I preferred the trip when the Overland went via Ballarat(broad gauge). I first traveled on the Overland back in the early 70s, the carriages consisted of today's steel cars(now 70 years old) and old wood bodied carriages and the train was much longer. On occasions the Overland departed Adelaide with a first division and a second division and it was an overnight train
It’s always fascinating to find one’s self pictured as a part of background footage but there we are at 14:50, just before Easter 2023. We also travelled to Adelaide last Monday so are semi-regular users of the Overland. Last week’s train was fully booked due to the GP travellers returning to Adelaide and combined with Easter. Good footage btw and an interesting synopsis of the best way of travelling between ADE-MEL provided you have the time. If you’re cheap like me you can save up to $40.00 by catching the V/Line train (pictured) which arrives at Ararat about an hour before the Overland for as little as $5.00, then pay the Journey Beyond fare from Ararat to Adelaide.
If you happen to have the footage of the train going from Mount Barker junction to Parklands that would be extremely valuable if you are willing to share it.
I had good Times on the overlander meeting people playing card's getting drunk don't drink ALCOHOL ANY MORE God bless you all Warren and Ingrid Melbourne Australia 😎🥰🥰😸😻🦘🦘🐨🐨
Great video, I really enjoyed that, nice to see the crew give a brief history of each location, something they did rather well on the Indian Pacific and The Ghan. NSW TrainLink could take a page from Journey Beyond and give a decent but brief narration of the various historic places between Sydney and Broken Hill NSW on the "Outback Explorer" service.
From 7:05 , the on train Geelong description is destroying the pronunciation of Geelong related names. Even has trouble with Governor. Better to have a professionally recorded announcement or none at all.
Do change the heading to 'Australia's second-oldest interstate rail journey'. It was beaten by Sydney - Melbourne, in 1883. It was never called 'Intercolonial Express'. The name Overland dates from the 1920s, not the 1930s. SA historians stick adamantly to the latter, but VR documents refute that. Today's timetable is completely useless.
I preferred the trip when the Overland went via Ballarat(broad gauge). I first traveled on the Overland back in the early 70s, the carriages consisted of today's steel cars(now 70 years old) and old wood bodied carriages and the train was much longer. On occasions the Overland departed Adelaide with a first division and a second division and it was an overnight train
It’s always fascinating to find one’s self pictured as a part of background footage but there we are at 14:50, just before Easter 2023. We also travelled to Adelaide last Monday so are semi-regular users of the Overland. Last week’s train was fully booked due to the GP travellers returning to Adelaide and combined with Easter. Good footage btw and an interesting synopsis of the best way of travelling between ADE-MEL provided you have the time. If you’re cheap like me you can save up to $40.00 by catching the V/Line train (pictured) which arrives at Ararat about an hour before the Overland for as little as $5.00, then pay the Journey Beyond fare from Ararat to Adelaide.
That was back in the 80s carriages older then God bless you and your family Warren and Ingrid Melbourne Australia 🦘😎😺😺🦘🐨🐨🇦🇺🇦🇺🧔👩🌞
If you happen to have the footage of the train going from Mount Barker junction to Parklands that would be extremely valuable if you are willing to share it.
I went Adelaide once
I had good Times on the overlander meeting people playing card's getting drunk don't drink ALCOHOL ANY MORE God bless you all Warren and Ingrid Melbourne Australia 😎🥰🥰😸😻🦘🦘🐨🐨
My mum and dad went in the overland from Melbourne to Adelaide and they said it was a GD trip when they went in there
Fantastic video.
Thank you very much!
Great video, I really enjoyed that, nice to see the crew give a brief history of each location, something they did rather well on the Indian Pacific and The Ghan. NSW TrainLink could take a page from Journey Beyond and give a decent but brief narration of the various historic places between Sydney and Broken Hill NSW on the "Outback Explorer" service.
Glad you enjoyed it
From 7:05 , the on train Geelong description is destroying the pronunciation of Geelong related names. Even has trouble with Governor.
Better to have a professionally recorded announcement or none at all.
All the way clicky clack clicky clack night and day wow not to mention the micro wave food. 😂
I never understood why is diverted true Geelong then looping around Ballarat
Gauge conversion and ARTC's route plans
Good video shame no vocal covertly as some do find hard to read or some just can't read
Do change the heading to 'Australia's second-oldest interstate rail journey'. It was beaten by Sydney - Melbourne, in 1883.
It was never called 'Intercolonial Express'. The name Overland dates from the 1920s, not the 1930s. SA historians stick adamantly to the latter, but VR documents refute that.
Today's timetable is completely useless.