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      "route": "Yokohama – Izukyu-Shimoda",
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      "route": "Victoria Falls – Victoria Falls Bridge",
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      "route": "Livingstone – Victoria Falls Bridge",
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      "name": "The Blue Train",
      "operator": "Transnet Freight Rail",
      "route": "Pretoria – Cape Town",
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      "name": "Dream of the Desert",
      "operator": "Saudi Arabia Railways / Arsenale",
      "route": "Riyadh – Al Jouf – Hail – Riyadh",
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      "name": "Great Southern",
      "operator": "Journey Beyond",
      "route": "Adelaide – Brisbane",
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      "region": "Australia",
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      "name": "Indian Pacific",
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      "route": "Sydney – Perth",
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      "name": "The Ghan",
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      "route": "Adelaide – Darwin",
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