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Encyclopedia > Great Southern Railway (Australia)
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Great Southern Railway (GSR), owned by Serco Asia Pacific, is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia. Serco Group plc is an international company with several branches. ...


GSR operates three trains:

In 1997, GSR took over the operation of these passenger trains from Australian National. In recent years Pacific National has provided hook-and-pull services for the trains. The Indian Pacific is a passenger rail service running between Perth and Sydney, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Jump to: navigation, search Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. ... Route map of the Ghan The Ghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide-Alice Springs-Darwin Central Australian Railway in Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at 23°42′ S 133°52′ E. Its population of 28,178 (2001 Census) makes it the second-largest settlement in the Territory (the only other towns of significant size... Central Darwin, circa 1986 Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 census) on Australias far north-western coastline. ... The Overland is a passenger rail service running between Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search City of Melbourne Local Government Area State Victoria Lord Mayor John So (since 2001) Area 36 km² Population (2001) 57,960 Density 1,601/km² (1999) Greater Melbourne Subdivisions Local Government Areas Area 7,694 km² (1999) Population 2001 census (2nd in Australia) 3,555,321... Jump to: navigation, search 1997(MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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The Overland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (105 words)
The Overland is a passenger rail service running between Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia.
It was started in 1887 as the "Adelaide Express" and given its current name in 1926.
Now operated by private company Great Southern Railway, the train completes four return trips a week, travelling to Melbourne during the day, and back to Adelaide overnight.
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