The INDIAN PACIFIC 2022: Adelaide to Perth in GOLD TWIN - luxury sleeper train across Australia

[@scottrutkowski493]

Hi Rory. I really love your videos and how you describe what is happening during the video. As a blind person, you do an outstanding job of describing your videos and it actually feels like I am taking the trip with you. The bakcground music and different sounds really add to your videos. Thanks so much for creating these outstanding videos for us to enjoy Rory.

[@incognitobandito244]

Who typed this for you? Or was it voice to text?

[@scottrutkowski493]

@@incognitobandito244 I used text to speech and type this myself, using a normal computer keyboard.

[@incognitobandito244]

@@scottrutkowski493 cool

[@professornuke7562]

Rory's measured tones are lovely. I watch Trek Trendy too, but Rory has a lot less hype to his delivery. I have reasonable vision (except for colour) and a pretty good "mind's eye" as they say, so I don't know what you see in your mind, but Rory sure is great at taking us along with him on an adventure.

[@scottietheshark]

This video really shows just how distant Perth is. Almost two days just from Adelaide!

[@thewinenut9800]

Hi Rory, just saw you name-dropped in the Geelong Advertiser newspaper with the Spirit of Tasmania. Nice shout out!

[@Seiskid]

Thankyou Rory for showing us so many train journeys around our country. This has been a really good series.

[@josephphillips9243]

Who is old like me and can remember getting into a train lifting the toilet lid and see the tracks go by underneath?

[@aussiejohn5835]

Most definitely and do you remember the foot warmers which were placed in the compartments that little kids just couldn't reach?

[@kathleenjeffery4079]

Yes and not being allowed to use them when the train is stationary 😂

[@rodlaidlaw-b3f]

yep.definitely remember that.

[@thebalmaintigers]

So many people want to travel overseas for a holiday, but in our own back yard their is so much to see. Your videos are great to help people get an idea of different places to visit & a different way to see this country by train. 👍

[@alandyer910]

Thank you! That was an excellent review of the trip that made me feel I had taken the journey. Well done indeed! Cheers!

[@NicholassTrainChannel]

Great review Rory. Your train trip reviews are what Inspired me to make my own train trip reviews. Cheers. - Nicholas.

[@Dave.C937]

G'day Rory. I've loved you're travels through Australia. You've put so many things on my to do list when it comes to train travel. I'm going to miss you're videos of Oz.

[@kendavis7248]

Thanks for sharing your Australian rail adventures with us, Rory; enormously enjoyable. Looking forward to your next video - no pressure :)

[@Extaxzsy]

Thanks Rory for curing my boredom, i get so excited watching your videos. Thanks

[@Afrodizyak47]

I always like to see the township of cook. For a number of years, my cousins David and Rosa Gallas, were the school teachers here. They absolutely loved it and the characters whom lived, worked and maintained the rail line and facilities along the track. Their highlights were the "tucker Train", which delivered fruit, vegetables, meat . groceries and household goods. Of course, Christmas was special, with Father Christmas arriving by train and staying a while with the kids and families. Gee, it was much harder for the smaller track maintenance gangs further out and the isolation, heat and flies carried with it, a heavy toll on those hardy people.

[@michaelfreeze2949]

It was called the "tea and sugar train" not the "Tucker train"

[@Afrodizyak47]

@@michaelfreeze2949 Sorry, lived at Mannahill and every Friday night, our stuff came on the "Tucker Train;" just automatic term to me.

[@badllama4554]

I really appreciate you showing us the reality of charging and editing. Don't see this much honesty on KZbin that often.

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@deelightfool]

What an awesome suprise. so happy to see a vid from you Rory.

[@simonpoortz5298]

Every long distance train in Australia. Great work my brother.

[@OllieWasHere]

Rory, I see you are enjoying Journey Beyonds rail journeys quite alot! I wish there was a points or loyalty systems for regular customers like you! Excellent video aswell Rory!!! 👍

[@davidker8820]

You can get Qantas Frequent Flyer points with Journey Beyond rail journeys, for what it’s worth. With the amount Rory’s spent with them recently, I certainly hope he’s taking advantage of that.

[@alanphessey5846]

Thank you Rory. I’ve enjoyed travelling with you on every trip. And you’ve certainly made me want to do them for myself. You give a comprehensive, good-humoured, coverage with your very pleasant personality.

[@jackybeck2479]

I love to watch both of your Indian Pacific videos in one go to make it look like you have done the entire journey non stop, and unbroken.

[@dash8brj]

Another fine production by Rory! There is a trick to getting a clean shower at the end of the standard gold carriage - shower early, or very late. From what I observed on my journey from Sydney to Perth, these showers are cleaned by the staff 2 or 3 times a day. I agree regarding the food, it is a cut above the best, and presented really well. Also don't worry about your belongings in a single. If you leave something on your table during an evening excursion, the staff will place the object(s) on your bed next to the choccy. This is how I found my iPad and GoPro when I returned from the Kalgoolie night excursion, neatly placed on my pillow with a chocolate beside them.

[@irelxnd]

Another extraordinary video! I have never been on the Indian Pacific at all, but now I really want to go on it. Great job!

[@charlestran7993]

Thank you Rory, I have been watching all your videos throughout the year, your description of each train journey is really awesome. My personal favourite is the Ghan and this one. Love it !!!!!

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊😊 glad you like my videos

[@BeyondNegativeOfficial]

ah yes When Rory uploads you just cant stand but just watch your vids Hope this vid gets over 1M views!

[@cobalong]

Haha, so true, I marked it as watch later, and here I am now not watching it later! 😅

[@BeyondNegativeOfficial]

Haha,I love watching his vids I even met him in Cootamundra! It was an good time at that time he was catching the bus to Orange to film the 3801 train and I was heading home to Mildura it was the best experience ever!

[@alistairtaylor4989]

Fantastic Rory. Thank you for again providing some great and extremely informative entertainment.

[@bro031]

Thanks Rory I really enjoyed watching this video, keep the great content coming.

[@j.j.1064]

Thank you very much for this spectacular travelogue. This journey is especially close to my heart as I did the journey myself as a 14-year old boy travelling with my parents on route from Adelaide to Perth approximately in 1965. It was a very eventful journey and exposed the lack of medical contingencies which led to many revisions after the incident. We were a family of British migrants who were relocating from Adelaide to Perth for practical and financial reasons.There was mass unemployment in Adelaide and employment opportunities in Perth will much better. My sister aged 18 who had given birth to a baby was travelling along with us as a family of five. The accommodation on the train was not 5-star and pretty basic. It was not an environment that was conducive to travelling with a small child. We took turns in looking after the baby and one of the ways was to walk along the corridor so she could look out of the window it seemed a good way to keep her amused. When it became my turn as a 14-year old boy I decided to open the door and take her into the next set of carriages just to ease the boredom. However one passenger coming the other way did not hold the door open and the door slammed onto the baby's finger chopping it completely off and hanging by a piece of skin. I quickly took the child back to my mum who quickly bandaged the finger back into place. We alerted the guard who went through out the train appealing for anyone with medical experience as there was no doctor or medical staff on board. Eventually he found there was an elderly retired nurse who came and offered. she did what she could to sedate the baby and there we were 100 miles from the Western Australian border. It was mooted the notion of calling the flying doctor but this came to nothing as there was no practical way that the aeroplane could land. And so it was decided that we wait until the train got to the Western Australian border where the train would be routinely searched for any fruit. (It was forbidden to take fruit from one state to another because of the prevalence of fruit fly). This of course would cause delay in the baby getting medical treatment. So it was decided that a taxi would meet my mom at the border and become a defacto ambulance. Hence the rest of the family remained on the train whilst my mum and the baby went to Kalgoorlie hospital. When she got there there was no Doctor on site so they had to get him to come from his house to attend to the emergency. The doctor stitched the finger on to the hand and dressed the wound and provided sedatives for the baby. By way of a miracle my mum made it back to the train in time for the train change in Kalgoorlie which was a wild west style old train. On arriving in Perth my mum took a taxi to the hospital. It turned out that the doctor did a good job in the initial stages and because the the finger was grafted back on to the hand very quickly at the time of the accident, it saved it and to this day it is hardly noticeable. I've often thought of making the trip again just to revisit my memories. I recall the deep impact that the train had on my psych. such beauty combined with tragedy leaves a deep impact. The outback is truly amazing and even a video log cannot capture the essence. However it's the closest I'm going to get in my old age so thank you indeed keep safe on your journey.

[@katelyn3997]

Loved this vid Rory. I live in Adelaide but have never travelled on the Indian Pacific or the Ghan. What makes that surprising is, I love traveling by train & have been on bullet trains in Japan & China, the Orient Express & Bernina Express in Europe and also Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris. My favourite train experience was Orient Express, enjoying a 3 course meal while travelling through the Italian & Swiss Alps and traveling around China on their comfortable bullet trains. Thank you so much for these videos.

[@jackybeck2479]

I've been on the Thalys twice before from Paris to Amsterdam and back while on holiday to Europe!

[@douglasseter8804]

I enjoyed the behind-the-scenes look at how much work you have to do to prepare for editing a finished product. I'm sure it takes perseverance and attention to detail, to cull raw footage into a great finished product.

[@josiegrikepelis9018]

What a beautiful documentary you've done. Now we are even more interested in taking the trip from Perth to Sydney! Thank you! It looked like you really enjoyed your food. Enjoy your travels and keep safe.

[@alexwest6687]

I really enjoyed that video very AMAZING train review good work rory :)

[@Jules-zi5qf]

Hi Rory. love your trips mate. you have the perfect smooth voice when you express your travels Appreciate all your research you make, Not everyone can be as lucky as your travels. keep it up... I know that you love doing it. which is precious. Thank you Sir

[@kristypaul8067]

Love watching your adventures rory

[@maureen8966]

Hi Rory thank you for the very good video really enjoy the train trip. Love the scenery. Meals looked really good hope you enjoyed the trip.

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

Pate problems? I'll have yours! Another cracking video, Mr Ding!

[@kyec9691]

Another banger by Rory, well done mate!

[@wehtam4807]

Another awesome video Rory. Can't wait to see your international train reviews. Rory Ding on the Orient Express, can't wait to see that one.

[@LEMMYLEMON]

So much to see in the Australian outback. I hope to take this journey one day. Very good video

[@Xantaxia]

I'm travelling from Perth to Sydney next week, this has made me incredibly hyped for the journey. Thank you.

[@BinkBricks]

Once again a stunning video Rory. You're videos just get better and better, more entertaining and higher quality. The gold twin cabin actually looks pretty solid really, the food looked very nice and the outside scenery of the Nullarbor was very nice. Loved the video and can't wait to see what you end up doing in the near future.

[@buick7476]

Hey Rory . Thank you for an extremely professional, informative and interesting video. You cover everything that could interest a traveller and make your whole video an enjoyable experience - second only to actually being there. You also made me proud to be a West Aussie ! Thank you again mate.

[@joshuasteele6463]

As always, great train review Rory!

[@kathleenharsha6504]

As usual, a great job Rory. I did the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth in Nov 2018. Loved it! Just returned from Australia 1 week ago. I rode the Ghan from Adelaide to Alice Springs and from there was on a coach tour of Uluru and Kata Tjuta (arranged by Journey Beyond). Had a great time. One point you missed was the socializing that happens in the lounge car, especially with all the free alcohol. No need to just sit in your room and read or watch videos. Some people can become very interesting when they have had a bit to drink.

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

It was great to see another wonderful adventure. Thank you and great video!

[@caddywampus]

Great video as always Rory 😁!

[@jjohn1388]

such beautiful scenery

[@AnthonySandqvist]

I love this video and I hope there are many more to come 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sharonbrisbane3747]

I absolutely love your videos, it feels like I've been on the train trip as well after watching

[@ursyten]

Thanks

[@danshelly2028]

Love it, we just absolutely love the video.

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@heathertruskinger6214]

Hi Rory A great review, thankyou

[@isaiah513623]

This is a very good and informative video & I will watch again when I am not exhausted and with all the flight garbage delays for those in pursuit of a holiday, I would love to do this trip

[@richardjenkins128]

Another great video.

[@markeaston7353]

Another awesome high quality video thanks Rory.

[@liss441]

Great job as always

[@Djr67]

Another outstanding video Rory, well done. I travelled on the Indian Pacific back in 2009 with my Mum, we travelled from Adelaide to Sydney when they had the day/night seat.

[@wehtam4807]

So excited to see another video Rory. I haven't watched it yet but I am about to. I got so excited I became a member of your channel.

[@RoryDing]

Thank you!!! Glad you like the video ☺️☺️☺️

[@wehtam4807]

@@RoryDing love all your videos.

[@debramage739]

Thanks Rory. I always enjoy your journeys and yes, jealous. 😆 🤣

[@millertas]

Thanks for this. I travelled on the 'Trans Austraya Line' WAY back in 1978/9 as it was cheaper then, than flying (expensive). Have booked to go from Sydney to Perth (myself and my wife) in October and this has really wet my appetite. CAN'T WAIT!!!

[@RichardFelstead1949]

Thanks for sharing, Rory.

[@firdyk]

Wonderful video Rory. Congratulations on travelling on every interstate train.

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@pommydiva1]

all your meals looked delish. i think i would pay for the twin room to have my own bathroom, as well. thank you for this great train experience from S.A to W. A

[@bouillonjules2]

Hi Rory, Absolutely loving your videos. I also happen to love trains too, although I have yet to experience a cabin on one. I have never been to Australia either, but I may well visit soon as my brother and my uncle live in Brisbane and Perth respectively, so I have a good excuse to go. Would definitely travel by sleeper train. Thank you for your informing and entertaining vlogs. Have subscribed.

[@Conan3145]

Another great video 👍. Did Melbourne to Perth and back in 90s. Single room, bland food, lots of heavy drinkers in the lounge car. Made me into a frequent flyer ever since. A highlight was walking around Kalgoorlie’s red light district at 4am. Glad to see that the rolling stock and catering has improved. One thing that hasn’t changed is that it is still an expensive choice.

[@ginny9311]

I really enjoy your videos and always look forward to the next one. You have a very good voice for narration. Being in the US I love looking at Australia. My best friend lives close to Sydney and I have always wanted to visit her. Alas, I doubt that will happen but your videos my me feel closer to her. Thank you.

[@lennytheleopard]

You make excellent videos!

[@karenluck7273]

Thank you for the great video as always! We’ll be on the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth mid December, a trip originally planned for Sept 2020. So excited 😊

[@RoryDing]

Enjoy your trip in December!!! 😁

[@lesliemckay2835]

Once again, an excellent review. Thank you.

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@nateandrosie9699]

Graat video Rory

[@siongsiongtan8330]

Hi Rory, love your videos and I miss Australia! Greetings from Spain.

[@kevindang7617]

Love your videos Rory. I will be doing this exact journey on the 27th and can’t wait!

[@RoryDing]

Nice! Enjoy your the trip ☺️

[@aussiejohn5835]

Hi Rory, I am so happy that you were able to take this journey, not just for us but for you because I believe that it is the ultimate experience for a train nerd like us. I really think you have presented the Australian Train Journeys Series in a professional and informative manner and could sell the rights to Journey Beyond for promotional purposes. Those Red Service sitting carriages should be reinstated on the Journey Beyond trains for those who need to commute between Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Darwin as an alternative to Flying. I can't wait for your next adventure Rory so please don't make us wait too long. Lol!!

[@charlesjay8818]

Like he said it wasn't economical viable and the government subsidies was stopped. Also taking the train from Sydney or Adelaide to Perth is not as cheap as flying (Jetstar - budget airline) and it also take 3-4 days. This is not a commuter train it's a tourist/leisure journey

[@aussiejohn5835]

@Charles Jay This train was once available to all at a reasonable price until the combined governments of NSW,SA,WA and the Commonwealth decided to abandon cross continent passenger rail travel. When the service was sold to a private operator, the alternative coach travel from Adelaide to Perth was cancelled to encourage people onto the train. This worked until the new owners decided to remove the Red Class and have all Gold/First class sleeping accommodation. The service very quickly became a luxury tourist train which left the commuters and budget traveller high and dry because the coach/Bus service was not and has not been reinstated. This is very inconvenient for those who can't fly or drive.

[@charlesjay8818]

@@aussiejohn5835 Shame i guess, but that's what happens when things are privatized. The government should have put a condition that the operator has to operate at least a red carriage for the contract. Even if it makes a loss from time to time, because the profits from the Gold/Platinum can subsidise that. I remember travelling from Perth to Kalgoorlie on the red carriage with our camper van on the back of the train in the early eighties... was fun

[@newcastlerabbit]

Great review Rory.

[@donttalkcrap]

I love how detailed and accurate your explanations are, Rory. Just one minor point. You mentioned megabits (the speed of your internet connection), rather than megabytes (the amount of data they limit you to)

[@Stephen8601]

Its Megabytes (MB) per second if its copper wire, and Megabits (Mb) per second if its fiber. Here in Kiwi-land, we have fiber, and the speed is in Mbps. I have it at full throttle, 950 Mbps. Just not quite at 1 Gbps. And my data... Unlimited. I don't have to worry about it. What a way to go!!!

[@alistairtaylor4989]

Holy crap, you are stressing me out. Why worry about such an inconsequential comment.

[@maxrebo8455]

I think he should have said there was a daily data usage allowance of 500 megabytes, but anyway. Just enough to check some emails and news, along with social media updates.

[@TimmyTickle]

I would have eaten that papadam the same way. Nice work as per usual Rory

[@Australiantrainsvlogs4145]

Hi Rory, I see that you have traveled on The Ghan, Indian Pacific, The Overland, and Great Southern trains and I really enjoyed those videos and maybe one day I can travel on those trains one day. Great video Rory, Make sure you keep it up. :)

[@TMOC1977]

Fantastic video Rory as always!!! Now that you have finished all the long distance railways in Australia I hope that doesn't mean that you'll stop making videos!!! Your videos are the absolute best!!! What video are you making next?

[@TransportVideosAU]

Rory, thank you so much for covering this. You’ve done so so well covering every bit of the train journey. Loved it.

[@boxoffrogs9712]

I'm 11 mins in and totally distracted by wondering about the two items that you left behind.,, but, no matter, back to the video...what a lovely journey, I liked the ghost town stop off and the interesting scenery. I think my second favourite trip with you (platinum Gan is the favourite so far) but I'm a new subscriber and have only been on 4 trips with you so far... thank for taking us along.

[@jackybeck2479]

35:03, Thats NR10! The same loco that you rode behind on the Overland in April 2021!

[@perhapsme988]

Again, very well made video.👍👍 I knew someone did the trip from Perth to Sydney in coach seat only. This was in late 90's. She was a backpacker so had a discount ticket. Hopefully the new ALP government reintroduces subsidies for coach seatings. I am sure many would travel in coach seatings especially if shower facilities and restaurant c ars are available for them too.

[@michaelfreeze2949]

It's doubtful, as even the bus companies like Greyhound don't travel between Adelaide and Perth anymore.

[@superpoonhandler]

An Australian who doesn't even really like trains or catch trains often at all, I like your videos all done well ♥️

[@robertgarcia8348]

Finally, You will be my scout before I commence on the same trip next June, Rory. Be Well Our Friend :-)

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊 glad you find my videos helpful

[@kayew79]

Thoroughly enjoyable & informative as always. We have been wanting to do this trip but hesitated because of the ladder for the top bunk, however you have shown what it actually looks like and now maybe I think I could do it.

[@nickstransportvlogs]

Nice video Rory, I have a suggestion you can take if you want. Merging the Sydney to Adelaide Indian Pacific video with the Adelaide to Perth video which is this one together, may sound weird as both of them were recorded in different times but your choice. 1:15 - They should probably introduce a bus route which comes from Keswick. 1:23 - There also used to be a station called Keswick Station, it was the only station on the Adelaide network that had no wheelchair access, it closed like 9 years ago and demolished sadly during the electrification of the Noarlunga (Well, Seaford now) and Tonsley lines. 3:13 - I might as well prefer CL Class streamlined locomotives, more character on the Indian Pacific than an NR Class loco in my humble opinion! 4:20 - I wonder what will happen to them? Time will tell, some future decisions for stored vehicles are known and unknown. 20:25 - “Getting there is half the fun.” Good old Australian National, sucks to see it split up and privatised ever since the mid to late 1990s. 23:18 - The then NSW State Rail Authority used to provide 86 electric locomotives built by Comeng on Granville, NSW on the Indian Pacific from Central to I think as far as Lithgow with diesel taking it for the entire journey to Perth. Pity that doesn’t happen anymore, most of the 86s along with the 85s were cut up and never used by the dummies of Silverton Rail, most of the 86 Class were barely 30 years old. 32:10 - At least this version of Southern Cross is more quieter but no amenities than the nightmare version of itself in Melbourne, Spencer Street before Southern Cross was probably better than that! But anyways, good video!

[@trace8153]

silverton rail ?????

[@pm110978]

Thanks for the video sir 👍

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@GinaMusi]

Your video is amazing. I enjoyed watching them through without skipping. I have travelled from Perth to Adelaide Melbourne Canberra Sydney Brisbane Cairns by car 9 years ago and was wondering how would it be if I was travelling by train. Your video explains everything that I need to know. Thank you very much ❤️

[@neilmansfield8329]

This is a great holiday mate

[@chuckmaddison2924]

You saved the best for last. Perth it's the premium city in Australia. I love WA. Adelaide is just an honorary suburb of East LA .

[@Aussie_Transport5371]

I was here! This was filmed at Keswick on the 21st of July

[@RoryDing]

I did go there on the 21st but I wasn’t happy that one of the two locos was in pacific nationals standard livery, not in Indian pacific so I went again on the 28th. 😂

[@Aussie_Transport5371]

@@RoryDing Hahah 😂

[@Aussie_Transport5371]

@@RoryDing Did you get the overland from Vic - Adelaide? You should make a 2nd review on it

[@firstfreeone]

Thanks Rory. The trip is now so different to what it was just a couple of years ago. Journey Beyond have lost me now.

[@firstfreeone]

@Harold Holt's Ghost I am retired and have travelled first class on trains and looking towards my next trip.. Great southern have changed their arrival and departure times to make the trips not as encompassing.

[@ngchikit]

Hi Rory, thanks for your wonderful and in-depth look at long distance trains in Australia. You said you have reviewed all types of long distance trains in Australia, that maybe true in terms of train type, but I think not the journeys. I hope one day you will be able to find the time and resource to review the Sydney to Broken Hill train.

[@maxrebo8455]

Man, what a great lifestyle. So envious! Trains are awesome, though up to 2016 those economy seats would have been arduous. Makes you wonder how people without cars get to WA and Perth if they can’t/won’t fly, as there’s no longer coach services either.

[@michaelfreeze2949]

With up to 80 people sharing two toilets and two showers in red class it wouldn't have been nice for 25 hours

[@iankendrick5282]

Very well done great travelled Perth Adelaide in 91 very cheap 100 bucks

[@treeman3663]

You need to do the great southern rail 🚈 Brisbane to Adelaide and film it

[@michaelfreeze2949]

Rory travelled on the Great Southern train last Christmas and uploaded the video to his KZbin channel last July

[@trace8153]

LOVE AND SUBSCRIBED

[@RoryDing]

Thank you 😊

[@theaustraliantrainspotter]

Omg 6:58 that steak looks sooooooo good I want it so bad now 😂

[@RiverDanube]

The food looked very good but there couldn't be a more boring trip from Adelaide to Perth. There are so few train trips per week that do it and no bus services at all.

[@tranquilbakergentletraveller]

Hello Rory! You've made quite a lot of train videos within Australia now. I'm wondering if you get recognised by your fellow passengers? Also, what sort of work do you do for a living? Cheers 😄

[@littlemiss_76]

I would love to travel one of those long distant trains. I have to watch some of your older videos from accross the world. Have you been on some of those Ferries in Japan?

[@leonlesmurf3836]

Great

[@Roadrunnerz45]

very compact bathroom, agreed you want a private one and not shared when paying $$$ for a trip you may only do once in your lifetime. having watched your platinum one, that is obviously very comfortable but i think for most people this would be the sweet spot and the most affordable.