Four spectacular train journeys

Alice Grahns looks at four of the world's best train journeys.

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The Ghan, named after Afghan cameleers, is the most romantic way to cross Australia
(Image credit: ©2006 Great Sourthern Rail/Tom Roschi)

"There is something irresistibly romantic about a railway holiday," says Qin Xie in The Mail on Sunday. "It's not just the nostalgic glamour long associated with these slow journeys it's the sense of adventure that comes with disembarking and exploring at each stop." And where better to experience that than a trip through the Australian Outback on The Ghan?

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Alice grew up in Stockholm and studied at the University of the Arts London, where she gained a first-class BA in Journalism. She has written for several publications in Stockholm and London, and joined MoneyWeek in 2017.