SAR Wirrabara V1
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Passenger services ended in 1969. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed.<br> | Passenger services ended in 1969. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed.<br> | ||
| − | Now only the grain silos remain at the site of the former '''Wirrabara''' station and yard. A short section of track has been preserved at the northern ('''Wilmington''') end of the yard which originally had an '''SAR 7550 Brake Van''' on display but vandalism eventually forced this to be moved to the '''Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society''' at '''Quorn'''. | + | Now only the grain silos remain at the site of the former '''Wirrabara''' station and yard. A short section of track has been preserved at the northern ('''Wilmington''') end of the yard which originally had an '''SAR 7550 Brake Van''' on display but vandalism eventually forced this to be moved to the '''Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society''' at '''Quorn'''.<br> |
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| + | The former right-of-way from '''Booleroo Centre''' to '''Wilmington''' has been converted into a rail trail, the '''Southern Flinders Rail Trail''', that will eventually run the entire length of the line to '''Gladstone'''. The section from '''Stone Hut''' to '''Booleroo Centre''' is currently under construction. | ||
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Revision as of 13:55, 12 March 2023
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