澳洲橫貫鐵路于1917年开通，是连接南澳大利亚州与西澳大利亚州的鐵路，线路贯纳拉伯平原。该铁路采用1435毫米标准轨距，全长1691公里，作为西澳大利亚州与东部各州唯一的铁路货运通道，具有重要的经济与战略价值。该铁路段拥有全球最长的直线轨道段。
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Henshaw, C.H. (1964) Overland to Perth in 1928* Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April 1964.
Spear, R. Clarke (1917) The Golden West: Trans-Australian Christmas number* Perth, Western Australia "The Golden West, Vol. 13, December 1917."
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