Saturday, Oct 31, 2026 at 21:49
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Ahh Peter, thanks for bringing memories of the ABH to me. Great trek.
First time I drove it and not far in from
Coober Pedy I was astonished to see a 40 passenger bus approaching me. And a second one following him. Surely, I thought, they could not have travelled across the ABH. Nah, certainly not. A little further on I found the Ghan train stopped on its track while the busses took passengers from it to
Coober Pedy for a short visit.
Ngardanginy, why do you ask about people driving the track recently? It has not changed in its 70 odd years since Lenny forged it. Occasionally, and that's very rarely, a grader will skim over some section of it but for the most part it's pretty much as Lenny left it, complete with its corrugations. But it's still a great trek and very worth doing. You haven't really explored Australia if you haven't done the Anne Beadell. If you can't do the full length then just the eastern section from
Coober Pedy to Emu could be of interest to you. But you need permits and they do frequently get enforced.
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