Re: Time Wasting Puzzle - Longest Broad Gauge Trip

[John Dennis <jdennis@acslink.net.au>]

Are train reversals allowed, or must all travel be in the same
direction? 


On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 23:12:09 +1000, Chris Brownbill
<cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:

>OK, only bother reading this if you've got some time to spare and a really good
>knowledge of Australia's broad gauge rail network through history.
>
>Imagine you are organizing a fan trip.  You have a broad gauge (1600mm) train,
>and gloriously, every broad gauge line that has ever existed is currently open
>and available for traffic (dream on).
>
>What is the longest possible route you can take without ever visiting the same
>place twice or retracing your route?
>
>I do have a solution worked out, but I wonder if anyone can get greater
>coverage.
>
>Hint - start at Peterborough (SA) and end at Orbost (Vic).
>
>The great thing about broad gauge is historically the huge number of
>cross-country lines which make the number of alternatives here so great.