The Overland
Adelaide Keswick Rail Terminal Murray Bridge Bordertown South Australia / Victoria border Nhill (began stopping in 2007) Dimboola Horsham Ararat North Shore Melbourne Southern Cross Station

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The Overland is a passenger train between Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. In the 1960s the US Army developed two experimental overland trains, essentially oversized Semi-trailer trucks that could travel over almost any terrain Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The train started in 1887 as the "Adelaide Express" and was given its current name in 1926. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Now operated by private company Great Southern Railway, the train completes three return trips a week, travelling mostly during daylight. Great Southern Railway (GSR owned by Serco Asia Pacific is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia. The train operates between the Melbourne terminal of Southern Cross Station, and Keswick Rail Terminal in Adelaide, and covers 828 kilometres between capitals. Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street and before that Batman's Hill) is a major railway station and transport hub of Melbourne, Victoria ^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Today 2.1 Red Service 2.2 Red Premium Service 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

History

The Overland originated as the Intercolonial Express when the Victorian Railways Western Line was extended to the South Australian Railways line at Serviceton on the state border. See also Rail transport in Victoria The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983 South Australian Railways built and operated railways in South Australia from 1854 to the incorporation of its non-urban railways into the Australian National Railways Commission Serviceton is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located near the Victorian-South Australian border, 437 kilometres north-west of Melbourne As both railways were built to the same 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge, a through service commenced on January 19, 1887, using jointly owned rolling stock. The train was later called the Adelaide Express. ^[2]

The train ran overnight between the capitals, and was provided with sleeping car facilities from 1910. The sleeping car or sleeper is a railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another primarily for the purpose of making ^[3] New wooden bodied rolling stock was also provided between 1906 and 1923, and in 1936 The Overland name was applied to the train, and the original deep red livery was replaced by green and yellow with black horizontal lining. ^[4]

In 1941 Victorian steam locomotive H 220 was introduced to service, intended to haul The Overland but never entered regular service due to weight restrictions on the line. The H class was an express passenger Steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1941 to 1958 ^[5]

From 1949 The Overland moved into the modern era, with new air conditioned Corten steel carriages entering service on the train. Weathering steel, best-known under the trademark COR-TEN steel is a group of Steel alloys which were developed to obviate the need for painting and form a stable Finished in maroon, with a fluted stainless steel panel on each side of the cars, and black roof,^[6] this livery remained until the 1990s. Diesel locomotives took over haulage of the train in the 1950s, initially with the South Australian 900 class^[7] and Victorian B class^[8] but later with 930 class, X class and S classes. The mainline passenger locomotives later classified as B class ran on the Victorian Railways between 1862 and 1917 The Victorian Railways X class mainline diesel electric locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering (now EDI Rail) from 1966 with a further The Victorian Railways S class mainline diesel electric locomotive were built by Clyde Engineering (now EDI Rail) during the 1950s for use ^[9]

In 1971 four of the 1949 era sleeper cars were sold to the Victorian Railways, and replaced with newly built carriages. ^[10] In 1976 Australian National took over the South Australian Railways, and became joint operator of the train with the Victorian Railways. The Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC was a government owned railway operator in Australia. ^[11]

In 1994 the Victorian Public Transport Corporation ended any links with the operation of interstate services, and The Overland was solely operated by Australian National. The Public Transport Corporation was a State Government of Victoria owned corporate body that operated passenger and freight trains trams and bus services in Victoria ^[12] It was also at this time that the Melbourne to Adelaide line that the train ran on was converted to standard gauge, with the carriages following and a new route via Maroona and Geelong introduced. The Serviceton railway line (also known as the Western line) is a railway serving the west of Victoria, Australia. The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. The Western standard gauge is a railway line in western Victoria, Australia. ^[12] In 1997 Australian National was split up, and the train and rolling stock passed to Great Southern Railway. Great Southern Railway (GSR owned by Serco Asia Pacific is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia. ^[12] In 1999 the maroon and silver livery was removed and the train was repainted in a new grey and silver scheme, and a new kookaburra logo graphic. Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) (or Cookaburras are large to very large (total length 28-42 cm/11-17 in terrestrial Kingfishers native ^[11] A second change was made in 2007, when a number of the carriages received an internal refurbishment, and a new blue, purple and green livery was applied to the exterior. ^[13] A new emu logo was also unveiled. The Emu ( Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest Bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the Genus ^[1]

Today

Following an extensive refurbishment, The Overland was re-launched on Monday, 7th May, 2007, with new accommodations: "Red Premium Service" (1- and 2-seating in airline-style seats) and "Red Service" (2- and 2-seating). A licensed cafe car caters for all passengers in Red and Red Premium services.

Melbourne's Southern Cross Station is part of the local train network, so it is possible to transfer from commuter trains and V/Line intercity trains to The Overland. Southern Cross (formerly Spencer Street and before that Batman's Hill) is a major railway station and transport hub of Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne has a long history of railway development The city's first railway opened in 1854 when only 20 years earlier the city itself did not exist V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. See also Rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Victoria, Australia is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government At Adelaide, it uses the Keswick Rail Terminal, which is walking distance from Keswick station on the suburban network. Keswick railway station is a railway station on the Belair railway line is located adjacent to this station and is accessible via an overpass The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of five lines and 81 stations, totalling 125

Red Service

Red service offers you,

• Comfortable reclining seats offering greater personal space, 2 and 2 across aisle, 60 per carriage.
• Blankets/pillows available for hire.
• Access to licenced Café carriage.
• Meals for purchase from the licenced Café carriage.
• Snacks for purchase from trolly service or the licenced Café carriage.
• Free Platform magazine. Newspapers and magazines on sale.
• Portable DVD player and movies for hire.
• Coffee service for purchase.
• Restricted on-board luggage,large items to be stowed in Power/Luggage van.

Red Premium Service

In addition to these services, Red Premium offers

• Greater personal space, 2 and 1 across aisle, 36 per carriage.
• Blankets/pillows available on request.
• Snacks for purchase from trolley service or licenced Café carriage.
• Free orange juice/water offered on boarding.
• Priority luggage handling service.

See also

• Indian Pacific
• The Ghan

References

External links

• Great Southern Railways

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