Sunday, Apr 01, 2018 at 21:34
Allan - As of 2016, the only operator carrying vehicles by rail is Great Southern Rail, the Indian-Pacific and the Ghan operator.
This service is called Motorail and available to passengers travelling with GSR on the same service, or as an unaccompanied vehicle service.
Motorail is only available from
Adelaide to
Perth and
Adelaide to
Darwin.
GSR will carry only vehicles, campers and trailers. Height/width and wheel track restrictions apply.
Caravans (including pop-tops) and boats will not be carried by GSR.
As of 2016, there is no longer any vehicle-carrying
services offered by any rail operator to either
Melbourne,
Sydney or
Brisbane.
GSR only require all valuables and flammable products to be removed from vehicles being transported by rail.
Luggage and personal possessions can be left in the vehicle, as long as they are not piled up that high, that they present a visibility problem to the (GSR) vehicle loading driver.
As you could imagine, if someone leaves a flammable product in a vehicle (such as an aerosol can or butane container), exposed to direct sunlight, this poses a major potential fire
hazard for the train operator.
Vehicle looting has been a problem in numerous areas where the Ghan or Indian-Pacific stops for refuelling, or passengers alight for short trips around sightseeing areas.
I'm not sure if the looting problem has been controlled or reduced, but it's still a risk on the train, the same as car intrusion theft anywhere.
Thus the reason for all valuables to be removed from vehicles.
Motorail services
Cheers, Ron.
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