Special features on this DVD include: "Behind the scenes chat with the people who keep the train on the track. There is also a celebration of the steam era aboard the famous Pichi Richi at Quorn in S.A. and Keith Conlon tells the story of the Overland Telegraph."
The running time of 72 minutes as publicised on the DVD sleeve and many catalogue records includes the three DVD bonus extra special features. The actual running time of the feature by itself is around 55 minutes.
The distance covered by 'The Ghan' train route in its trips from Adelaide, South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, crossing from the south to the north, according to the DVD sleeve notes, is 2979 kilometres (or = approximately 1851 miles).