for the facilities, and when government ownership of the railways gave way at the turn of the century to private operating companies running non-stop interstate freight trains, most of the facilities were demolished. However, a locomotive and rolling stock reconditioning company operated from the remaining premises. Transport Tailem Bend is on Australia's principal highway, the A1, linking Adelaide and Melbourne; it is from the end of the South Eastern Freeway to Adelaide. South of the town is the junction between the Princes and Dukes Highways. The Adelaide-Melbourne railway passes through the town but The Overland passenger train and freight trains do not stop. It is, however, a stopping place for interstate bus services. The Tailem Bend Ferry, a cable ferry, operates across the River Murray to Jervois. From Tailem Bend south-eastwards, the Dukes Highway is a direct route to Melbourne; the Princes Highway runs along the Coorong and coast towards Melbourne, and the Mallee Highway east towards Sydney. There is also a road connecting to the Karoonda Highway leading to Loxton and the Riverland. Tailem Bend is a common stopping point for truck drivers travelling to and/or from Adelaide, as there are no fuel or food outlets with truck facilities on the South Eastern Freeway. The Bend motorsport park Since 2018, when the first Supercars Championship race meeting was held, The Bend Motorsport Park has operated a racing track rated by Formula One winner Mark Webber as world-class. In addition to major events the park offers hot laps, track days, driver experiences and go-karting, and hosts car club events. The OTR SuperSprint is an annual event. The park was the venue of the 25th Australian Scout Jamboree for 11 days in 2019. Old Tailem Town Pioneer Village Old Tailem Town is a privately owned museum that consists of over 110 historical buildings, including corner stores, emporiums, dance halls, hospitals, dentists, chemists, barbers, butchers, bakers, saddlers, clock shops, bootmakers, pubs, stables, police stations, coach and bike shops and the Cobb & Co terminus. It is Australia's largest pioneer village and it depicts the times from 1920 to 1960 in Tailem Bend. Notable people Notable people from or who have lived in Tailem Bend include: George Jaensch, Northern Territorian telegraph operator and post master, and South Australian farmer and grazier David Unaipon, preacher, inventor and author who is featured on the Australian $50 note Brooke Krueger 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist (women's