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Today’s historic pic: carriages from The Overland after their overnight journey from Melbourne sit at Adelaide Keswick Terminal, April 9 1985. The Overland has connected Melbourne and Adelaide since 1887, making it one of the world’s longest established trains.
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The Overland has connected Melbourne and Adelaide since 1887. Initially named The Intercolonial Express it was renamed The Overland in 1926. It's not clear why that name was adopted, but it first appeared under SAR Commissioner Webb formerly of the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.
The MKT ('Katy') was part of the Union Pacific Railroad one of whose trans-continental Chicago to San Francisco trains was named The Overland Limited. That name had been applied to the train in the US in 1887, the same year the Intercolonial Express first ran here in Australia.
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Railway transport: 'Overland' - a great resource in the @SLSA collections collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+588… crossing the viaduct at Sleeps Hill 1918
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@SLSA The Overland comprising two trains at Adelaide Station: No.504 with 10 cars; and No.525 with sleeping cars 'Pekina' and 'Glenelg' and baggage car lightenend load to Aldgate. 6.33pm 19 January 1952.
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+588…
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@SLSA Adelaide bound Overland train just about to pass through Pinera Railway Station near Belair in the Adelaide hills.
1953
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+588…
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