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They were also employed in the construction of the Overland Telegraph line and of a railway across the desert - which was called the Ghan, after their handlers, believed to come from Afghanistan.
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a new and more reliable standard-gauge line was completed, but the name Ghan survives for the train.
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The trainhat runs between Adelaide in South Australia and Alice Springs is also called The Ghan in memory of those drivers.
cook·ie swap 2005
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The Ghan is a national treasure, travelling through the heart of Australia for over eighty years.
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Travelling over three days and two nights from the northern tropics through the red centre and the rolling hills and plains of the south, a journey on The Ghan is the best way to experience Australia's vast interior.
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Connecting Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin, the Ghan is the ultimate Australian rail adventure that is coupled with unparalleled luxury.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2009
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The Ghan is the ultimate journey through the centre of Australia.
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The Great Southern Rail, which launched a luxury train crossing Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, has christened one of its lines the "Ghan" after the original ships of the desert – camels – and its other line the Southern Spirit.
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The name 'Ghan' comes from the Afghans who were employed to build the railway through such harsh terrain.
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The name 'Ghan' comes from the Afghans who were employed to build the railway through such harsh terrain.
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