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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SJR NEWSLETTER
Thu 5 September 2024
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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
GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL JOURNEY 2025
Join us aboard the Great Southern train journey (4 days / 3 nights)
from Brisbane through Sydney, Melbourne to Adelaide, and then
sightseeing in Adelaide and along the Limestone coast and the
Coorong. Our tour features the work of the world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Seattle-based Dale Chihuly, who has chosen the stunning Adelaide Botanic Garden for the first major outdoor exhibition of his work in Australia and the wider southern hemisphere. Local food and wine, coastal scenery and seafood.
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Date: Sunday 19 to Wednesday 29 January 2025
SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S LIMESTONE COAST
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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