Railways in Australia and Oceania
There are no regular passenger trains in Tasmania. The state-owned state-owned railway company TasRail operates freight trains around the Island but train travel in Tasmania is possible only on tourist trains which runs seasonally on designated days. Tasmania once had an extensive passenger railway network, but regular passenger services ended in 1978. TasRail operates a …
The history of railways in Fiji is closely linked to the country’s sugar industry. Fiji has had an extensive railway network used to transport sugar cane since the late 19th century. The first sugar cane transports by rail began in 1876, although these were more like wagons pulled by animals such as horses or oxen. …
Australia is a vast country with a few very large cities and huge distance between them. A large part of the country is wild, uninhabited by people and often features unfriendly environment such as desert or swamps full of poisonous snakes. Railway network covers only main routes between largest cities and trains are primarily used …
There are many tourist railways in New Zealand. Vintage trains usually operate seasonally. In the article, I have gathered information about the most important heritage railways in New Zealand. Timetable, running days and ticket prices should be checked on official websites – timetable changes throughout the week and year. The list does not include miniature …
Train travel in New Zealand is limited to three long-distance trains, three regional trains, commuter rail services in Wellington and Auckland and tourist railways. In addition there are some miniature railways in New Zealand. Railway network is approximately 4,000 km long and built to 1,067 mm gauge. This gauge was chosen due to the need …