msm@sri-unix (08/30/82)
The Pacific Railroad Society, a Southern California group that organizes rail excursions, is organizing a trip to Australia. Of course there will be travel by train upon reaching that country. There are two basic plans: a 14 day trip and a 22 day trip. The 22 day trip is an extension of the 14 day trip. The cities to be visited include: Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Bunbury and environs, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Cairns. The 22 day tour also includes: Cairns area, Great Barrier Reef, Gympie. An optional return trip is via Tahiti. The trains to be used will be: the Brisbane Limited (Brisbane-Sydney), the Indian-Pacific (Sydney-Perth), the Australind (Bunbury-Perth), the Ghan (Perth-Alice Springs). The 22 day excursion also includes: the Kuranda (Barron Gorge), the Sunlander (Cairns-Gympie), a cane train through pinnaple fields (Sunshine Plantation). The Society also is offering a 17 day trip to New Zealand which can be taken separately, or in conjunction with the Australia trip. For more information, contact the Pacific Railroad Society at: Post Office Box 2768 Riverside, California 92516 (714) 684-7458 (afternoons) ------------ This information placed here as a public service (I have no connection with this organization). Michael S. Maiten <...!ucbvax!menlo70!sytek!msm>