7 дней и 10000 км можно увидеть гораздо больше из окна поезда. Надеюсь в недалёком будущем Россия станет свободнее от диктатуры, и мы будем не менее свободной страной.
At just the time I was pondering the dangers of being on a passenger train traversing a 400 mile stretch of track through a desolate area you showed the spare engines. Excellent timing!
Happy to help!
I have always wanted to make this journey but I’m too old and sick to travel now. I really enjoyed watching this video as it makes me feel like I went there too 😊
I was really hoping the video was the next best thing to being there so I’m really glad to hear that. Thank you!
That’s such a nice thing to say!
Oh what a shame, I'm fit enough, but too poor😁
I am almost to old and to poor!!
@@why67152 Old, poor AND unfit, here!! Yay!!
Just completed the journey in December 2023. What an incredible adventure! I was lucky enough to afford a twin as I wanted my own bathroom. I loved all the stops and fell in love with Adelaide along the way! I thought the staff was simply wonderful with one lovely young woman that melted my heart ❤! The IP is a bucket list journey that you will never forget!
Sounds like you had an incredible trip. Agreed - it's certainly a bucket list journey. 😊
This train journey in platinum service is at the top of my bucket list. Nothing like this exists in the U.S. We had 1 ocean to ocean line here that ran from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but it was destroyed by a hurricane, and isn’t likely to be replaced anytime soon.
Yes, I’d love to try platinum but it’s very pricey. Hope you get to tick it off your list! ✅
I genuinely have no idea why your video was in my feed, or why I clicked on it. But I was absolutely captivated by the content! I dont think any other vlog has ever had me so enthralled!
Absolutely fantastic from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed your work. Well done!!!
I’m super happy to hear that - thank you! 🙏
My 7-year-old boy loved this video. Yesterday, we accidentally came across this video, and I showed it to him as he is fascinated by trains and train tracks/maps in Australia. Now, he is binge-watching your other videos. He also requests you to do a video on Gulflander and Spirit of Queensland.
Can't wait to see what you come up with next! Good job!
That’s wonderful to hear! I have made a couple of videos on the Spirit of Queensland (one in economy and one in a RailBed). Would love to do the Gulflander one day. 🤞
❤Well done. Good clear voice over, great photography and editing, right down to the food types, entertainment, Wi-Fi, off-train possibilities, (although not this time)lol and lots of side related information. After watching this I feel as though I’ve been there! Thank you 🎉
Thanks so much - really happy to hear that! 😊
You've a great talent for this work. I'm always happy to compliment that level of dedication. Gnote
I'm making the trip from Perth to Sydney on the Indian Pacific in just over a weeks time, your excellent video has got me more excited than ever for it.
Wonderful to hear that. Enjoy!
How did it go?
@@PaulaBean Sorry for the delay in responding. It was as excellent as this video showed. The staff were very friendly and professional, the off train excursions were very interesting but due to the time constraints of track usage a couple of them were not available, this was conveyed at the time of booking so there weren't any surprises in that regard and from 2025 onwards the journey will be over 5 days instead of four so that should hopefully solve this.
The food was phenomenal, truly some of the best I've ever tasted. Even the light snacks they provide before boarding are great.
All in all it was well worth the price.
@@XantaxiaGreat to hear your experience and that 2025 the trip will be over 5 days.
Hope to travel Syd to Perth in 2025
Now you have ridden on every Journey Beyond train! Keep up the good work on your fabulous videos!
I have. Thanks so much! 😊
@@FromtheWindowSeat You are quite welcome!
I did the Indian Pacific from Perth to .Sydney twenty years ago. Your podcast has encouraged to do it again. Great vid, Adam, thankyou
That’s brilliant to hear. Cheers!
I also rode it west-to-east, in 1990. Great experience, as I got an unexpected free upgrade to first class. It really let me experience the scale and flat aridity of south central Oz!
Narrow carriages: try Indian broad-gauge at 5 ft 16 inch...
Thankyou for showing railway journey.Australia is beautiful.Love from India
You’re welcome! ☺️
That was freakin awesome Adam!!!!
Just finished watching now!!
Thanks so much for taking dad and I with you on your journey on the Indian Pacific...
Sometimes we go to a small remote platform in East Orange just to watch it go past on a Wednesday night around 8.50pm... The driver gave us a wave and even sounded the horn just for the two of us!!
Thanks again... A dream that hopefully will come true for us too one day... 💜
So glad you liked it Corinne. I too hope you and your dad get to ride it one day. 🤞 😊
Great video Adam, I appreciate the hard work it takes to make a video of this length and keep it entertaining!
Really happy to hear that. Thank you!
As a train lover I can say I hope to make this journey one day. Your videos are very inspiring and well done and I enjoy watching them. Cheers from Melbourne…
Thank you very much!
If you have an interest in trains, when in Perth you must visit The Railway Museum, also known as the Rail Transport Museum in Bassendean. I was staying in the Perth CBD and caught a train out there. They have some excellent examples of various rollingstock and I spent hours climbing in and looking.
Thanks for taking us along on this lovely train ride. I have never been to Australia, after watching this I feel as if I have travelled in person.
Appreciate your style of showing the details where necessary, from food to history in a smart way..
Thanks so much! Great to get that feedback.
I always dream of riding the Indian Pacific! What a great way to enjoy the vast Aussie land and it's pure clean nature. Thank you for sharing✌️👍
Hopefully you’ll get the chance one day. 🤞Thanks for watching. ☺️
Been watching your content and believe you have some of the best train content I’ve seen. Not too much talking, just enough detail and the historical tidbits I love. So a new sub!! Have been to Australia when I lived in Hong Kong and love it. Won’t be going back so living vicariously. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much - that’s lovely to hear! My ambition is for my videos to be the next best thing to being there so I’m pleased your able to live vicariously through them. 😊
As someone who hates train travel and prefers planes this was super interesting to watch and really captivated me
I’m really happy to hear that. Cheers!
This just popped up in my Timeline and decided to watch. I'm always fascinated by Australia. I've really enjoyed this trip,Great watch. Much love from Kenya
That’s so good to hear - thanks!
Your video is full of information. About the off train excursions, about the train itself, about some history and about the landscapes you travel through. All accompanied by a calm and clear way of commenting. I liked your style of presenting that much, that I'm saving up from right now to make this beautiful journey once myself. Thanks for posting!!
Thank you very much! Great to hear that. 😊
Such a fantastic rail journey and having you as a wonderful guide and host. I was intrigue with all the info.
Glad you enjoyed it - thank you!
Very detailed information on the journey! Thank you for sharing! It was like as if we were traveling ourselves! Good watch :)
That's wonderful to hear. Thank you!
I did this trip from Kalgoorlie to Sydney in 1975. It was fantastic. Cost $365 approx and that was first class. I had the same single bed room. A memorable moment was falling asleep on the bed and waking up in Broken Hill with people walking past my window, I was glad I was dressed.
Sounds wonderful - and what value. I guess it would have been run by Australian National then? 🤔
We just knew it as the Trans Train. Done many trips on the Prospector.
I really love your videos. Your editing skills far surpass mine. Extremely enjoyable. Well balanced, informative, beautifully edited, and a charming accent. What's not to love. And I watch until the very end too ! I also am a UA-camr and know how much work goes into these. Muchas gracias amigo!
What wonderful feedback. Muchas gracias! 😊
Muy interesante, y muy informativo tu vídeo!. Felicitaciones y gracias por tu trabajo. Saludos desde la Patagonia Argentina 🙋♀.
Muchas gracias! :)
I really enjoyed this epic adventure across Australia! Broken Hill looked inviting. Too bad you didn't get to go to the miner's memorial historical tour. 😢 Every place you stopped was very exciting and, as always, a very pleasant narrator. Thank you, Adam, for such a wonderfully filmed journey! I really feel like I went with you!😊❤📣📣🍾🍾👍
Thanks so much for your feedback. Lovely to hear. 😊
Thanks Adam, this brought back memories of my journey on the Indian Pacific earlier this year. I agree that Dylan is an amazing host, he looked after the section of the train I traveled on and took the time to learn names and remembered that I preferred to be seated facing the direction of travel when in the dining carriage,
Thank you Christine. Yes, that really is attention to detail! They have great crew. 😊
Greetings from Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Why did I think you’d already undertaken this journey previously?
Thank you Adam. I shall watch this in its entirety later today.
Greetings! I visited Croatia a few years ago and loved it. 😊
You must be very knowledgeable… I had been on the Indian Pacific before this trip, from Adelaide to Perth, but that was many years ago before I started making videos. 🤔
Hope you enjoy the video!
@@FromtheWindowSeatI lived in Sydney until the start of 2020 but am now permanently based in Dubrovnik and am pleased to hear that you enjoyed Croatia. I am now watching the remainder of this video. You are a natural presenter. I love traveling through the “eye of your lenses”. Cheers Zoltan
That’s an interesting dilemma - the ability to properly sleep on an overnight train. I’ve never been on an overnighter, increasingly throughout Europe many more such services are being re-opened. As a chronic insomniac, I question how well rested did you feel after this trip? Or any other overnight train?
@@Hongaars1969 Sleeping can be a struggle. I’m a light sleeper too. However, the more nights you’re aboard, the easier it gets. And I generally find I can cope the next day after one night’s poor sleep (as long as it’s just one). 🤔
I thought he had done one too aboard the Indian Pacific Eugena. You weren’t the only one. 😊😅
数日前は久しぶりに、あなたの You-Tube を視た。でもすぐにコメントを書けなかった。このオーストラリアの鉄道 "The Indian-Pacific" と もう 1 つの "The Ghan" 列車に乗って、オーストラリアを旅行する事は、僕の夢の 1 つです。長距離列車や観光列車に乗る事は、旅そのものですよネ。Some days ago, I watched your You-Tube for the first time in a while. But I didn't write my comment soon. It is one of my dreams to travel crossing Australia on this Australian train "The Indian-Pacific" and another train "The Ghan". Riding the long-distance train or the sightseeing trains are the journey in itself, isn't it!?
Thank you! Yes, the journey is as important (and sometimes even more so) than the destination. That’s why I love train travel. 😊
Great video mate, thanks for sharing. You give the viewer a really thorough and honest description and overview of the experience. All I have to do now is save my pennies until I can do the trip myself! Cheers "-)
Thank you! Hope you make it one day!
One of the many highlights experienced on the Indian Pacific was the food. The food served on this train was the best ever eaten in Australia. And, when you observe how tiny the galley actually is, you find it difficult to believe that such quality can be prepared in such minute facilities.
Yes, the food is great. 😋
54 mins?! Omg yes!!! Just made my night
Yes, it’s a long one! Cheers!
Enjoyable video, thanks for taking us with you!
Thank you! Me pleasure!
Lovely video Adam, i'm literally editing my overland video now!
Thank you! Cool!
Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey. I'll be retiring to the Philippines in 5 years and then we'll be making our first vacation to Australia. But I think it will be a road tip. Again thank you very much. Peter from germany.
Thank you Peter - so good to hear that.
I did The Indian Pacific train trip with my father it was a great trip to do with my father 😊😊
Yes, that would have been wonderful. Cheers!
Many years ago, I travelled on the Trans-Australian from Keswick to Perth and a few years prior, I did the opposite direction Peterborough to Sydney, after catching a 2-car diesel from Adelaide to Peterborough. Yes, things have over the years in relation to the travel on the Indian Pacific in particular to the service on the train and of course very expensive. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and the way how you described in detail on the train and the towns that the Indian Pacific travelled through. Well done. This train trip is definitely on my bucket list.
That woudl have been quite the experience. I caught a Bluebird from Adelaide to Broken HIll (via Peterborough) as a child - still a fond memory.
Thank you for your feedback - lovely to hear!
Mulțumesc, este fascinant pentru Nordici, vedem în premieră.
Thank you!
Trains are my fascination since childhood.Igrew up in a beautiful cool mountainous village through which up country railway line passes.first it was Steam locomotives.they were very romantic.trains are romantic.I hate flying.I hate air ports.but whole day I can spend sitting in a railway station watching trains.in many countries I traveled by train including Japan Bullet train in 1979.my Dream is one day ride on Moscow - Vladivostok train.I have read about a South African luxury train ride.I had heard about the Sydney Perth four day but didn't know much about it except 478 km straight stretch of the track.but after watching your video for the first time I feel as if I just now got off the train.very exciting.wonderful presentation.i been to Australia and once I wanted to go there for studies.thank you.from Sri Lanka
Lovely to hear that. Thank you! Hopefully you get to visit Australian again one day.
God bless you ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧਿਆ
Thank you!
Your coverage of these rail journeys is first class. Great to have an insight into the experience before you book. 👍
Thank you - great to hear that!
Train running in Australia but name is India ❤
Ha!
@@FromtheWindowSeat wow you know hindi
Thank yoy so much for sharing this video.
About 1 month ago I found your channel and 'binged-watched'! 😊 The videos were so inspirational that I'm hoping to take the California Zepher Amtrak train from Chicago to San Francisco and visit my son and his family. 3 days, 2 nights. 🎉
Oh wow - that’s great to hear. Your trip sounds amazing. Enjoy!
Incredible video. Through you I can see a magnificent landscape of your great country. Also, you have shown so much care and love while filming as well as editing it. Greetings from Black Forest, Germany.
That’s wonderful to hear - thank you! Greetings from Down Under. 😊
Australia full of beauty n surprises. Love their beautiful architectural buildings.
Yes.
I am commenting prior to watching. Once again have known all week there was a new video out and have been looking forward to the Sunday afternoon tradition. Some of the videos are getting plenty of views now which is well deserved 😀
Wow, thank you! ☺️
Every flat earther should watch this video, because according to their map of Australia this journey should be almost twice as long.
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Everybody arguing about their belief systems, because they don't know the real truth - apart from what they've been taught!
Tolol
😂😂😂
If the earth is a ball.... Then everyone in Australia is upside down
I’ve lived in Australia for over 30 Years , and seen many video reviews of this same trip on the Indian Pacific . Well done , this is one of the best I’ve seen , great videography and editing . Having said that , the scenery doesn’t improve , they say “ beauty is in the eyes of the beholder “ , I dont find the outback at all an attractive proposition , and even in my advanced years and able to afford such a trip I won’t be bothering , everyone is different and I accept all opinions and expectations . I must say , however , the onboard catering looked very good indeed . Thanks for sharing , and my best wishes .
Many thanks for your kind comments! Yes, I appreciate the scenery is subjective.
It is like the American south west, to a point. Hot and dry guessing they have have a rainy season too.
@@davestewart2067 no rainy season, unfortunately.
I never been to Australia but wish one day amazing country thank for this journey love from Mumbai❤
You’re welcome. Hope you make it one day. ✌️
Beautiful video. Very detailed and well presented.
Subscribing from India!
Thanks so much! Welcome aboard!
Please try out the Maharajas Express in India. The way you presented this train journey, I am sure your Maharajas Express journey will be a hit.
I’d love to visit India one day. 🙏
Enjoyed your video Adam. Brought back fond memories of my trip on the Indian in 2017 and I'm tempted to do it again at the end of my Ashes tour in January 2026, but I''d feel well robbed if I didn't get the off train experiences. The dinner at Rawlinna under the stars was a highlight and my travelling companions still talk about it. I think the Gold single with shared bathroom facilities actually looks better than the compact en-suite in a Gold where it's possible to sit on the loo and shave and shower! Apart from sleeping I didn't spend anytime in my cabin so more space in the washrooms is appealing.
Thank you! Yes, fair points. Unfortunately when sharing tracks with freight trains, sometimes delays and cancellations are unavoidable. Yes, the Gold Single cabins are very appealing.
This is going to be a good one!!!
I hope so. 🤞
I really enjoyed this adventure, thanks for the invite to join you
Your info is vital for a prospective traveler like myself.
So good to hear. Thank you!
Haha. now I know why everybody looked so well rested when they stepped off the train in Sydney. Myself I completed the journey in a half-reclining seat for 3 days back in 2006 with a pillow I bought in Kalgoorlie 😂
Ha! Woah - yes sitting in a journey of this length would be quite the experience. 😝
@@FromtheWindowSeat Being in your early 20's helps a lot ;-) At least they had a shower in "cattle class" and you could order pizza by phone in Broken Hill before the train's arrival. I befriended the train driver during the stopover in Cook, and got to drive the train on departure 😁
@@oskich Pizza and your train driving experience sound great!
I'm exploring Australia and seeing this country so much beautiful. Now thanks to you I know there is a great journey by train in this country that I must try!
Happy to hear that. Thank you!
Amazing, I hope to go on this train one day!
Thank you! Fingers crossed for you. 🤞
I enjoy viewing your well-made videos. Thank You.
Great to hear. Thank you!
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Excellent photography job/interior of train/cities towns/wilderness areas the train passes thru. A wonderful way to tour southern Australia via this documentary. Some of those meal & desert dishes looked mighty appetizing.😋
So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Lovely trip!!!
Many thanks from Sao Paulo, Brasil.❤️🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
The number of Platinum carriages has been reduced from 4 to 2, as the demand has dropped on account of the exorbitant prices. Likewise, the length of the IP has been reduced from 29 to 26 carriages. Great train staff, with top-notch service when Lynley Lott and Deb Munn are the Service Operation Managers.
Good to know. Thanks!
I have relatives in Perth. I was lucky enough to fly over last Christmas...then visit Fremantle to see it's lovely sunset. You aren't the first vlogger I have watched, who has said the train sadly, can get really bumpy at night, especially between Sydney and Adelaide . But it's good to know it does improve. I think I prefer the single cabins, simply because the toilet and shower facilities are larger, even though one has to share with others.
Sounds like a great trip. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, that was very enjoyable and informative!😊
So happy to hear that! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this excellent video. I remember when the first Indian Pacific trains started running. There was a three year booking period back then. Also, the original train route did not include Adelaide and the train would just pass through Port Augusta SA and on to Perth. I think detouring the journey to Adelaide is a great improvement. It not only gives onboard train passengers a time to rest, but it also makes it easier for Adelaide passengers to join the journey.
Thank you! Agreed. Because the train is no longer primarily about getting from A to B, it’s about the journey and experience, the Adelaide stop is a good thing. 😊
i have never been on the Indian Pacific, but in 2013, I did manage to travel a return trip between Melbourne and Adelaide on the Overland.
Another great video Adam - well done!
Thanks so much!
Wonderful video! Thank you for bringing me to Australia. A place on my bucket list but may never make! Cheers!!
So good to hear. Thank you!
Brilliant video Adam, other UA-camrs just give us the tourist version, you've given us a real 'local' insight. Will we be seeing you elsewhere in the world?
Thanks so much Kevin! Yes, hoping to head overseas soon. 😊
I Done This Journey From Perth To Sydney, Way Back In Early Seveties With Partner At That Time, We Travelled In First Class, And We Realy Enjoyed The Trip, Watching This Video Makes Me Want To Do It Again But This Time From Sydney To Perth, I Notice There Has Been Few Changes To Schedule Since Travelled Back Then In Early 70's, Unforttunatly I Am A Lot Older, And My Health Is Not The Best, Also Now Live In The Philippines, And I Am A BRIT,🏴 🇬🇧, Enjoyed The Video Very Much, Thank You,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
So glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Sorry to hear your health is not the best. Take care! ☺️
Wow, epic journey and a great video documenting it! Back in the day, I did Sydney to Adelaide when the Indian Pacific still had a seating coach - I think it would be good to reintroduce it as a regular passenger service on the route as well.
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Adam, from South Africa for a fascinating account of your trip. I did not know that Australia had a dedicated luxury train for this rout. I had always known about the fact that different gauges had been in use and it is edifying to learn that a single gauge, which I think is the standard European gauge, has been introduced. Our gauge is still 3 foot 6 inches, except for our only high speed train which id standard European and operates in the Johannesburg - Pretoria mega city. I have no doubt that when our country pulls itself together, the standard gauge will replace all major railways. Living in South Africa's out back, much of which is semi desert, I have always had a fascination for the nul arbour plain. It is truly interesting to see it from the train.
Many thanks for sharing those details. Keen to visit South Africa one day. Glad the video was insightful.
A great journey, to say the least. Thanks for putting this together. But I also can’t help by wonder what other passengers think of someone walking through the cabins while shooting a video. I mean, do they simply shrug it off, ignore it…?
Thank you! Most people don’t bat an eyelid because a lot of other people were also taking photos and capturing video. 🤔
Greatly enjoyed this video. All Aussies should watch it.
Thanks so much! ☺️
Wonderful video again Adam.Having only travelled from Adelaide to Perth on the IP it was great to see the other part of the journey. 😊
Glad I could fill the missing gap in your journey. Cheers!
I agree with you. From Konnagar Hoogli WB INDIA ❤❤❤👌👍
Sounds like quite a journey, complete with some unexpected changes and misadventures! Good thing they compensated you and I'm still inspired to do the trip one day.
Great to hear - it’s well worth doing. Cheers!
New subbie...love the history you include in your video.. unlike other YTers😊
Thanks so much! ☺️
Awesome video Adam and great shot of the Perth Skyline from Maylands... make sure you come back here in the near future as the A Series will start retiring in the next few years !
Thank you! Yes, definitely keen to return.
@@FromtheWindowSeat The current set of the Australind will finish up next month !.
@@qfa330 I see. A piece of history!
That was wonderful! Thank you for taking us with you. I love your commentary that includes informative history of the rails in Australia.
Really glad to hear that. Thank you!
Awesome video - I am so excited to say that I will be traveling the same route in a single, at the end of May 2024. This has helped me to understand what to expect. I love train travel.
Thank you! That's exciting - hope you enjoy your trip as much as I did! 😀
As an Indian am amazed 2 see A train in Australia named as Indian 😊 Pacific
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Learn some geography and your amazement ceases 😅
@@karljensen893 please explain the geography hidden behind its name
@@techessentials4105 the Indian Ocean is on the West Coast of Australia; the Pacific Ocean on the East Coast. And the train travels between them. 🤔
@@FromtheWindowSeat OiC
Congratulations for the World Cup.
I drove to Uluru from Sydney in 2017, following the trains route.I can't put myself through such a drive again.This train trip looks interesting .
Yes, fair enough. Although Alice Springs to Uluru is still quite a distance.
I’m that roving musician! It was great to meet you on that trip Adam, great video you have put together 😊
Hey Adam. Oh cool - well there you go! Thanks so much! Hopefully bump into you on another train sometime. 😊
Thanks for a super video. Great graphics. Made all the difference. 😅😅😅
Awesome to hear. Thank you!
Veary nice docomantry🎉🎉
Thanks so much! 😊
Lovely video of the best train trip in Australia! I took my 5th Indian Pacific trip 14 months ago with my Guide Dog and we had such a great time. As always the crew were amazing and looked after us very well. We had Cameron just on the trip between Adelaide and Sydney but between Perth and Adelaide we had a crew with a Journey Mannager I've met before which was exciting. I did some videos about the trip from an accessability point of view. I look forward to hearing another video soon.
Thanks so much! That sounds like a wonderful adventure. Cheers to more travelling!
Mantapppp, lanjutkan terus Adam 👍😃
Thank you! 😃
This was an absolutely enjoyable train journey through your eyes! Thank you so much! Have thought about doing this train trip since I first heard about it many years ago, and this video was almost as good!
That’s great to hear. Thank you! Hope you get to make this journey one day. 😊
❤❤❤❤from Malaysia... will try to board this exact train and route
Fingers crossed for you! 🙏
@@FromtheWindowSeat Aamiiiiiin thank you 😊 🙏 stay happy and blessed
This was really cool. I was stoked to discover your channel the other week. You are so down to earth and easy to watch.
That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you!
Enjoy your journey ❤❤ lam from sri lanka
Thank you!
Good luck for your future journey from a viewer of Odisha, India.
Many thanks!
great trip
Thank you!
I did the Perth to Port Pirie with my Gemini Coupe on the Motorail in about 1980 - Still remember the trip fondly!!
Very cool. 😎 Thanks for watching!
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ මගෙන් ඕස්ට්රේලියාව පෙන්වූ ඔබට ස්තූතිය..🌹