SJR NEWSLETTER
Thu 16 February 2025
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GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL JOURNEY 2025
Sun 19 to Wed 29 January 2025
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ANZAC SOUTHERN AURORA 2025
Mon 21 – Fri 25 April 2025
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NSW MID-NORTH COAST 2025
Mon 10 to Fri 14 February 2025
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GREAT BRITAIN BY RAIL 2025
Mon 2 June to Wed 2 July 2025
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Welcome, welcome back.
If you are new to St James Rail (SJR) - welcome.
To our regular SJR travellers - welcome back.
St James Rail specialises in personalised, escorted tours, across Australia and around the world - we’ve been looking after people for more than 40 years as we explore the world by rail.
We are very proud that our tours are researched, planned and led by us - Takako Ishige and Owen Johnstone-Donnet - who are your personal contacts and tour leaders from the first email or phone call, until the end of the tour.
Featuring Tours
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA PILGRIMAGE 2025
Journey from Alice Springs to Uluru through the landscapes of central Australia. Participate in daily meditation, Morning and Evening Body Prayer, a Sharing Circle and opportunities for silent reflection, as well as celebrating the Eucharist. We immerse ourselves in the natural landscape with our focus being the spirituality of the landscape, the history of the first nations people and making connections into our Christian spirituality.
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Date: Saturday 26 July – Sunday 3 August 2025
Alice Springs – Kings Canyon - Uluru
HAMBURG TO VIENNA BY RAIL 2025
Join us for twenty-four days discovering the highlights of eastern Germany and the western Czech Republic. Great rail journeys, culture, architecture and scenic landscapes. The tour is led by Berlin based, Eastern European expert Martin Kopetshcke, with Takako Ishige & Owen Johnstone-Donnet. The tour begins in Hamburg and ends in Vienna.
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Date: Thursday 18 September to Monday 13 October 2025
HIDDEN GEMS OF EAST GERMANY
NSW MID-NORTH COAST
Enjoy a short five day / four night tour to the mid north coast. By train to Taree, with refreshments served at your seat, then exploring the coastal region around Crowdy Bay National Park. Lovely coastal scenery and fresh local produce – with splendid beaches, headlands and river scenery. We stay in ‘glamping’ accommodation, on the beach, with ensuite facilities, swimming pool and communal recreation areas to enjoy a drink and meal together, al fresco. A relaxing tour with great accommodation and local scenery.
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Date: Monday 10 to Friday 14 February 2025
GREAT BRITAIN BY RAIL 2025
Join us for a great rail discovery of Great Britain. Explore the splendid scenery of coast and mountain by scheduled and heritage trains. Beautiful rail experiences with good food and comfortable hotels. Pullman dining on the Great Central; cruise on Loch Nevis; to Cornwall along the Dawlish sea coast; the North Yorkshire Moor railway to Whitby; the night sleeper to Fort William; the Welsh Highland Railway and other great little railways of Wales and more. Fine dining on the rails, local produce,
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Date: Monday 2 June to Wednesday 2 July 2025
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