49-510: The Overland The Ghan Indian Pacific Great Southern Adelaide Parklands Terminal , formerly known as Keswick Terminal , is the interstate passenger railway station in Adelaide , South Australia . It is the only station in the world where passengers can board trains on both north–south and east–west transcontinental routes . The terminal is north of the suburb of Keswick , 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) by road south-west of
98-681: A Tennis club and Pony Club. Nhill has a golf course at the Nhill Golf Club on Netherby Road. Nhill was the birthplace of Masters Australian football (a.k.a. "Superules"). The horse racing club , the Wimmera Racing Club, holds the Nhill Cup meeting on Boxing Day (26 December). The indigenous cricketer Dick-a-Dick was born near Nhill about 1834. Nhill is the hometown of former Australian rules football player Jason McCartney , who suffered severe injuries during
147-693: A bar/lounge car, Café 828 . The Overland originated as the Intercolonial Express when the Victorian Railways ' Western line was extended to join the South Australian Railways line at Serviceton on the state border. As both railways were 1,600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ) broad gauge , a direct through-service was possible - the first such service to connect two Australian state capitals. The first services were run from 1 July 1886, though
196-433: A central aisle, and a shower room at the end of the car. The maroon sleeping cars from 1949 onwards were 16 in number, later 18, and were given Aboriginal names that were painted on the sides of the cars. The eight roomette cars were Allambi, Chalaki, Juki, Mururi, Nankuri, Purpawi, Tantini , and Tarkinji ; the ten twinette cars Dorai, Kuldalai, Malkari, Mokai, Nomuldi, Paiti, Tawarri, Weroni, Yankai , and Yanni . From 1949
245-570: A market pivot from being primarily a transport operator, to a luxury " experiential travel " operator. From July 2016, following the withdrawal of a federal subsidy, all coach-class seating was removed from The Ghan and the Indian Pacific, with these services now focusing on the premium market. The shorter travel time of The Overland was not conducive to such a conversion, so it was retained, but now conspicuously at variance with Journey Beyond's new tourism focus. In 2018, The Overland's future
294-517: A new style of sleeping compartment was being tested, and a mock-up of part of a carriage was built for display in Melbourne and Adelaide. The carriage portion was externally painted in green and black with yellow. The sleeping cars were of two types. Twinette cars had two-berth compartments (as had the E and Mann cars before them), but each compartment had an adjoining toilet and shower room; roomette cars had single-berth compartments either side of
343-527: Is 1.9. 80.3% of people in Nhill were born in Australia. Of all persons living in Nhill, 1.3% (22 persons) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. This is higher than for the state of Victoria (0.8%) and lower than the national average (2.8%). The most common ancestries in Nhill were English 31.5%, Australian 29.6%, German 10.2%, Scottish 6.7% and Karen 5.4%. The 2016 Australian census listed
392-641: Is a town in the Wimmera , in western Victoria , Australia . Nhill is located on the Western Highway , halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne . At the 2016 census , Nhill had a population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water" or "white mist rising from the water". Nhill is the administrative headquarters for Shire of Hindmarsh and residents are mainly employed in either farming or food processing , most notably in grain and fowl. The town
441-457: Is held each year on the second Thursday of October. It includes rides, farm animals, rural Australian farm machinery, horse riding show, art competitions, cooking competitions, photo competitions and at the closing of the Show there is a fireworks display. Up until 2012 Nhill hosted a "Duck & Jazz Festival" in mid February. The release of the film Road to Nhill in 1997 briefly placed Nhill in
490-553: Is home to a community of Karen people , the first of whom came to Australia as refugees, and who settled in Nhill in the early 2010s to work at the Luv-a-Duck food processing facility. In 2012, there were over 100 Karen residents in Nhill. The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Nhill sits are the Wotjobaluk , Jaadwa , Jadawadjali , Wergaia and Jupagik Nations. These Nations are represented by
539-409: Is low 412.9 mm (16.26 in), and is spread between 101.8 precipitation days. There are 90.5 clear days and 119.7 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from 45.9 °C (114.6 °F) on 13 January 1939 to −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 16 August 1905. Nhill Airport is located 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of Nhill, and has available climate data since 2003. As of
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#1732779658282588-617: Is serviced by The Overland that stops three times a week. Air services are at Nhill Airport . Bus services are provided by V/Line and Firefly several times daily. Nhill has three hotels; the Commercial Hotel, the Farmers Arms Hotel and the Union Hotel. Nhill has a caravan park and a number of motels. Nhill has a Lutheran Primary school, a Catholic Primary School and a P-12 public school . The Nhill Show
637-570: Is the hometown of Lucy Stephan , a rower who has represented Australia, winning a bronze medal in the Women’s Four event at the 2013 Rowing World Championships in Korea and won Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women's Coxless Four. The town is indirectly referenced in the 1997 film Road to Nhill . The name Nhill has been used for a crater on the planet Mars . The name was adopted by
686-927: The Indian Pacific , were to be halved. Later in the month, the South Australian Government announced that it would support the service as part of a $ 1 million deal with the company. From 2015, ownership of Great Southern Rail passed through a series of private equity funds, first to Allegro Funds in May 2015, then Quadrant Private Equity in October 2016 (at which time it was rebranded to "Journey Beyond"), Hornblower Group in January 2022, and subsequently Crestview Partners in February 2024. The move to private equity ownership began
735-618: The 2002 AFL finals , in which both the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power were competing, The Overland was built up to a record 32 carriages for the Preliminary Final round on 21 September. In May 2007, Great Southern Rail completed a $ 4m interior overhaul of the passenger cars (jointly funded by the South Australian and Victorian governments) and introduced a new blue, purple and green livery applied;
784-585: The 2002 Bali terrorist bombing , and later recovered enough to make a comeback to the sport. Nhill is the birthplace of Janet Powell , leader of the Australian Democrats between 1990 and 1991; and Senator for Victoria between 1986 and 1993. Nhill is the birthplace of David Leyonhjelm , former NSW senator of the Liberal Democratic Party . Former Essendon footballers David Flood and Dean Wallis are from Nhill. Nhill
833-631: The 2022 South Australian state election , the newly elected Malinauskas Government reinstated the South Australian government's subsidy, coming to $ 1.4 million over four years. The National Railway Museum at Port Adelaide , South Australia , has several exhibits related to the train: The Overland Museum , in Kaniva , on the Western Highway , Victoria , is dedicated exclusively to The Overland; its centrepieces are preserved sleeping cars Nomuldi and Pekina . [REDACTED] Media related to The Overland at Wikimedia Commons Nhill Nhill
882-646: The Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation . The area has been home to the Aboriginal people for thousands of years and was first visited by Europeans in 1845. The famous Aboriginal tracker and cricketer , Dick-a-Dick , later claimed to have been present at the first meeting between the Wotjobaluk and Europeans. Brothers Frank and John Oliver decided to build a flour mill on Crown land beside
931-518: The Melbourne Express . It was given its current name in 1936. Now operated by private company Journey Beyond , the train undertakes two return trips a week. Originally an overnight train that stopped at large intermediate stations, it now operates during the day, stopping less frequently. The Overland was converted to standard gauge in the 1990s and now operates from Melbourne over the longer standard gauge line initially heading south to
980-488: The city centre , and adjoins the south-western sector of the West Parklands . It was within the boundary of Keswick until 1987 when, inclusive of adjacent business sites and covering a total area of 56.6 hectares (140 acres), Keswick Terminal was declared a suburb in its own right. The terminal opened on 18 May 1984 as Keswick Terminal (and located near, but not connected to, the now demolished Keswick station ). It
1029-449: The 2016 census , 1,749 people resided in Nhill. The median age of persons in Nhill was 48 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.5% of the population. People over the age of 65 years made up 29.7% of the population There were slightly more females than males with 52.1% of the population female and 47.9% male. The average household size is 2.2 persons per household. The average number of children per family for families with children
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#17327796582821078-499: The Dimboola-Lawloit road, the township of Nhill grew from there. Cobb and Co coaches serviced Nhill from 1883. Nhill Post Office opened on 1 January 1881. An earlier rural office (1861) was replaced by Lawloit Post Office Nhill was the first Victorian town after the state capital, Melbourne , to be supplied with electricity. Electric lighting was installed by 1892. Nhill airport , located 1.9 km north-west of
1127-726: The South Australian Railways and became joint operator of the train with the Victorian Railways. From 18 May 1984, the Adelaide terminus was changed from Adelaide station to Keswick Terminal in Adelaide's Park Lands. A snapshot of the service in November 1990 included a car carrier (AMBP), two sleepers, a club car, another two sleepers, a first, second/buffet and second sitting cars and a luggage van, hauled by two N class locomotives. In holiday seasons
1176-594: The United States, these being the heaviest carriages ever used in Australia. A dining car was included between Melbourne and Ararat from 1927, and between Adelaide and Serviceton from 1928, but with the onset of the Depression in 1930 these services were withdrawn until the mid-1930s, and finally ceased after the outbreak of World War II . In 1926, the South Australian Railways had introduced 500 and 600 class locomotives for duties that included hauling
1225-449: The early 1970s onwards in the newer style there were two roomette cars, Allambi and Tantini , four twinette cars, Dorai, Tawarri, Weroni , and Yankai . In 1971, roomette cars Allambi and Tantini and twinette cars Dorai and Weroni were sold to the Victorian Railways for use on The Vinelander to Mildura , and replaced with new carriages. They were repainted dark blue and their names removed; these names were then applied to
1274-733: The eastern side of Nhill adjacent to an old "Route 66"-esque motel. Included in its displays of rare pinball related artwork and memorabilia is the largest selection of pinball machines available to play in Australia. Nhill has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Wimmera Football League . Nhill is also the base of the Cricket competition known as the West Wimmera Cricket Association . Nhill & Districts sporting club which includes football, netball, hockey and cricket. Also it has
1323-516: The heavier train over 200-metre (660-foot) curves and 1 in 45 grades: the smaller-wheeled 500 class through the difficult Adelaide Hills and the large-wheeled 600 class across the plains to the Victorian border south of Tailem Bend . These were the largest locomotives in Australia at that time. In 1936 the train was renamed The Overland , and the original deep red livery was replaced by green and yellow with black horizontal lining. For
1372-428: The introduction of the South Australian 900 class and Victorian B class . The superior acceleration of the latter allowed 70 minutes to be shaved off the journey time without exceeding the 60 mph (97 km/h) limit. These were superseded by the 930 , S , X and N class locomotives. Twinette cars Tawarri and Yankai were added in 1967, and these also followed the newer style of interior. Thus from
1421-537: The main religions in Nhill as Uniting Church 21.8%, Anglican 14.6% and Catholic 11.1%, Lutheran 10.5%. 20.4% recorded "no religion". The major employer in the town is Luv-a-Duck—a duck meat grower and processor—and associated businesses. Tourism is another local industry; Nhill services the highway traffic passing through. Nhill is recognised by the transport industry as the halfway point by road between Melbourne and Adelaide. Transport companies use Nhill as their 'changeover' point. Nhill railway station
1470-521: The makeover the SAR semi-streamlined most of its 500 class locomotives by applying a smooth casing over the multiplicity of piping and plumbing and a valance on the side. In 1941 Victorian steam locomotive H220 was introduced to service; it was intended to haul the train but never entered regular Overland service because its weight exceeded the rating of the track. For more than 40 years Victorian Railways used A2 class locomotives, usually in pairs. In 1946,
1519-459: The maroon and silver livery was removed and the train was repainted in a new grey and silver scheme, with a new kookaburra logo. In May 2000, the service was reduced to four times weekly. However, with an accelerated journey time of 10 hours 30 minutes, the service was able to be operated by one set of passenger cars, operating to Melbourne in the day and to Adelaide overnight. Some of the largest Overland consists were run during this era; during
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1568-412: The national spotlight. An earlier film, 1985's Wrong World , also centres on a road trip to Nhill. The Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre is located at nearby historical Nhill airport. Included in its displays is a rare Avro Anson aircraft undergoing restoration. In April 2018, it also acquired a rare Wirraway aeroplane, to much public support and fanfare. The Australian Pinball Museum is located at
1617-444: The new railway was not officially inaugurated until 19 January of the following year. using jointly owned rolling stock . Speed restrictions were severe on the Victorian side, where ballasting had yet to be completed in many places. These early services were slow; a westbound departure from Spencer Street at 6:30 a.m. would not arrive in Adelaide until 9:30 p.m. the following day, having taken an overnight stop at Dimboola. The train
1666-493: The only trains regularly operating out of the terminal have been The Ghan , Indian Pacific and The Overland ; The Southern Spirit ran seasonally between 2010 and 2012, and the Great Southern commenced seasonal services in 2020. Today, these trains are operated by Journey Beyond . Visiting passenger trains from interstate also visit the terminal, albeit rarely. Although three suburban rail lines run parallel to
1715-514: The port city of Geelong , before returning to its original route in Ararat . After departing Ararat the train stops in the Victorian towns of Stawell , Horsham , Dimboola and Nhill before crossing the South Australian border. The final stretch into Adelaide, after crossing the Murray River is over the scenic Adelaide Hills . The train contains Red Premium and Red seated accommodation and
1764-415: The same type of new cars built to replace them. The interiors of these new cars were of a more modern design than the older cars. The roomette cars had a zigzag corridor instead of a straight one, and the compartments had the shape of a trapezium . This enabled the use of the toilet and washbasin units while the bed was still down, not possible in the older roomettes. In 1975, Australian National took over
1813-502: The service had already been re-timetabled to operate three times weekly in daylight the previous year. A new running emu logo was also introduced. From August 2008, 12 seats per train were made available to passengers within Victoria at V/Line fares. In October 2010, it was announced that the train would stop at Stawell . At the same time, the number of seats available on V/Line fares was increased to 64 per train. In August 2013,
1862-526: The services with NR class locomotives. On occasions, BL and 93 class locomotives hauled the service. In July 1998, the Wednesday and Saturday night journeys in each direction were cancelled, leaving the service operating five times per week in each direction. In May 1999, a new timetable was introduced but with previous intermediate stops omitted at Stawell , Murtoa , Nhill , Kaniva , Wolseley , Tintinara , Coonalpyn and Tailem Bend . In 1999,
1911-516: The terminal, the nearest suburban railway station is 700 metres (770 yards) to the south. The nearest bus stop is 450 metres (490 yards) away, also to the south. The Overland The Overland is an interstate passenger train service in Australia, travelling between the state capitals of Melbourne and Adelaide , a distance of 828 km (515 mi). It first ran in 1887 as the Adelaide Express , known by South Australians as
1960-662: The three-times weekly service was reduced to twice-weekly. From 2007, The Overland continued to operate with a $ 1.5 million annual subsidy from the Victorian State Government . In August 2015, concerns were raised about the future of the service when GSR announced that, because the Federal Government 's subsidy of the fares of pensioners, veterans and seniors taking train journeys would end in July 2016, services on GSR's other trains, The Ghan and
2009-604: The town, served as a major RAAF training base during the Second World War, instructing over 10,000 aircrew in 1941-1946. Nhill has a temperate semi-arid climate bordering on a oceanic climate ( Köppen: BSk), with very warm, dry summers and cool, slightly wetter winters. Average maxima vary from 29.7 °C (85.5 °F) in January to 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 13.0 °C (55.4 °F) in February and 3.4 °C (38.1 °F) in July. Mean average annual precipitation
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2058-440: The train moved into the modern era, with new air-conditioned Corten steel carriages gradually entering service, in maroon with a fluted stainless steel panel on each side and a black roof. This livery remained until the 1990s. On 7 September 1951, the westbound service collided with the eastbound service at Serviceton station with four A2 class locomotives destroyed and one fatality. Diesel locomotives took over in 1953, with
2107-459: The train was regularly built up to 16 carriages. From 1994, the train was operated solely by Australian National. At this time the Melbourne to Adelaide line was converted to standard gauge , and a new route via Maroona and Geelong introduced. The final broad-gauge services ran on 1 March 1995. Australian National began operating their CLP class locomotives on the service when the service
2156-702: Was again threatened with withdrawal in December 2019 before a last-minute agreement for the Victorian government subsidy to continue until March 2020 was reached. In that month, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated all Journey Beyond train services to be suspended, restarting in September 2020. In June 2020, the Victorian Government committed to a three-year funding agreement to support The Overland, providing $ 3.8 million per year until June 2023. After
2205-564: Was built by Australian National as a dual gauge station for The Ghan , Indian Pacific and Trans-Australian to the north and The Overland to the south-east – the latter train being on 1600 mm ( 5 ft 3 in ) broad-gauge tracks at the time, before conversion to 1435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) in 1995. It was also served by regional South Australian trains – also operated by Australian National – until all passenger trains outside of Greater Adelaide had ceased operation by 1990. Since 1991,
2254-552: Was developed by Australian National (AN) as a dedicated long-haul passenger rail station, allowing AN to vacate the then State Transport Authority's Adelaide railway station . It was included in the sale of Australian National's passenger operations to Great Southern Rail in 1997. In June 2008, the station was renamed Adelaide Parklands Terminal following Stage One of a plan to "improve guest comfort and amenity, traffic and passenger movement, food and retail facilities, image, identity, presentation and sustainability". The terminal
2303-576: Was in doubt as 20 years of subsidies from the two state governments appeared likely to cease: although the Victorian Government renewed its subsidy for 15 months in August, the South Australian Government announced in November that it had decided not to renew its subsidy beyond the end of the year. In December, however, the Victorian Government announced it would fund the shortfall to allow the service to continue in 2019. The service
2352-450: Was later called the Adelaide Express (westbound), or the Melbourne Express (eastbound) and ran a daily overnight service in each direction, with opulent Mann Boudoir sleeping cars . From 1907, new E type side corridor sitting and sleeping cars of Victorian Railways design were introduced. More cars of these designs were added until 1923, and in 1928 two all-steel sleeping cars and a dining car were imported from Pullman Company in
2401-561: Was reintroduced on standard gauge. A motorail service was added to the train from November 1979. The service was withdrawn in the early 2000s when the vehicle loading ramp at the Melbourne end was removed as part of the Southern Cross station redevelopment, It was restored in February 2009, but was withdrawn again in November 2015. In November 1997, Australian National was sold and the passenger cars passed to Great Southern Rail Limited , which contracted National Rail to haul
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