It’s stainless steel carriages epitomised luxury overnight rail travel between Sydney and Melbourne from the early 1960s. The later Indian Pacific carriages between Sydney and Perth were almost identical; I remember spending 3 days to Perth, and 3 days back, playing cards and listening to the radio in a Club Car very similar to this in 1972.
I especially love the etched glass lyrebird.
Meals were freshly cooked in the galley kitchen, and served in three sittings in the dining car.