Nullarbor is probably an Aboriginal word but some say it is Latin and means "no trees".
This documentary looks at
Australia's Nullarbor Plain, a vast wilderness that has no water and no shade. This desert is uninhabited except for the lonely railmen and their families who live along the Transcontinental Railroad.
Once a week, a special supply train sets out from Port Augusta on a delivery round equivalent to a journey from London to Rome. It's a high street on wheels taking every necessity to support life - a train known by everyone as the "tea and sugar".