n. Adelaide Division
25th April 2007

The SAR was quick to adopt American practice, having been dragged kicking and screaming to its senses by W.A.Webb, the man from Dallas who took over the moribund and Anglophile system in 1922. In less than eight years the SAR was transformed from a quaint colonial railway into industry leader. He left a team of dedicated officers imbued with his vision that "looked to America" for technology more suited to the vast distances of this continent.

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Not In America
Not In America
 Chairman Mao's Loss
Chairman Mao's Loss
 Great Pedigree
Great Pedigree
 Great Engine Great Man
Great Engine Great Man
Better Than Budd
Better Than Budd
 Islington Products
Islington Products
 Too Late!
Too Late!
 Aristocrat
Aristocrat
Inspired Knock-Off
Inspired Knock-Off
 Encounter at 9.08
Encounter at 9.08
 They Sounded Good Too
They Sounded Good Too
 Dig that FJ!
Dig that FJ!
Islington Improvements
Islington Improvements
 Nearly Done
Nearly Done
 For The Prisoners
For The Prisoners
 Brill and Stobie
Brill and Stobie
Escapee from Storage
Escapee from Storage
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