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Pichi Richi Railway

Pichi Richi Railway
NM25 w22 quorn.jpg
NM25 and W916 at Quorn station in May 2004
Overview
Type Heritage railway
System Section of the former Central Australia Railway & Transcontinental lines
Status Operating as a heritage railway
Locale Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Termini Quorn
Port Augusta
Stations Woolshed Flat, Stirling North
Services See timetable
Website www.pichirichirailway.org.au
Operation
Opened 1878
Closed 1957
Reopened 1974 as heritage railway
Operator(s) Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society (Commercial operations prior to 1957: South Australian Railways & Commonwealth Railways)
Rolling stock South Australian Railways
Commonwealth Railways
Western Australian Government Railways
Silverton Tramway
Technical
Line length 39 kilometres (24 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Old gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Highest elevation 406 m (1,332 ft)
Route map
Miles from Adelaide via Terowie
Hawker/Peterborough
234mi Quorn station
Mill Crossing
Pichi Richi Workshops
Dairy Crossing
Dog Crossing
239mi Summit
Summit Siding
Summit Crossing
French's Bridge
Pichi Richi
Access Road
S-Bend Bridge
Waukarie Creek Bridge
244mi Woolshed Flat
Access Road
Lattice Bridge
Dipper Road
Saltia Bridge
247mi Saltia
Saltia Crossing
Crusher Crossing
Smokers Bridge
254mi Stirling North
Dump Road
Leigh Creek line underpass
Harris Rd Crossing
Footner Rd Crossing
Racecourse Rd Crossing
Augusta Highway Overpass
Stirling Rd Crossing
Hospital Rd Crossing
Carltion Pde Crossing
Pichi Richi Depot
259mi Port Augusta

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