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Limestone Coast Railway


The Limestone Coast Railway was a tourist railway in the Australian state of South Australia which operated a tourist service from 1998 to 2006 between Mount Gambier and stations at Penola and Tantanoola on the 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) Mount Gambier and Millicent lines which have been closed for freight services since April 1995.

The railway operated four Redhen railcars which it purchased from the Government of South Australia in the years 1997 to 1999.

Due to problems with public liability insurance, it was forced to suspend operations in about the year 2000. It resumed a limited service to Naracoorte and Tantanoola and but again suspended its operations as of 1 July 2006.

All rail operations ceased as of December 2006. A letter dated 11 October 2007, sent to members and volunteers, said that the railway would cease to exist as an operating entity as from 31 October 2007 and would surrender its lease of the lines it operated over.

Coordinates: 37°49′46″S 140°46′58″E / 37.82944°S 140.78278°E / -37.82944; 140.78278


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