SAR Summit V2
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<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Port Augusta: </span> 32½ kms, 20 miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Quorn: </span> 7½ kms, 4½ miles</span><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Port Augusta: </span> 32½ kms, 20 miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Quorn: </span> 7½ kms, 4½ miles</span><br> | ||
| − | Unmanned location, dead end siding and a passenger '''halt''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span>. The section from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' is now known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Pichi Richi Railway </span> after the pass at '''Summit''' where the railway crosses over the '''Flinders Rangers'''.<br> | + | Unmanned location, dead end siding and a passenger '''halt''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span>. The section from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' is now known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Pichi Richi Railway </span> named after the pass, at '''Summit''', where the railway crosses over the '''Flinders Rangers'''.<br> |
True to its name, '''Summit''' is the highest point on the line at 406m (1332ft).<br> | True to its name, '''Summit''' is the highest point on the line at 406m (1332ft).<br> | ||
| − | The line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1956 but the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' was still in use by | + | The line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1956 but the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' was still in use by passenger excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' in the 1960s. '''Summit''' was used as a terminus with the tour trains running "top and tail" with a loco at both ends for the return trip to '''Quorn'''.<br> |
| − | The '''Pichi Richi Railway''' was formed in 1974 and initially ran tour trains from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit'''. They now operate heritage tourist diesel and steam trains on the restored narrow gauge line between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta''' but still use '''Summit''' as a waypoint '''halt''' with the siding used to pass crossing trains.</td> | + | The '''Pichi Richi Railway''' was formed in 1974 and initially ran tour trains from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit'''. They now operate heritage tourist diesel and steam trains on the fully restored narrow gauge line between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta''' but still use '''Summit''' as a waypoint '''halt''' with the siding used to pass crossing trains.</td> |
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 18 June 2024
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