Transcontinental Railway

Have a look at thread IDs - 88953 - 44718 & 79617 - this subject has been covered before.

why stop at kalgoorlie?

for something different Ive taken the railway road to walleroo rocks a couple of times

Fuel is available at Forrest

Forrest Airport


:)

I haven't travelled the full length - just both ends and bits in between. To my knowledge, nobody has ever been "caught" and fined and punished and sent to jail for driving on the tracks next to the railway lines. But it is "remote". If you go out there, do not rely on trains or railway communities to help you out. You must be totally self sufficient.

As far as fuel goes, it would be unfortunate if you didn't visit Maralinga while out there - camp a couple of days, do the tour if its on offer from Robin, and you can probably refuel while there - just need to arrange it all beforehand. Or alternatively, when you reach Ooldea - head south to Nundroo and back again - its bitumen most of the way now because of the Iluka mining.

East to west and west to east doesn't matter - its all tracks on the Nullabor (which is flat!).