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Accompanied Fares

Valid from 01 April 2011 - 31 March 2012

Route	Up to 5.5m Length	5.5m to 7m Length
Adelaide – Alice Springs	$599	$799
Alice Springs - Adelaide	$199	$265
Darwin - Alice Springs	$199	$265
Adelaide – Darwin	$799	$1039
Darwin - Adelaide	$249	$332

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Check-in Times on Day of Travel

Valid from 01 April 2011 - 31 March 2012

Route	Check-in Times
Adelaide - Alice Springs - Katherine - Darwin	8.30am - 11.00am
Alice Springs - Adelaide	Thurs 9.30am - 11.00am; Sun 12.00pm - 1.15pm
Alice Springs - Katherine - Darwin	2.30pm - 4.00pm
Darwin - Alice Springs - Adelaide	Wed 6.30am - 7.45am; Sat 5.45am - 7.00am
Katherine - Alice Springs - Adelaide	Wed 2.30pm - 4.30pm; Sat 1.30pm-2.30pm

Maximum Heigh, Width and Wheel Track Restrictions:

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A - Vehicle width must not exceed 2.20m
B - Please refer to table below for height specifications
C - WHeel track inner must be greater than 92cm
D - WHeel track outer must not exceed 1.90m
E - Undercarriage clearance height must be greater than 13cm

Height Restrictions:

Maximum width: 2.2m.

Maximum height: Adelaide – Katherine/Darwin 2.0m including roof racks.

Vehicle Types Carried:

Cars
Campervans and Camper Trailers (subject to approval)
Trailers
4WDs

Height/width and wheel track restrictions apply

Please note:

Roof racks, wind deflectors, louvers etc must be removed before loading. The length of any towbar should be included. Caravans, including pop tops and boats are not able to be conveyed by Motorail. Vehicles must be roadworthy at time of loading and capable of being driven onto carrier.

Note for accompanied Motorail: Unaccompanied Motorail cannot be booked from one train to the other. Unaccompanied Motorail can only be booked on the same train on an entire journey with no stopovers.

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