Transcontinental Train Odyssey: The Ghan, the Khyber, the globe

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This is the gospel of transcontinental rail according to Tim Fischer - former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and one of the country's best-known (and most energetic) train enthusiasts. From the early days of train travel to the heady international race to develop new railways to the inaugural journey of Australia's new Ghan, this entertaining and informative book races along in Tim's inimitable style. Here are tales from Tim's many hundreds of train trips around the world, colourful anecdotes about the characters he's met and far-flung places he's visited, and descriptions of the greatest stations in the world - as well as enough rail history and technical specifications to satisfy the most ardent trainspotter.

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Tim Fischer is the much loved and widely respected Boy from Boree Creek, former deputy prime minister of Australia and leader of the National Party, and committed rural Australian. He is also a serious train enthusiast who argues we need rail now and into the future more than ever before.