By Chris Banger - ARHS NSW

THE OVERLAND

By Chris Banger

UNDER GREAT SOUTHERN RAILWAY

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National Rail units NR16 Forrest and NR22 Kalgoorlie power Great Southern Rail's The Overland service 6AM8 from Adelaide to Melbourne through the southern end of the Sleeps Hill Tunnel as they continue the climb towards Belair, South Australia. Friday 27 December 2013. David Arnold

Appendix ANotes on the steel cars and vans built for The OverlandA total of 44 steel bodied joint stock Overland carriages and vans were built in batches over a 23 year period between 1949 and 1972. All 44 cars and vans were built by the South Australian Railways at their workshops at Islington in Adelaide. The fleet and the year it was delivered are summarised in Table A1.

Table A1: Cars and Vans built for The Overland at Islington Workshops

Year Car or Van

Delivered

Number of Cars or Vans Built

Identity of Car or Van

1949 1 Roomette Allambi

1950 5

Roomette Tantini, Roomette Mururi (JRA 1), Roomette Chalaki (JRA 2), Twinette Weroni, and Twinette Dorai (See Note 1 below)

1951 4Twinette Nomuldi (JTA 1), Twinette Mokai (JTA 2) and First Class sitters AJ 1 and AJ 2

1952 4Second Class sitters BJ 1, BJ 2, BJ 3 and BJ 4 (See Note 2 below)

1955 2Roomette Nankuri (JRA 3) and Roomette Purpawi (JRA 4)

1956 2Twinette Malkari (JTA 3) and Twinette Paiti (JTA 4) (See Note 3 below)

1957 2Twinette Yanni (JTA 5) and Twinette Kuldalai (JTA 6)

1958 2Roomette Juki (JRA 5) and Roomette Tarkinji (JRA 6)

1960 2 Second Class sitters BJ 5 and BJ 6

1962 1 First class sitter AJ 3


1967 2Twinette Tawarri (JTB 1) and Twinette Yankai (JTB 2) (See Note 4 below)


1970 9

Club No.1, Club No.2, Club No.3, Vans CO 1 and CO 2, Power Vans PCO 1, PCO 2, PCO 3 and PCO 4 (See Note 5 below)

1971 2Twinette Weroni (II) (JTB 3) and Twinette Dorai (II) (JTB 4) (See Note 6 below)

1972 2

Zig-Zag Corridor Roomette Allambi (II) (JRB 1) and Zig-Zag Corridor Roomette Tantini (II) (JRB 2)

Total 44

Note A: The aboriginal names carried by the Overland cars had the following meanings: Allambi = Quiet place, Chalaki =

Evening, Dorai = To sleep, Juki = Southern Cross, Kuldalai = A dream man who came out of the Southern Cross, Malkari = Moon, Mokai = To rest, Mururi = To sleep, Nankuri = Good, Nomuldi = Gently, Paiti = Twilight, Purpawi = Calm, Tantini = Sleeping, Tarkinji = Sunrise, Tawarri = Evening breeze, Weroni = Quiet, Yankai = Walkabout and Yanni = Journey.209

Allambi, Tantini and Mururi were taken from the vocabulary of the Lower Murray Aboriginals of South Australia, whilst Chalaki, Weroni and Dorai were words used by the Aboriginals who lived in the north-west of Victoria, i.e. between Ballarat and the South Australian border.210

Note B: When issued to traffic in December 1949, Allambi had bogies with fabricated frames and bolsters with independently sprung axle boxes, similar in principle to the bogies fitted to the South Australian Railways 700, 750 and 780 class carriages, but to a different detailed design. Only a few details were common between the two designs, such as the centre plate detail. The fabricated bogies under Allambi and the 13 other joint stock Overland cars built between 1949 and 1952 allowed for the heavier weight of The Overland cars, which are some 10 tons heavier than the 700 series cars. The Overland bogies also had the brake cylinders mounted on the bogie frames. Bogies of the Overland design were first produced in 1947 for the SAR Cafeteria car, C 1,211 with only minor differences between the Cafeteria and joint stock bogies. It is believed that these bogies were the first in Australia to incorporate brake cylinders on the bogie frames. From mid-1955 onwards, the original fabricated bogies on the first 14 joint stock steel Overland cars were replaced by equalised bogies with cast steel frames and bolsters and all coil springing. All Overland cars built after 1952 had the cast steel bogies. These latter bogies were manufactured in Australia by Bradford Kendall Ltd, and incorporated patented details under licence from the General Steel Casting Corp (GSC) of the USA. The GSC design was known as the ‘Commonwealth’ bogie and some of the patented features were a broad spring base, large central bearing and bolster anchor.212

Note C: During the late 1950s, the original rubber belt drive to the axle driven generator was replaced by a hypoid drive.213

Note D: From late 1969, Overland rolling stock was progressively fitted with bifurcated brake pipes. A brake pipe cock and hose pipe were installed on each side of the coupler. When joining the brake pipes, the pipes had to be parallel with the coupler.214

Note E: During 1970, the full width diaphragms were removed from all Overland cars. These diaphragms had filled in the gap between each carriage to give the train a fully streamlined appearance. The diaphragms had been removed to make it possible to fit Head End Power (HEP) jumper cables between the cars and vans.215

Note F: In late 1971, a public address system was installed in all Overland sitting carriages. The system enabled the Conductor to inform passengers about the facilities available on the train and to make other announcements during the course of the journey. Sleeping car passengers continued to be advised personally by the Conductor.216

Note G: See p.124 April 2016 Newsrail for two photos of the Twinette sleeping car mock-ups built in the late 1940s.

Note H: See p.24 February 1952 Railway Transportation for an article on the Overland roomette and twinette sleeping cars, p.18 May 1952 Railway Transportation for an article on the construction of The Overland sitting cars, p.23 January 1972 Railway Transportation for an article on The Overland Club, RBJ, PCO and CO cars and vans, and p.36 November 1972 Railway Transportation for an article on the last batch of Overland roomette and twinette cars to be built.

Note 1: Roomette cars Allambi and Tantini and twinette cars

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Weroni and Dorai were sold to the Victorian Railways to upgrade the Melbourne - Mildura overnight service, which became known as the Vinelander in August 1972. They were replaced on The Overland by the new sleeping cars built in 1971 and 1972.

All four carriages were given attention and renumbered by Islington Workshops prior to being transferred to Victoria. Sleeper No.14 (formerly Dorai) was outshopped from Islington on 26 November 1971, whilst Sleeper No.13 (formerly Weroni) was outshopped from Islington on 3 December 1971. Allambi and Tantini also passed through Islington for attention and were renumbered to Sleeper No.11 and Sleeper No.12 respectively before going to Victoria. Sleepers No. 13 and No.14 were used on The Overland until they were transferred to Victoria. For example, The Overland from Melbourne on 14 January 1972 included both of these cars.

Each car was transferred to Victoria on the following dates – Sleeper No.11 on 1 June 1972, Sleeper No.12 on 29 June 1972, Sleeper No.13 on 22 May 1972 and Sleeper No.14 on 22 June 1972.

All cars were fitted with an internal brake valve, tail lights and discs and were painted blue. It is believed that this work occurred after the cars arrived in Victoria, but before the introduction of the Vinelander in August 1972.217

Each car was recoded and renumbered over a two year period – Sleeper No.11 became SJ 281 on 11 October 1985, Sleeper No.12 became SJ 282 on 22 December 1983, Sleeper No.13 became SJ 283 on 8 July 1985 and Sleeper No.14 became SJ 284 on 8 November 1984.

Each car was subsequently repainted from the Victorian Railways blue livery to the V/Line orange livery. The last car to be repainted was SJ 282 which was outshopped in the orange livery on 25 March 1986.

Following the withdrawal of the Vinelander in September 1993, the cars were stored at Newport Workshops from the following dates – SJ 281, SJ 283 and SJ 284 on 8 December 1993 and SJ 282 on 10 December 1993.

SJ 281 was allocated to the National Railway Museum in Adelaide in 2008 and departed Newport Workshops by road for its new home on 27 November 2008. It arrived at the museum on 28 November 2008.218 In March 2010 it was repainted in its original Overland colours.

In October 2010, SJ 282 and SJ 283 were allocated to Steamrail Victoria, whilst SJ 284 was allocated to 707 Operations, who are both located in the West Block at Newport Workshops (The cars had been stored undercover within the East Block at Newport Workshops prior to being allocated to these groups. They were pulled out of East Block on Monday 4 October 2010 and were then transferred to the groups).219

Note 2: BJ 1, 2 and 3 were outshopped as RBJ Cafeteria Cars on the following dates – RBJ 1 on 12 February 1971, RBJ 2 on 22 February 1971 and RBJ 3 on 11 June 1971. The delivery of the first two RBJ cars made it possible to introduce on-train catering on The Overland from Monday 22 February 1971.220 When introduced, a Victorian crew manned the RBJ car between Melbourne and Ararat in both directions, whilst a South Australian crew manned the RBJ between Adelaide and Coonalpyn. See p.34 February 2016 Newsrail for a photo of the RBJ buffet car servery as originally built.

The Ballarat Railway Refreshment Rooms used to remain open to serve the westbound Overland and the north bound overnight Vinelander to Mildura. Following the introduction of the RBJ cars on The Overland, it was no longer deemed necessary to keep the Ballarat rooms open late, and they were closed when the westbound Overland and north bound Vinelander passed through from

Monday 8 January 1973. The Railway Refreshment Rooms at Murray Bridge221 were totally closed on the same date due to the introduction on-train catering on The Overland and the Mount Gambier day service (On-train catering was introduced on the Mount Gambier day train on Monday 1 May 1972. The first Mount Gambier train with on-train catering consisted of Bluebird railcars 251, 105 and 250. The Mount Gambier day train was rescheduled from 16 May 1972 to eliminate the refreshment stop at Murray Bridge222).

On-train catering first became available on the Victorian leg of the Melbourne – Adelaide service in December 1908 when a wooden bodied dining car was attached between Melbourne and Ararat. The dining car was withdrawn in August 1930 as an economy measure during the Depression, but was restored in July 1935 as the economy improved. The dining car was replaced by a composite steel buffet car in August 1940, which was used up until it was withdrawn during the height of the Second World War on Tuesday 30 June 1942. On-train catering was not available on The Overland in Victoria after this date until the RBJ cars were introduced.

On-train catering became available on the South Australian leg from Monday 21 May 1928 when the heavyweight Pullman dining car Adelaide was attached between Adelaide and Serviceton. The car was withdrawn on Monday 4 August 1930, but was restored from Monday 13 May 1935 between Adelaide and Tailem Bend. It was withdrawn for the final time on Monday 6 June 1938 and on-train catering was not available on The Overland in South Australia until the RBJ cars were introduced.223

Note 3: Twinette cars Malkari and Paiti were originally called Tolkini and Tandeni. They were renamed in March 1957 (Does any reader know the reason why this change occurred?).

Note 4: Twinette sleeping cars Tawarri and Yankai both entered service in December 1967 and incorporated a number improvements over previous Overland twinette sleeping cars, including the use of plastic laminate linings with soft tonings throughout, refrigerated drinking water from a fount in lieu of a thermos flask of iced water and glasses, provision of a folding seat on the side wall of each compartment, more space under the wardrobes for full-size suitcases, and more room for the Conductor to aid in the preparation of the ‘Continental Breakfast’ tray service.224

Note 5: The PCO vans were originally fitted with two 162.5 Kva Rolls Royce diesel alternator sets.

Note 6: The order for the four sleeping cars delivered in 1971/72 was placed with Islington Workshops in early June 1971.225 Twinette Dorai was outshopped from Islington Workshops on 26 November 1971 and went into traffic on 1 December 1971. Twinette Weroni was outshopped from Islington Workshops on 13 December 1971 and made its first revenue run on 16 December 1971. Roomette Allambi was outshopped from Islington Workshops on 3 August 1972 and Tantini on 7 August 1972.226

Note 7: The early Overland carriages had a mild steel roof with a fabric covering, whilst the later carriages had a painted steel roof. The Pullman Standard style of fluting was used on the sides of the carriages built before 1967, and the simpler Budd pattern for those built from 1967.227

Note 8: During 1988, The Overland sleeping cars were allocated class codes (JRA, JRB, JTA and JTB) and numbers for the first time. Prior to 1988, the sleepers had only been identified by their name.228

Note 9: The Overland no longer carried a Guard between Melbourne and Wolseley from Sunday 14 August 1988. This was part of a state-wide project to amalgamate the

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Guards and Conductors role on V/Line services. As from Sunday 22 April 1990, the ANR Guard between Adelaide and Wolseley was withdrawn. As a result, the CO van was always at the Melbourne end from Sunday 22 April 1990.229

Note 10: JRA 3 Nankuri made its last revenue run in March 1991 and was one of the first Overland cars to be withdrawn. By June 1991 it was stored at Dynon with several internal fittings removed, including the urn, refrigerator, wash basins and seats. It was still stored at Dynon as at Monday 23 August 1993.230 Back in late September 1987, JRA 3 Nankuri was used on one round trip on The Ghan to Alice Springs. It is unclear how many times Overland cars were used on The Ghan in ANR days.231

Appendix BThe post 2004 history of The Overland rolling stock sold to International Development Services in 1995The author thanks John Beckhaus for his help with this Appendix.JRA 1 Mururi: West Coast Railway sold this carriage to the

Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004 (In 2004 it was fitted with Overland WCO bogies). Sold to Pacific National in 2007. Outshopped as crew van RZEY 1 in November 2007 after being rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations.

JRA 2 Chalaki: Rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations as crew van JRA 2 in December 1999 and sold to Australia Southern Railroad in December 1999 (It was painted orange when converted to a crew van). Subsequently sold to QR ARG. Outshopped as crew van QCAY 2 in April 2008 after being rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations (It was painted QRN maroon and yellow when converted to a QCAY).

JRA 3 Nankuri: West Coast Railway sold this carriage to the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004 (In 2004 it was fitted with Harris T car bogies). Sold to Rail Experience and transferred by road to South Geelong in mid- 2004. Stored in a compound located at the Warrnambool end of South Geelong yard (On the former briquette sidings). Transferred to Newport Workshops in January 2012232 to clear the area at South Geelong for more commuter car parking. Damaged beyond repair in the fire that occurred in Lot 100 at Newport Workshops on the morning of Saturday 4 August 2015.233

JRA 4 Purpawi: West Coast Railway sold this carriage to the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004 (In 2004 it was fitted with Harris T car bogies). Sold to Pacific National in 2007. Outshopped as crew van RZEY 4 in November 2007 after being rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations.

JRA 5 Juki: Bluebird Rail Operations sold this carriage to Australia Southern Railroad in 1999. Rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations as crew van JRA 5 and outshopped in March 2000. Sold to QR ARG in May 2006. Outshopped as crew van QCAY 5 in May 2008 after being rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations.

JRA 6 Tarkinji: Bluebird Rail Operations sold this carriage to Australia Southern Railroad in 1999. It was rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations as crew van JRA 6 before being sold (It was outshopped in September 1999 in an orange livery). Sold to QR ARG in May 2006. This crew van was part of the split up of ARG that Genesee & Wyoming Australia obtained. It was rebuilt by Gemco, W.A. as ADFY6 and released in April 2013.

JTA 1 Nomuldi: West Coast Railway sold this carriage to the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004 (In 2004 it was fitted with Overland WCO bogies). It was sold again and its bogies were removed and used under restored Pullman car Macedon.234 It was subsequently

purchased by the Grampians Station bed and breakfast and was transferred to Pomonal near Halls Gap. It was apparently never used at Grampians Station and was purchased by Stuart Hicks in 2012. In December 2012, it was transferred by road to Kyneton and had been restored at Kyneton by early 2014. In mid-2015, it was transferred to Kaniva and placed on a short section of track away from the railway line. It is planned in the future to open the car as a museum (The car being open by appointment). See p.76 March 2016 Newsrail for an article on the preservation of JTA 1 Nomuldi by Stuart Hicks.

JTA 2 Mokai: Bluebird Rail Operations sold this carriage to Australia Southern Railroad in 1999. Rebuilt by Bluebird Rail Operations as crew van JTA 2 in 2000. Sold to QR ARG in May 2006. This carriage was obtained by Genesee & Wyoming and rebuilt as crew van ADFY 7 in 2014.

JTA 3 Malkari: West Coast Railway sold this carriage to the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in 2004. Subsequently sold to Pacific National. Outshopped from Bluebird Rail Operations as crew van RZEY 3 in November 2007.

JTA 4 Paiti: Outshopped from Bluebird Rail Operations as sleeper-diner-lounge car BMC 1 in August 1998 (Work commenced on this conversion in May 1998). Leased to GSR in 2003 and named the Sir Hans Heysen Car. Included in the first Ghan to Darwin in February 2004. Sold to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia (CFCLA) in November 2007 and named the Presidents Car. Recoded CDAY 1 in 2008.

JTA 5 Yanni: Outshopped from Bluebird Rail Operations as sleeper-diner-lounge car BMC 2 in August 2001. As part of this conversion it was fitted with four very large windows. Named the Sir John Forrest Car in September 2002. It was leased to GSR for a period.

JTA 6 Kuldalai: It was transferred from Talbot to the West Coast Railway depot at Ballarat East on Friday 31 January 2003.235 Whilst at Talbot, the owner removed berths 15+16, 17+18 and 19+20 with a view to converting this area to a large bedroom. Sold to a new owner sometime in 2003. Transferred from Ballarat East to Newport Workshops on Friday 27 August 2004. The new owner has tracked down many of the original fittings for this car and has tried to restore the car to its original state. However, the reconstruction of berths 15 to 20 was not viable and this area has been transformed into a lounge / family suite. A double fold out bed has been installed against the corridor wall and the original fold down berths of compartment 15 + 16 have been retained, as well as the bathroom / shower of former compartment 19 + 20. The rest of the berths and compartments from berths 1 to 14 are in their original state. In 2009 a public address system was installed in the car. The car had been repainted in a blue external livery by 2009. The car was recertified to run on the mainline from 9 September 2009 and went on its first mainline run as part of a 707 Operations excursion on 13 September 2009. Currently based at Newport Workshops within the 707 Operations area.

CO 1: Sold to the Australian Locomotive and Railway Carriage Company in July 2004. Currently stored at Tailem Bend.

CO 2: Acquired by Rail Experience in 2004. In July 2004, CO 2 was transferred by road from Ballarat East to South Geelong and was stored on the former briquette sidings located at the Warrnambool end of South Geelong yard. Shifted from South Geelong to Newport Workshops in January 2012. Still stored at Newport.


Appendix CBrief historical notes on the cars refurbished by GSR in 2006/07BJ 4: Built at Islington Workshops and outshopped in

September 1952. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 6 October 1952. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 4 October 1970. Fitted with carpet in 1990. Fitted with cloth upholstery in 1993 when the car was refurbished during the year (BJ 4 was the last BJ car to be refurbished by Australian National Railways). Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Sent to Victoria for refurbishment on 13 November 2006. Entered service as a Red Premium Service car in May 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment.

BJ 5: Built at Islington Workshops and outshopped in April 1960. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 14 April 1960. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 4 October 1970. Television monitors were installed in 1992. Fitted with cloth upholstery in 1993 when the car was refurbished during the year. Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Refurbished by Clyde Engineering at Port Augusta in February 1999. As part of the refurbishment the car was externally painted light grey, the seats were covered with green upholstery and new television monitors were fitted. The car was also named Mururi when it was refurbished. Entered service as a Red Premium Service car in May 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment. It was no longer named after the 2007 refurbishment.

BJ 6: Outshopped from Islington Workshops on 27 May 1960. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 29 May 1960. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 27 September 1970. Carpet installed in 1990. Television monitors were installed in 1992. Fitted with cloth upholstery in 1993 when the car was refurbished during the year. Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. In February 1999, it was refurbished by Clyde Engineering at Port Augusta. As part of this refurbishment, BJ 6 was repainted in an overall light grey livery, the seats were covered with green upholstery and new television monitors were fitted. It was also named Nankuri. Entered service as a Red Service car in May 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment. It was no longer named after the 2007 refurbishment.

BJ 7: Outshopped from Islington Workshops on 2 May 1966. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 4 May 1966. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 21 September 1970. Television screens were installed in 1992. Fitted with cloth upholstery and carpet in 1993 when the car was refurbished during the year (BJ 7 was the last Overland BJ sitting car to have lino floor covering). Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Refurbished in February 1999. As part of the refurbishment it was externally painted light grey, the seats were covered with green upholstery and new television monitors were fitted. It was also named Purpawi. Entered service as a Red Service car in June 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment. It was no longer named after the 2007 refurbishment.

BJ 9: Outshopped from Islington Workshops on 26 August 1968. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 29 August 1968. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 6 October 1970.

Outshopped on 19 May 1989 after being refurbished, which included new cloth upholstery and carpet. Television monitors were installed in 1992. Converted from broad to standard gauge in September 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Refurbished by GSR in April 1999. As part of the refurbishment it was externally painted light grey, the seats were covered with green upholstery and new television screens were fitted. It was also named Chalaki. Renamed Kildalai by October 2000. Entered service as a Red Service car in June 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment. It was no longer named after the 2007 refurbishment.

BJ 10: Outshopped from Islington Workshops on 19 September 1968. Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service on 21 September 1968. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 21 September 1970. BJ 10 was the first joint stock Overland car to be re-lettered from V&SAR to V&ANR after Australian National Railways took over the South Australian country and interstate passenger services on 1 March 1978. The re-lettering occurred in May 1978. Outshopped on 27 September 1989 after being refurbished, which included new cloth upholstery and carpet. Fitted with television screens in 1992. Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. By August 2000, it was repainted in an overall light grey livery and was named Tarkinji by November 2000. Its interior was presumably refurbished at the same time (Green upholstery and new television screens). Entered service as a Red Service car in May 2007 after undergoing an extensive refurbishment. It was no longer named after the 2007 refurbishment.

PCO 4: Issued to traffic on 27 October 1970. Stored from 1 July 1990. The ownership of the van passed to Australian National Railways in May 1992 (It had formally been part of the stock jointly owned by V/Line and Australian National). Outshopped on 22 April 1993 in a blue and yellow livery for service on the Explorer train set that Australian National Railways ran on special services and charters. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Converted from broad to standard gauge on 11 November 1997. Painted in an overall light grey livery in May / June 1998 to match the other Overland cars. Fitted with a smoking area in the luggage compartment and named Paite in July 2000. Outshopped from Bluebird Rail Operations in February 2007 after having undergone the following work – (1) the underframe was painted gloss black, (2) the dogbox was plated over, (3) the toilet and guard’s facilities were removed, (4) the guards compartment door was fitted with a single door rather than a barn door, and (5) the baggage door was fitted with a two-piece door that swung out rather than the previous sliding door. It was no longer named after February 2007.

RBJ 3: Entered Victorian and South Australian Railways (V&SAR) joint stock service as Second class sitting car 3 BJ on 25 September 1952. Converted over to Head End Power (HEP) on 4 October 1970. Entered service as 3 RBJ on 11 June 1971 after having been fitted with a buffet at Islington Workshops. Fitted with a micro-wave oven by late 1990. The buffet was upgraded and television screens fitted in 1992. Converted from broad to standard gauge in June 1995. Sold to GSR on 1 November 1997. Refurbished by GSR in April 1999. As part of the refurbishment it was (1) fitted with new roof sheeting, (2) externally painted light grey and (3) the seats in the saloon were removed and replaced by tables and chairs. It was also named Kookaburra Club Car. Re-entered service in May 2007 after having undergone an extensive refurbishment to match the BJ cars being refurbished at the same time. It was now known as Café


828, which is the rail distance in kilometres between Melbourne and Adelaide via Cressy (The old broad gauge route via Ballarat was 777 kilometres).

PHN 2369: Delivered by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville, NSW on 26 March 1962. Available for service on 4 April 1962. Entered service on the Brisbane Limited Express on 5 April 1962. Transferred to Melbourne on 12 April 1962 to provide Head End Power (HEP) for the Spirit of Progress delivery run to Sydney. Renumbered PHN 2869 in August 1981. Renumbered PHN 2369 in July 1982. Fitted with two Cummins NT855-63 200 kW diesel alternator units with Marathon electrical equipment in place of the Caterpillar units in 1989. Withdrawn from service in August 1994. Purchased by S. Sheerf of Taree at the carriage auction held on 24 August 1994 and subsequently sold to the Northern Rivers Railroad (NRR) based in Casino. NRR used the car on the Ritz Rail train and applied a blue vinyl band along the window line.236 Transferred to Sydney in late 2004. Sold to GSR in November 2005 and subsequently overhauled at Chullora in Sydney (It was transferred from Maintrain to Chullora on 10 March 2006). A number of modifications appear to have been made to the van whilst it was at Chullora, including (1) the removal of the side mirrors once used by the guard, (2) the installation of new luggage compartment sliding doors with no windows, (3) the installation of a newer style of window in the doors that access the former guards compartment and (4) covering over the former late mail slot. The van was transferred across to Adelaide in August 2006 (It departed Sydney on Saturday 19 August 2006) and entered revenue service on GSR services in late 2006.

Note 1: BJ 4, BJ 5, BJ 6 and RBJ 3 were originally built with black canvas roof sheathing over the steel roof, which was replaced with steel sheeting when the cars were refurbished by GSR in 1999.237

Note 2: BJ 4, BJ 5, BJ 6, BJ 7 and RBJ 3 were built with the Pullman Standard pattern of side fluting, whilst BJ 9, BJ 10 and PCO 4 have the Budd side fluting.238

Appendix DOverland fares between April 1997 and June 2016

Table D1: Overland fares between April 1997 and March 2000

One way fare between Melbourne and Adelaide

First Class Sleeper

First Class Seat

Coach Class Seat

1 Apr 1997 to 31 Mar 1998

Adult $178 $112 $56

Child / Pensioner / Student

$122 $56 $28

1 Apr 1998 to 31 Mar 1999

Adult $182 $116 $58

Child / Pensioner

$124 $58 $29

Student(See Note A)

$159 $93 $46

1 Apr 1999 to 31 Mar 2000

Adult $199n/a

(See Note B)$64

Child $134 n/a $32

Pensioner(Note C)

$119 n/a $29

Student $173 n/a $45

Note A: A separate student fare appears to have been introduced from 1 April 1998.

Note B: First class seated accommodation was withdrawn on Wednesday 29 July 1998.

Note C: A separate fare for pensioners was introduced in around August 1999.

Source: GSR brochures.

The Overland, 6AM8 hauled by NR12 Footscray overtakes an Adelaide Metro Belair service at Sleeps Hill on 18 September 2015. Justin Cheary


Table D2: Overland fares between May 2000 and March 2006

Melbourne to Adelaide Adelaide to MelbourneFirst Class

Return FareCoach Class Return FareFirst Class

SleeperCoach Class

SeatFirst Class

CabinCoach Class

Seat

7 May 2000 to 30 Jun 2000

Adult $149 $54 $99 $54 $198 $108

Child $100 $32 $66 $32 $133 $64

Pensioner $119 $29 $59 $29 $178 $58

Student $119 $45 $79 $45 $178 $90

1 Jul 2000 to 31 Mar 2001

Adult $156 $57 $105 $57 $208 $114

Child $105 $33 $70 $33 $140 $66

Pensioner $124 $30 $63 $30 $187 $60

Student $125 $47 $84 $47 $187 $94

Gold Kangaroo

Sleeper

Red Kangaroo

Seat

Gold Kangaroo

Cabin

Red Kangaroo

Seat

Gold Kangaroo

Return

Red Kangaroo

Return

1 Apr 2001 to 31 Mar 2003

Adult $156 $57 $105 $57 $208 $114

Child, Pensioner and CSHC

$124 $33 $63 $33 $187 $66

Student $124 $40 $63 $40 $187 $80

1 Apr 2003 to 31 Mar 2005

Adult $175 $59 $149 $59 $245 $118


$139 $34 $89 $34 $221 $68

Student $139 $42 $89 $42 $221 $84

1 Apr 2005 to 31 Mar 2006

Adult $175 $59 $149 $59 $245 $118


$146 $34 $94 $34 $233 $68

Student $146 $42 $94 $42 $233 $84

CSHC = Commonwealth Senior Health Card Holders (The holders of this card became eligible for the same discount as pensioners from Thursday 1 November 2001)

Source: GSR brochures.

Table D3: Overland fares between April 2006 and June 2017

Red Premium

RedRed

PremiumRed Red Premium Red

Red Premium

Red

One-way Adult Fare

One-way Adult Fare

Child, Australian Pensioner and CSHC

Child, Australian Pensioner and CSHC

Student, Backpacker

and YHA

Student, Backpacker

and YHA

Return Fare

Return Fare

1 Apr 2006 to 31 Mar 2007

$167 $78 $117 $49$117 (Student)

$159 (Backpacker / YHA)

$59 See Note 3 See Note 3

1 Apr 2007 to 31 Mar 2008

$139 $89 $98 $55 $139 $59 $239 $149

1 Apr 2008 to 31 Mar 2009

$139 $89 $98 $46 $139 $59 $239 $149

1 Apr 2009 to 31 Mar 2010

$134 $90 $95 $45 $134 $49 $223 $151

1 Apr 2010 to 31 Mar 2011

$134 $90 $95 $45 $134 $49 $223 $151


1 Apr 2011 to 31 Mar 2012

$138 $93 $98 $46 $138 $59 See Note 3 See Note 3

1 Apr 2012 to 31 Mar 2013

$166 $116 $108 $60 $166 $91 See Note 3 See Note 3

1 Apr 2013 to 31 Mar 2014

$166 $116 $108 $60 $166 $91 See Note 3 See Note 3

1 Apr 2014 to 31 Mar 2015

$179 $129 $115 $66 $179 $69 See Note 3 See Note 3

1 Apr 2015 to 30 Jun 2017

$189$139

(See Note 4)$121 $71 $189 $79 $299 See Note 3

Note 1: Fares include the fuel price surcharge introduced in August 2006.Note 2: Student fares are only available to full-time students 16 years and over who hold a current identification card from a

recognised educational institution.Note 3: Not recorded in GSR brochures.Note 4: By this stage, the Red fare of $139 was known as the Red Everyday fare. There were discount fares also available for Red

passengers, namely the Rail Saver fare, which was $119 and the ReadyRail fare, which was $79. CSHC = Commonwealth Senior Health Card HoldersSource: GSR brochures.

Appendix E

Table E1: Indicative standard GSR Overland consists

West End

Date Applicable Consist Notes on Changes

East End

November 1997 to July 1998

Motorail, HM van, BJ, BJ, RBJ or CDF, AJ, JRB, JTB, Power Van (HGM. PCO also used from December 1997)

July 1998 to May 2000

Motorail, HM van, BJ, BJ, RBJ or CDF, JRB, JTB, Power Van (HGM or PCO) (The HM van was fitted with a smoking area)

First class sitting carriage withdrawn.

May 2000 to August 2000

Motorail, HM van, BJ, BJ, RBJ or CDF, RBJ or CDF, JRB, JTB, JTB, Power Van (HGM or PCO) (The HM van was fitted with a smoking area)

A second RBJ or CDF and an additional JTB were added with the introduction of the composite daylight / overnight service.

August 2000 to April 2003

Motorail, Power van (HGM or PCO), JRB, JTB, JTB, JRB, 2 x RBJ, BJ, BJ, CCL, HM van (The HM van was fitted with a smoking area)

Train set was reversed for unknown reasons. A CCL car was added to meet the demand for lounge space in Coach class. An additional sleeping car (JRB) was added.

April 2003 to 2004

Motorail, Power Van (HGM or PCO), JRB, JTB, JTB, JRB, AFC or CCL, CDF, CDF or RBJ, CCL, BJ, BJ, HM - (Motorail withdrawn in October 2003. By 2004, Red Kangaroo class passengers who wished to smoke used the smoking area in the HM van, whilst Gold Kangaroo passengers used the smoking area in the power van239)

This brought the level of service on The Overland up to a similar standard to the Indian Pacific and The Ghan.

2005Motorail, Power Van (HGM or PCO or HRGB), JRB, JTB, JTB, JRB, AFC, CDF, CCL, BJ, BJ, HM

One CDF catering carriage was removed.

2006HM, BJ, BJ, CCL, RBJ or CDF, AFC or CCL, JRB, JTB, JTB, Power Van (HRGB or HGM)

Set reversed by September 2005 for unknown reasons.

May 2007 to 2009

Power van (PCO or PHN), BJ (R), BJ (R), BJ (R), RBJ, BJ (RP), BJ (RJ)

Launch of refurbished set. (R) = Red service car and (RP) = Red Premium service car.

2009 to 2016

Motorail wagon, Power Van (PCO or PHN), BJ (RP), BJ (RP), RBJ, BJ (R), BJ (R), BJ (R) - (Motorail added at the west end in February 2009, but was withdrawn in November 2015)

Set reversed. May have occurred when Motorail was restored. (RP) = Red Premium service car and (R) = Red service car.

Note: Carriages would be added or subtracted depending on demand.


Table E2: Examples of Overland consists between 1998 and 2015

DateDirection of Travel

Locomotive Consist

Tue 2 Feb 1998

East NR 80 Loco, HGM, JTB 4 Dorai, RBJ 3, BJ 10, HM, Motorail wagon.240

Thu 9 Apr 1998

West NR 91Loco, AMPZ 271, HM 959, BJ 8, BJ 7, RBJ 3, AG 373, BJ 6, CDF 924, AJ 2, JTB 1 Tawarri, JRB 1 Allambi, PCO 4 (Still painted in the blue and yellow Explorer livery) – The train was built up for Easter traffic.241

Fri 10 Apr 1998

East NR 94Loco, HGM 900, JRB 2 Tantini, JTB 4 Dorai, AJ 1, CDF 929, BJ 9, BJ 5, RBJ 1, BJ 10, BJ 4, RBJ 2, HM 970, AMPZ 2593.242

Mon 19 Apr 1999

East NR 94

Loco, PCO 4R, JTB 2F Yankai (Car F), JRB 2B Tantini (Car G), CDF 225M Matilda’s Restaurant, AG 373E (Car W), BJ 8C (Car Y), BJ 4M (Car T), HM 958C, AMPZ 264B (4 motor cars on the top deck and 4 motor cars on the lower deck), AQMZ 2358B (1 car only – single deck wagon). The HM van was fitted with a smoking compartment. The two BJ cars had not been refurbished.243

Mon 3 May 1999

East BL 33

Loco, PCO 4R, JTB 2F Yankai (Car F), JRB 2B Tantini (Car G), RBJ 3K Kookaburra Club Car, BJ 9L Chalaki (Car W), BJ 6 Nankuri (Car Y), HM 958C, AMRZ 240B (4 motor cars on the top deck and 4 motor cars on the lower deck), AQMZ 2358B (1 car only – single deck wagon). The HM van was fitted with a smoking compartment.244

Fri 15 Oct 1999

East BL 27Loco, PCO 4, JTB 1, JRB 1, RBJ 2, BJ 7, BJ 5, BG (Number unknown), BJ 10 (in red livery), HM 958, AMRZ 271.245

Fri 22 Oct 1999

EastNR 82 and

BL 33Locos, HGM 296, JTB 2, JRB 2, RBJ 1, BJ 9, BJ 6, BJ 4 (in red and silver livery), HM 255, AMRZ 2590 (one car), AQMZ 2698 (empty).246

Fri 29 Oct 1999

East NR 83Loco, PCO 4, JTB 1, JRB 1, RBJ 2, BJ 7, BJ 5, BJ 10 (in red and silver livery), HM 958, AMRZ 241.247

Thu 20 Apr 2000

West BLLoco, AMRZ 263, HM 958, RBJ 2, BJ 10, BJ 4, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 7 Purpawi, RBJ 1, JRB 1 Allambi, JRB 2 Tantini, PCO 4.248

Fri 5 May 2000

West BL 27 Loco, AMRZ 241, HM 255, BJ 6, BJ 9, RBJ 3, JRB 2, JTB 2, HGM 298

Fri 5 May 2000

East BL 27Loco, HGM 298, AMRZ 268, JTB 2 Yankai, JRB 2 Tantini, RBJ 3 Kookaburra Club Car, BJ 9 Chalaki, BJ 6 Nankuri, HM 255, AMRZ 241 (This service departed Adelaide on Thursday 4 May 2000)

Composite Daylight / Overnight Service

Thu 29 Jun 2000

West BL 33Loco, AMRZ, HM, BJ 7 Purpawi, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 9 Chalaki, 2 x RBJ, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 2 Yankai, JTB 1 Tawarri, ARM (Indian Pacific twinette with deluxe compartment), PCO249

Mon 3 Jul 2000

West BL 33Loco, Motorail, HM, BJ Nankuri, BJ 7 Purpawi, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 9 Chalaki, 2 x RBJ, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 2 Yankai, JTB 1 Tawarri, ARM (Indian Pacific twinette with deluxe compartment), Power Van.250

Fri 15 Sep 2000

East NR 77Loco, HM 958, CCL 2 Nomuldi, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 6 Nankuri, RBJ 2 Kookaburra Club Car, RBJ 1 Kookaburra Club Car, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 1 Tawarri, JTB 2 Yankai, JRB 2 Tantini, ARL 925, PCO 4, AMRZ 249

Sun 17 Sep 2000

East BL 27 Loco, HM, CCL 2 Nomuldi, 3 x BJ, RBJ, JRB, 2 x JTB, JRB, ARL, PCO, AMPZ251

Mon 18 Sep 2000

West BL 27Loco, AMRZ 264, PCO 4, ARL 925, JRB 2 Tantini, JTB 2 Yankai, JTB 1 Tawarri, JRB 1 Allambi, RBJ 2 Kookaburra Club Car, BJ 6 Nankuri, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 5 Mururi, CCL 2 Nomuldi, HM 958

Mon 18 Sep 2000

East BL 27Loco, HM 958, CCL 2 Nomuldi, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 6 Nankuri, RBJ 2 Kookaburra Club Car, RBJ 1 Kookaburra Club Car, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 1 Tawarri, JTB 2 Yankai, JRB 2 Tantini, ARL 925, PCO 4, AMRZ 264. Depart Adelaide at 0953 and arrive in Melbourne at 2233.

Sun 22 Oct 2000

East NR 88Loco, HM 958, CCL 2, BJ 5, BJ 9, BJ 6, RBJ 2, RBJ 1, JRB 1, JTB 1, JTB 2, JRB 2, JTB 3, PCO 4, AMPZ 249

Mon 13 Nov 2000

East BL 27Loco, Van, CCL 2, 3 x BJ, 2 x RBJ, 1 x Roomette, 2 x Twinette, 1 x Roomette, Power Van, Motorail252


Thu 23 Nov 2000

West NR 94Loco, AMPZ 272, PCO 4, JTB 4, JRB 2, JTB 2, JTB 1, JRB 1, RBJ 1, RBJ 2, BJ 7, BJ 6, BJ 9, CCL 2, HM 958

Fri 8 Dec 2000

East BL 27Loco, HM 958, CCL 2, BJ 9, BJ 6, RBJ 2, RBJ 1, JRB 1, JTB 1, JTB 2, JRB 2, PCO 4, AMPZ 271

Thu 20 Sep 2001

EastNR 83

Merridin

Loco, HM 958 Chalaki, CCL 2 Nomuldi, BJ 5 Mururi, BJ 6 Nankuri, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 7 Purwapi, RBJ 3 Kookaburra Club Car, RBJ 1 Kookaburra Club Car, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 1 Tawarri, JTB 2 Yankai, JRB 2 Tantini, JTB 4 Dorai, JTB 3 Weroni, SSA 260, HGM 297, AMRZ 264. Departed Adelaide at 0900 and arrived in Melbourne at 2012.

Fri 30 Nov 2001

West NR 82Loco, AMRZ 268, PCO 4, JTB 4, JRB 2, JTB 1, JRB 1, RBJ 1, RBJ 2, BJ 9, BJ 7, BJ 5, CCL 3, HM 958

Mon 10 Dec 2001

East NR 93Loco, HM 958, CCL 3, BJ 5, BJ 7, RBJ 2, RBJ 1, JTB 1, JRB 2, JTB 4, ARJ 242, PCO 4, AMRZ 251

Thu 24 Jan 2002

West NR 90Loco, AMPZ 238, HGM 296, JRB 2, JTB 2, JTB 1, JRB 1, RBJ 1, RBJ 3, BJ 6, BJ 7, BJ 5, CCL 3, HM 958

Sun 29 Jun 2003

East NR 97Loco, HM 958, BJ 6, BJ 5, BJ 9, CCL 2, CDF 924, CDF 225, AFC 306, JRB 2, JTB 1, JTB 2, JTB 4, HGM 298, AMPZ 268

Thu 11 Sep 2003

WestNR 88

Dimboola

Loco, AMRZ 2591, HGM 298, JTB 4 Dorai, JTB 2 Yankai, JTB 1 Tawarri, JRB 2 Tantini, CCL 3 Malkari, CDF 924 Matilda, RBJ 3 Kookaburra Club Car, CCL 2 Nomuldi, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 6 Nankuri, HM 958 Chalaki. Departed Melbourne at 2110 and arrived in Adelaide at 0702.

Fri 11 Jun 2004

West NR 118Loco, HGM 904, JRB 1, JTB 1, JTB 2, JRB 2, AFC 306, CDF 225, CDF 924, CCL 2, BJ 6, BJ 5, BJ 7, HM 958

Sun 22 Jan 2005

East NR 42Loco, HM 958, BJ 6, BJ 7, CCL 2, RBJ 1, CDF 225, AFC 306, JRB 1, JTB 2, JTB 1, JTB 3, JRB 2, HGM 298

Fri 9 Sep 2005

East NR 2Loco, HM 956 Chalaki, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 7 Purwapi, CCL 2 Nomuldi, CDF 225, AFC 306 Nullabor Lounge, JRB 1 Allambi, JTB 2 Yankai, JTB 4 Dorai, HRGB 116

Thu 15 Sep 2005

EastNR 87

LoonganaLoco, HGM 900, JTB 4 Dorai, JTB 2 Yankai, JRB 1 Allambi, AFC 306 Nullabor Lounge, CDF 225, CCL 2 Nomuldi, BJ 9 Kildalai, BJ 7 Purwapi, HGM 957

Fri 24 Feb 2006

West NR 86Loco, HM 958, BJ 5, BJ 7, CCL 2, CDF 225, AFC 906, JRB 1, JTB 2, JTB 3, BMC 1, HRGB 116

All Daylight Service

Thu 7 Sep 2006

West NR 82

Loco, HM 318, BJ 7 Purwapi, BJ 5 Mururi, CCL 3 Malkari, CDF 225, CCL 2 Nomuldi, JRB 2 Tantini, JTB 3 Weroni, JTB 4 Dorai and HRGB 116. Lunch and dinner was served to Gold Kangaroo class passengers in the CDF car, whilst morning and afternoon teas were served to Gold Kangaroo passengers in CCL 2 Nomuldi. All light refreshments and snack meals for Red Kangaroo passengers were served in CCL 3 Malkari. Departed Melbourne at 0736 and arrived in Adelaide at 1937.

Sat 25 Nov 2006

West NR 55 Loco, HGM 902, BJ 7, BJ 5, CCL 2, RBJ 1, CCL 3, JRB 2, JTB 3, JTB 1, HRGB 116

Refurbished Train

Fri 18 May 2007

EastNR 66

Marrackville

Loco, BJ 5 (Car A), BJ 4 (Car B), RBJ 3, BJ 10 (Car R), BJ 6 (Car S) and PCO 4. The main entry doors on BJ 5 and BJ 10 were at the west end, whilst the main entry doors for BJ 4 and BJ 6 were at the east end. The kitchen of RBJ 3 was at the east end. Y 169 in Freight Australia green was attached to the west end of the train shortly after it arrived to pull the cars out to South Dynon to be stabled overnight.

Thu 24 Jan 2008

West NR 110 Loco, PHN 2369, BJ 9, BJ 7, RBJ 3 and BJ 5

Mon 2 Mar 2009

East NR 47 Loco, BJ 5, RBJ 3, BJ 7, BJ 6, PHN 2369, AMRZ 241253

Mon 30 Mar 2009

East NR 116Loco, BJ 5, BJ 4, CDF 929, BJ 7, BJ 9, PHN 2369, AMRZ 240 (one motor car). Around 150 passengers were travelling on the service.254

Sat 13 Mar 2010

West NR 85Loco, AMRZ 240, HGM 900, HM 255, BJ 4, RBJ 3, BJ 7, BJ 6. Departed Melbourne at 0840.


Mon 15 Mar 2010

East NR 85 Loco, BJ 6, BJ 10, BJ 7, RBJ 3, BJ 4, PCO 4, AMRZ 240. Arrived in Melbourne at 1840.

Thu 20 Oct 2011

West NR 73

Loco, AMRZ 240 (3 motor cars on the lower deck and no motor cars on the top deck), PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 6 (Car T). The train had very few vacant seats and must have been carrying around 230 passengers compared to its carrying capacity of 252 passengers.

Fri 14 Sep 2012

East NR 17Loco, HGM 297, BJ 10, BJ 9, BJ 7, RBJ 3, BJ 4, BJ 5, PCO 4, AMRZ 258. Departed Adelaide at 1005 and arrived in Melbourne at 1855.

Tue 3 Sep 2013

West NR 12Loco, AMRZ 240 (4 motor cars on the upper deck and 2 on the lower deck), PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (Car T)

Tue 10 Sep 2013

West NR 8Loco, AMRZ 240 (2 motor cars on the upper deck and 3 on the lower deck), PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (Car T)

Tue 2 Sep 2014

West NR 89Loco, AMPZ 255, PCO 4, BJ 4, RBJ 3, BJ 7, BJ 4, BJ 10. Departed Melbourne at 0808 and arrived in Adelaide at 1742.

Tue 11 Nov 2014

West NR 29Loco, AMRZ 269 (Empty), AMRZ 255 (2 motor cars on the upper deck and 3 on the lower deck), PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 6 (Car T). Car T was not being used and the lights were turned out in the car.

Tue 2 Dec 2014

West NR 38

Loco, AMRZ 269 (4 motor cars on the upper deck and 3 on the lower deck), PHN 2369, BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 6 (Car T). Car T was not being used and the lights were turned out in the car. Car A was half full, Car R was full and only a few seats were taken in Car S.

Tue 25 Aug 2015

West NR 117

Loco, PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (No reservation letter). There was no Motorail wagon on this trip. The car letters on the non-platform side of BJ 9 and BJ 10 were T (S on the platform side) and S (Nothing on the platform side) respectively. The blinds of BJ 10 were closed and the lights were turned off. The dining saloon of the RBJ car was at the Melbourne end. The NR locomotive was painted in the Pacific National blue and yellow livery. All passengers appear to have boarded by 0745.

Tue 8 Sep 2015

West NR 16

Loco, AMPZ 238 (1 motor car on the top deck), PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (No reservation letter). The car letters on the non-platform side of BJ 9 and BJ 10 were T (S on the platform side) and S (Nothing on the platform side) respectively. The NR locomotive was painted in the Pacific National blue and yellow livery.

Tue 27 Oct 2015

West NR 83

Loco, AMPZ 238 (3 motor cars on the top deck), PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car T), BJ 10 (U), CDF 225, AG 376X, AG 375W and HM 957. The CDF and AG cars had The Ghan logo on the side of their car bodies. BJ 10, CDF 225, AG 376 and AG 375 were all empty.

Tue 10 Nov 2015

West NR 31 Loco, PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car T) and BJ 10 (U)

Tue 5 Apr 2016

West NR 64

Loco, PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 6 (Car S) and BJ 10 (T). Luggage loaded into the PHN van between 0745 and 0750. Luggage delivered on one Taylor Dunn electric truck. Red Premium carriage doors locked at 0800 and orange juice served to passengers in Red Premium at 0802. Red carriage doors locked just before train departed at 0805. Five on-board staff members (3 female and 2 male). Driver rang the bell on the NR locomotive as it rolled out of the platform.

Tue 12 Apr 2016

West NR 93Loco, PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), CDF 225, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (-). Departed at 0805.

Tue 26 Apr 2016

West NR 80Loco, PHN 2369, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), CDF 225, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 6 (Car S) and BJ 10 (T). Departed at 0805.

Tue 17 May 2016

West NR 10Loco, PCO 4, BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (Car T). Departed at 0807. Car T was empty.

Tue 31 May 2016

West NR 1Loco, PCO 4, BJ 5 (Car B), BJ 4 (Car A), RBJ 3, BJ 7 (Car R), BJ 9 (Car S) and BJ 10 (Car T). Passengers started to board at 0725. The lights were turned off and the blinds drawn down in cars BJ 9 and BJ 10.

The author thanks Graeme Cleak and John Beckhaus for their assistance with this section.


Article References

209 South Australian Railways Metropolitan and Country Time and Fares Book dated 16 December 1968, p.97

210 Victorian Railways News Letter, October 1949, p.3211 The Cafeteria Car entered service in June 1947. It was

stored at Islington Workshops in poor condition on freight bogies from June 1986 and was transferred to the National Railway Museum located in Port Adelaide on 28 June 1988. It is still at the museum and is used as a shop.

212 Newsrail, August 2009, p.257 and Victorian Railways News Letter, July 1955, p.7

213 Newsrail, June 2009, p.186214 Divisional Diary, February 1970, p.10215 Divisional Diary, September 1970, p.10216 Victorian Railways News Letter, September 1971, p.130217 Divisional Diary, February 1972, p.10 and 12 and

October 1972, p.6218 Rail News Victoria, January 2009, p.29 and Newsrail,

June 2009, p.186219 Newsrail, November 2010, p.345

220 Victorian Railways News Letter, March 1971, p.37, Divisional Diary, April 1971, p.7 and August 1971, p.14

221 Here and There, March 1973222 Here and There, July 1972, p.7 and September 1972,

p.6223 Newsrail, March 1997 issue and A History of the South

Australian Railways – Volume 5: Controversy and Mr Webb by Ron Stewien, p.29 and 32

224 Railway Transportation, April 1967, p.4 and February 1968, p.7

225 Divisional Diary, August 1971, p.15226 Newsrail, August 2009, p.257227 Rail News Victoria, November 2004, p.1228 Newsrail, June 1988, p.181229 V/Line Circulars O.673/88 and POC 31/90230 Newsrail, August 1991, p.252 and November 1993,

p.355 and 356231 Here and There, January 1988, p.1232 Newsrail, February 2012, p.63233 Newsrail, September 2015, p.268234 Newsrail, May 2009, p.157

235 Catchpoint, May 1999, p.13 and Rail News Victoria, November 2004, p.3

236 Railway Digest, March 2008, p.49237 Rail News Victoria, June 2005, p.4238 Rail News Victoria, November 2004, p.1239 Rail News Victoria, June 2005, p.3240 Rail News Victoria, March 1998, p.16241 Rail News Victoria, May 1998, p.12242 Rail News Victoria, March 1998, p.16243 Newsrail, June 1999, p.185244 Newsrail, June 1999, p.185245 Rail News Victoria, January 2000, p.15246 Rail News Victoria, January 2000, p.15247 Rail News Victoria, January 2000, p.15248 Rail News Victoria, May 2000, p.17249 Newsrail, December 2000, p.361250 Rail News Victoria, August 2000, p.17251 Rail News Victoria, October 2000, p.14252 Rail News Victoria, December 2000, p.17253 Railway Digest, November 2009, p.22254 Rail News Victoria, May 2009, p.3

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