DescriptionGhan passengers stretch their legs, winter ca 1948 at Finke (Dorothy Pyatt -- SLSA B 77447-51).jpg
English: Passengers on The Ghan stretch their legs at Finke (near the South Australia / Northern Territory border on the Central Australia Railway) while the steam locomotive takes on water, ca 1948 (early on a winter day).
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Passengers on The Ghan stretch their legs at Finke while the steam locomotive takes on water, winter ca 1948