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Mon 06 Jun 2009Tourist clings to train for 200km
AN AMERICAN tourist clung to a train in the freezing dark as it travelled 200km (124 miles) across the Australian desert at speeds of up to 110km/h (68mph).
The death-defying journey began for Chad Vance (19) after he alighted from the Ghan Express when it pulled into Port Augusta station on its way to Alice Springs.
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