Cross the Nullarbor along railway
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 16:07
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Phlip
Hi everyone,
How come I have never heard mention of anyone crossing the Nullarbor along the service tracks beside the railway line - I am assuming there is going to be a track there. On a much smaller scale, I have driven from
Tom Price to
Karratha along the service track on the iron ore line - it was great fun. Can this be done across the Nullarbor - has anyone done it? It would be very different to following the highway.
Reply By: Member - Mike H (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 16:25
Thursday, Jun 03, 2004 at 16:25
Hi Phlip,
The track along the Indian Pacific line through the Nullarbor is much harder than the
Tom Price to
Karratha Track.
I went along it in 1996, bringing my new Oka from
Perth to Victoria.
Meet a railway ganger at Rawlina who told me that the track from there on hadn't been graded in 17 years.
Ther's lots of sharp
limestone floaders who really cut up tyres.
The reason you don't hear much about people travelling along there is as has already been said.
It's a private road and they don't issue permits for it.
Mike
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