The Indian Pacific | Luxury coast to coast rail journey

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  • Come for a trip on Australia's most epic railway journey, The Indian Pacific, all the way from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide and the Nullarbor.
    This is a four-day, three-night 4352km journey traverses mountain ranges, arid deserts as well as the longest straight stretch of railway in the world, all in air-conditioned comfort with sumptuous three-course meals.
    Named for the two oceans the train encounters on its journey, the Indian Pacific travels between Perth, Adelaide and Sydney on a spectacular 4352km crossing.
    Find out why this transcontinental train is considered one of the world's great railway journeys.
    The Indian Pacific is operated by Journey Beyond Rail.
    The Indian Pacific fares and bookings:
    www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/...
    The Indian Pacific timetable:
    www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/...
    🚉 Train: The Indian Pacific
    🚉 Operator: Journey Beyond Rail
    🚉 Locomotives: Two NR class diesels (NR86 and NR32) operated by Pacific National
    🚉 Cabin: Q3
    🚉 Route: Sydney - Adelaide - Perth
    🚉 Distance: 4352km
    🚉 Class: Gold Service single cabin
    🚉 Travel dates: 22 March 2023 - 25 March 2023
    EQUIPMENT:
    🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max, Panasonic HC-VX1, DJI Mini 3 Pro
    Chapters:
    00:00 Introduction
    02:11 - Check in and pre-departure refreshments
    03:28 - Route and Indian Pacific arriving
    05:42 - Boarding
    06:47 - Gold Single cabin tour
    09:06 - Departing Sydney and train walk-through
    12:09 - Welcome announcement and Western Sydney
    13:39 - The Blue Mountains
    14:23 - Day 1 - Dinner
    15:45 - Cabin in bed mode and passing Bathurst
    17:25 - Day 2 - Shower and sunrise
    19:03 - Broken Hill Off Train Experiences
    20:35 - Broken Hill
    24:18 - Day 2 - Breakfast and shower room tour
    26:16 - Peterborough
    28:27 - Jamestown and Gladstone Gaol
    29:30 - Day 2 - Lunch
    30:30 - Adelaide off train experiences
    32:09 - Adelaide Central Market
    32:56 - Delay at Adelaide Parklands Terminal
    34:48 - Day 3 - Near Pimba
    36:08 - The Trans-Australian Railway
    36:38 - Day 3 - Breakfast
    37:50 - The Tea and Sugar
    39:23 - Day 3 - Lunch
    39:59 - Longest length of straight track in the world
    40:43 - Cook
    42:06 - Update on Rawlinna dinner under the stars
    43:46 - Day 3 - Dinner
    44:08 - Drinks in Rawlinna
    44:57 - Kalgoorlie Railway Station
    45:38 - Day 4 - Eastern Goldfields Railway
    46:49 - Day 4 - Breakfast
    47:11 - Driver change in Merredin
    47:50 - Day 4 - Lunch (final meal)
    48:32 - Avon Valley and Swan Valley
    49:20 - Chat with the Journey Manager
    50:06 - Final thoughts
    51:30 - Train fares
    52:03 - East Perth Terminal and twin cabins
    53:15 - Fremantle at sunset
    Music
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    Credits and sources:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_...
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    Photo and video attributions:
    4SA8 Indian Pacific passing through Bathurst on 22/03/23
    Courtesy @TheBritFromOz008 TH-cam channel
    TransAustralian railway map
    commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
    Commonwealth Railways leaflet provided to passengers on the Trans-Australian Railway
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    Travel by Trans-Australian Railway poster
    Commonwealth Railways, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Rail line at Cook
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    Photo by Bleakcomb
    Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society Train
    Photo by Lindsay Bridge
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    All Manner of Trains
    Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1962. Directed by Malcolm Otton.
    • All Manner Of Trains
    Break of gauge 1945 rail map
    By SCHolar44 - Own work, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
    Dual gauge Eastern Railway Perth
    By Bahnfrend - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
    Silver City Comet at Central Station, 1937
    By Sam Hood - State Library of New South Wales
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  • @Rusty_Gold85
    @Rusty_Gold85 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    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

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you for sharing!

    • @Askingly
      @Askingly 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My dad worked at Peterborough for the railways as well. It would have been in late 60’s. Was he still there then?

    • @AbdulKader-ii4lb
      @AbdulKader-ii4lb 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for lovely information

  • @BryanBurdettTOTbox
    @BryanBurdettTOTbox 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    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

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Sounds wonderful. Would love to try Platinum one day but as you say, it’s very expensive.

  • @cherylemaybury9967
    @cherylemaybury9967 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    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 😊

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I was really hoping the video was the next best thing to being there so I’m really glad to hear that. Thank you!

    • @hieronymusboschful
      @hieronymusboschful 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That’s such a nice thing to say!

    • @terranceparsons5185
      @terranceparsons5185 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Oh what a shame, I'm fit enough, but too poor😁

    • @why67152
      @why67152 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am almost to old and to poor!!

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@why67152 Old, poor AND unfit, here!! Yay!!

  • @countpushkin7360
    @countpushkin7360 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, the food is great. 😋

  • @borisloncar3011
    @borisloncar3011 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Good to know. Thanks for sharing!

  • @divox9pqr
    @divox9pqr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, I’d love to try platinum but it’s very pricey. Hope you get to tick it off your list! ✅

  • @lakminiwijesekara8662
    @lakminiwijesekara8662 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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. 🤞

  • @donttalkcrap
    @donttalkcrap 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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. 🤔

  • @akshay1609yadav
    @akshay1609yadav 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Thankyou for showing railway journey.Australia is beautiful.Love from India

  • @davidarter6271
    @davidarter6271 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I did the Indian Pacific from Perth to .Sydney twenty years ago. Your podcast has encouraged to do it again. Great vid, Adam, thankyou

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s brilliant to hear. Cheers!

    • @5217tuber
      @5217tuber หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

    • @Anton-tf9iw
      @Anton-tf9iw 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Narrow carriages: try Indian broad-gauge at 5 ft 16 inch...

  • @GNoteSmith
    @GNoteSmith 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    ❤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 🎉

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks so much - really happy to hear that! 😊

    • @GNoteSmith
      @GNoteSmith 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You've a great talent for this work. I'm always happy to compliment that level of dedication. Gnote

  • @enischial965
    @enischial965 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m glad you liked it. Thank you!

  • @steveanderson9290
    @steveanderson9290 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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!

  • @peteringram476
    @peteringram476 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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

  • @wouterpaap9343
    @wouterpaap9343 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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!!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much! Great to hear that. 😊

  • @JoJo-cs7be
    @JoJo-cs7be 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    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!😊❤📣📣🍾🍾👍

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks so much for your feedback. Lovely to hear. 😊

  • @corinne8569
    @corinne8569 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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... 💜

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So glad you liked it Corinne. I too hope you and your dad get to ride it one day. 🤞 😊

  • @petermainwaringsx
    @petermainwaringsx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    Every flat earther should watch this video, because according to their map of Australia this journey should be almost twice as long.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @mb3558
      @mb3558 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Everybody arguing about their belief systems, because they don't know the real truth - apart from what they've been taught!

    • @Faizuna.Hanabilah
      @Faizuna.Hanabilah 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tolol

    • @bbbbb2490
      @bbbbb2490 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂

    • @paulbarbacano1109
      @paulbarbacano1109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      If the earth is a ball.... Then everyone in Australia is upside down

  • @edwardvigil5891
    @edwardvigil5891 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like you had an incredible trip. Agreed - it's certainly a bucket list journey. 😊

  • @christinescott5667
    @christinescott5667 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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,

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you Christine. Yes, that really is attention to detail! They have great crew. 😊

  • @sarbaazchabahar
    @sarbaazchabahar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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✌️👍

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hopefully you’ll get the chance one day. 🤞Thanks for watching. ☺️

  • @Xantaxia
    @Xantaxia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wonderful to hear that. Enjoy!

    • @PaulaBean
      @PaulaBean 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did it go?

    • @Xantaxia
      @Xantaxia วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@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.

  • @Chrisjewell
    @Chrisjewell 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Great video Adam, I appreciate the hard work it takes to make a video of this length and keep it entertaining!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Really happy to hear that. Thank you!

  • @user-vc9ig3pf5y
    @user-vc9ig3pf5y 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I did The Indian Pacific train trip with my father it was a great trip to do with my father 😊😊

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, that would have been wonderful. Cheers!

  • @jordancave6987
    @jordancave6987 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    54 mins?! Omg yes!!! Just made my night

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes, it’s a long one! Cheers!

  • @jackybeck2479
    @jackybeck2479 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Now you have ridden on every Journey Beyond train! Keep up the good work on your fabulous videos!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have. Thanks so much! 😊

    • @jackybeck2479
      @jackybeck2479 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@FromtheWindowSeat You are quite welcome!

  • @andoru
    @andoru 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Enjoyable video, thanks for taking us with you!

  • @codrake784
    @codrake784 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @gregbowen617
    @gregbowen617 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    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…

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you very much!

    • @gemmas3172
      @gemmas3172 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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.

  • @asullivan4047
    @asullivan4047 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.😋

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

  • @chanty-ti7hs
    @chanty-ti7hs หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is the best vlog of the Indian Pacific.
    I did the journey in December 2010.
    Saw a shooting star while looking out the window facing the South while traversing along the Nullarbor.
    Thank you for the additional information I was not aware of.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Sounds like you had a great trip too.

  • @robbiemitchell1601
    @robbiemitchell1601 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Many thanks for sharing those details. Keen to visit South Africa one day. Glad the video was insightful.

  • @TravelSignal
    @TravelSignal 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @Hongaars1969
    @Hongaars1969 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      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!

    • @Hongaars1969
      @Hongaars1969 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@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

    • @Hongaars1969
      @Hongaars1969 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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?

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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). 🤔

    • @davidhorner3139
      @davidhorner3139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought he had done one too aboard the Indian Pacific Eugena. You weren’t the only one. 😊😅

  • @ianneill1400
    @ianneill1400 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did the Perth to Port Pirie with my Gemini Coupe on the Motorail in about 1980 - Still remember the trip fondly!!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very cool. 😎 Thanks for watching!

  • @thebroadlife
    @thebroadlife หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!

  • @misywor635
    @misywor635 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you, that was very enjoyable and informative!😊

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So happy to hear that! Thank you!

  • @andrearoberts1953
    @andrearoberts1953 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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. 🎉

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh wow - that’s great to hear. Your trip sounds amazing. Enjoy!

  • @Antphoneigh
    @Antphoneigh 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great to hear - it’s well worth doing. Cheers!

  • @JesseRaylabrancaro
    @JesseRaylabrancaro 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s great to hear. Thank you! Hope you get to make this journey one day. 😊

  • @RaveSharrma
    @RaveSharrma หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very detailed information on the journey! Thank you for sharing! It was like as if we were traveling ourselves! Good watch :)

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's wonderful to hear. Thank you!

  • @coryoconnor
    @coryoconnor 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another fantastic visual journey for us all to see Adam. Looking forward to your next adventure. 😊

  • @melsblindlife
    @melsblindlife 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much! That sounds like a wonderful adventure. Cheers to more travelling!

  • @frizzy60
    @frizzy60 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Adam, another outstanding presentation. This brought back so many wonderful memories for when I did this journey 9 years ago

  • @HitenMumbai
    @HitenMumbai หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I never been to Australia but wish one day amazing country thank for this journey love from Mumbai❤

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You’re welcome. Hope you make it one day. ✌️

  • @RGC198
    @RGC198 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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. 😊

    • @RGC198
      @RGC198 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @edwardt1941
    @edwardt1941 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have done the Ghan a number of years ago and food was excellent. Looking forward to doing Indian pacific soon. Thanks for your video

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! I’m sure you’ll love the IP too.

  • @pdee333
    @pdee333 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    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 TH-camr and know how much work goes into these. Muchas gracias amigo!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What wonderful feedback. Muchas gracias! 😊

  • @TravelsWithATwist
    @TravelsWithATwist 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is going to be a good one!!!

  • @AussieJetSetter
    @AussieJetSetter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow so good Adam, truly one of the world's great train journeys! Hopefully you had a great time in my home city of Perth!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Yes, I’ve been to Perth a few times now and always enjoy it. ☺️

  • @michaelgask
    @michaelgask 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, thanks Adam. A wonderful journey. I get why some people might think those cabins are small, but to me they look cute and snug. The food looked great. Loved that you started at the Pacific and ended at the Indian Ocean. Cheers, and thanks for sharing your amazing trip.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Michael! Yes, I find them a reasonable size and quite comfortable. One of my fellow passengers asked about upgrading to a larger cabin but I don’t think any were available. I guess it all comes down to expectations.

    • @gemmas3172
      @gemmas3172 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FromtheWindowSeat I found the single cabins perfectly adequate. Wind the blind up and it makes the room feel quite spacious! For those who find it a little too small you can always spend more time in the lounges. A lady on my trip had booked a Gold Twin cabin but evidently she was quite claustrophobic and couldn't stay in it. She slept in the lounge each night.

  • @tanpengjoo7205
    @tanpengjoo7205 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Australia full of beauty n surprises. Love their beautiful architectural buildings.

  • @teddythewonderlizard1448
    @teddythewonderlizard1448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another great video Adam - well done!

  • @sarge6870
    @sarge6870 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wonderful video! Thank you for bringing me to Australia. A place on my bucket list but may never make! Cheers!!

  • @randybourdon2791
    @randybourdon2791 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing!

  • @GabeTrains
    @GabeTrains 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lovely video Adam, i'm literally editing my overland video now!

  • @techessentials4105
    @techessentials4105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As an Indian am amazed 2 see A train in Australia named as Indian 😊 Pacific

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😁

    • @karljensen893
      @karljensen893 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Learn some geography and your amazement ceases 😅

    • @techessentials4105
      @techessentials4105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@karljensen893 please explain the geography hidden behind its name

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@techessentials4105 the Indian Ocean is on the West Coast of Australia; the Pacific Ocean on the East Coast. And the train travels between them. 🤔

    • @techessentials4105
      @techessentials4105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FromtheWindowSeat OiC
      Congratulations for the World Cup.

  • @iankendrick5282
    @iankendrick5282 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love your content always great loved the interislander Wellington to Picton.done Perth to Sydney loved it thanks

  • @richardcaldwell9160
    @richardcaldwell9160 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent video Adam. So informative, and the food looks great. Way back in 1978 I travelled ADL -> Kalgoorlie during my backpacking days on the IP as a treat, then hitched to Esperance. After watching your video, I am thinking of doing this trip the full monty. Thanks Adam

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much Richard - great to hear that! :)

  • @jslasher1
    @jslasher1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

  • @gurinderjitnagra7199
    @gurinderjitnagra7199 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    God bless you ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧਿਆ

  • @mikeedwards9306
    @mikeedwards9306 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was a wonderful Journey that I got to take in 2022, it was so nice and staff were fabulous as were the views. Great video.

  • @muddymaker3721
    @muddymaker3721 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an awesome video, thanks for taking us along on your wonderful journey👍

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re very welcome. Cheers! 😊

  • @mgrizz2386
    @mgrizz2386 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That was wonderful! Thank you for taking us with you. I love your commentary that includes informative history of the rails in Australia.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really glad to hear that. Thank you!

  • @parwejalam7305
    @parwejalam7305 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I’d love to visit India one day. 🙏

  • @johnbeerworth
    @johnbeerworth 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an exciting journey, Thank you for a great video Adam

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it … thank you!

  • @ilonamollema6467
    @ilonamollema6467 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just found your channel and I love this video a lot!
    Can't wait to see the previous video's you've made, and of course the new ones yet to come.
    You've got a new subscriber!
    Keep on traveling!
    Saying hi from the Netherlands. 🤗 🇳🇱

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really happy to hear that. Thank you! Hope you enjoy my other videos too. 😊

  • @margaretaspatariu781
    @margaretaspatariu781 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mulțumesc, este fascinant pentru Nordici, vedem în premieră.

  • @XTech13Official
    @XTech13Official 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing, I hope to go on this train one day!

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Fingers crossed for you. 🤞

  • @davidhorner3139
    @davidhorner3139 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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 😀

  • @ajunthaanwari6177
    @ajunthaanwari6177 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved the journey, amazing Indian Pacific, thank you.

  • @manina06
    @manina06 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lovely 🥰
    .... Thanks

  • @74kenguru74
    @74kenguru74 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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
      @FromtheWindowSeat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Большое спасибо! Привет из Австралии. Рад, что вам понравилось видео. Ваше здоровье! (Courtesy of Google Translate 😉)

    • @Andrew_Tula
      @Andrew_Tula 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@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.

  • @glennmagann8648
    @glennmagann8648 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I did this trip two weeks ago and the Ghan last year. Booked on the Great Southern for Feb next year.
    Sorry to hear your train was running late and you had to miss out on two experienes. I was worried about this on my trip. anyway you were right about the rough tracks in western NSW.
    I thought the train was going to derail it was that rough.
    Anyway a great report. Thanks

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. Enjoy the Great Southern! ☺️

  • @thomasdymowski5848
    @thomasdymowski5848 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Adam. This was an enjoyable journey.

  • @allenzhang9900
    @allenzhang9900 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    wow😮

  • @scrappingfla9016
    @scrappingfla9016 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    New subbie...love the history you include in your video.. unlike other YTers😊

  • @TomLaios
    @TomLaios หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 .

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, fair enough. Although Alice Springs to Uluru is still quite a distance.

  • @danozism
    @danozism 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 "-)

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Hope you make it one day!

  • @saketsingh965
    @saketsingh965 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As an indian i can confirm that the word "INDIAN PACIFIC" is perfectly working 😂

  • @kevinellis8869
    @kevinellis8869 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Brilliant video Adam, other TH-camrs just give us the tourist version, you've given us a real 'local' insight. Will we be seeing you elsewhere in the world?

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much Kevin! Yes, hoping to head overseas soon. 😊

  • @Rufiowascool
    @Rufiowascool 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was really cool. I was stoked to discover your channel the other week. You are so down to earth and easy to watch.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s so kind of you to say. Thank you!

  • @elleo7355
    @elleo7355 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Found this video enjoyable and informative; thank you for putting it together. Also appreciate that you speak very clearly. I hope to go on The Indian Pacific one day 🚂

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy to hear that. Thank you! Hope you get to travel on the IP one day.

  • @simeonlewi3853
    @simeonlewi3853 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mantapppp, lanjutkan terus Adam 👍😃

  • @jimchik
    @jimchik 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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…?

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! Most people don’t bat an eyelid because a lot of other people were also taking photos and capturing video. 🤔

  • @gregrobinson2394
    @gregrobinson2394 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your coverage of these rail journeys is first class. Great to have an insight into the experience before you book. 👍

  • @jaydanjm9589
    @jaydanjm9589 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was waiting for this one, thanks so much Adam!

  • @xr6lad
    @xr6lad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Looking forward to this. Would love to go on it but just so expensive.

  • @rickyrickstan563
    @rickyrickstan563 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    49:24 Lithgow must be a slightly annoying name when you get to lithgow

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha! Lucky the train doesn’t stop there or it could get confusing. 😂

  • @lesstott5936
    @lesstott5936 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am a train enthusiast and this journey is on my bucket list...interesting video and very informative. Thank you, Adam.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful! Hope you get to try it. Cheers!

  • @nzmu01
    @nzmu01 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As always, a superb video with interesting and even fascinating commentary. Yes, one day I would like to follow in your footsteps, oh wait! Next month I will be enjoying the Northern Explorer in my home of New Zealand of which you have already produced another marvellous video of. So that said, maybe one day Australia.... Thanks again Adam and look forward to many more of your wonderful productions.😍

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you - that’s very kind! Hope you love the Northern Explorer. It’s a wonderful trip! ☺️

  • @shineisle2263
    @shineisle2263 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මගෙන් ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව පෙන්වූ ඔබට ස්තූතිය..🌹

  • @rileycummaudo8612
    @rileycummaudo8612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hey Adam

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Riley. 👋

    • @rileycummaudo8612
      @rileycummaudo8612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FromtheWindowSeat I watch your videos every day

  • @top_green
    @top_green 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've been to Sydney and Gold Coast before but never been to other parts of Australia. I hope to travel across Australian outback someday. It's still in my bucket list.

  • @qfa330
    @qfa330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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 !

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Yes, definitely keen to return.

    • @qfa330
      @qfa330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FromtheWindowSeat The current set of the Australind will finish up next month !.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@qfa330 I see. A piece of history!

  • @thomashunter5645
    @thomashunter5645 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would like to do the Indian Pacific journey. But I don't have $8,500 to pay for it.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fair enough. Although single gold is a lot cheaper than that (starting at $2700).

  • @RichardFelstead1949
    @RichardFelstead1949 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing, Adam.

  • @ralfkluin6387
    @ralfkluin6387 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I enjoy viewing your well-made videos. Thank You.

  • @Atricapilla
    @Atricapilla 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the video. I didn't know this was even possible. Now I want to try.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great. I hope you get to! ☺️

  • @DChatburn1
    @DChatburn1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

    • @FromtheWindowSeat
      @FromtheWindowSeat  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! That's exciting - hope you enjoy your trip as much as I did! 😀