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The Long Straight

  • Episode aired Nov 6, 1980
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Michael Frayn in The Long Straight (1980)
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Michael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.Michael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.Michael Frayn traces the route of Australia's trans-continental railway, the Indian Pacific, with a detour along the way.

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      He rides the "Ghan" train only a matter of months before the line closed and the train was rerouted further west on a new line which was not as prone to flooding
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      • November 6, 1980 (United Kingdom)
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      • Central railway station, Sydney, Australia(Getting on the Indian Pacific in Sydney)
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