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<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Port Augusta: </span> 25 kms, 15½ miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Quorn: </span> 15 kms, 9 miles</span><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Port Augusta: </span> 25 kms, 15½ miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Quorn: </span> 15 kms, 9 miles</span><br> | ||
| − | Unmanned location on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span> | + | Unmanned location on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span>. The section between '''Port Augusta''' and '''Quorn''' is now known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Pichi Richi Railway </span> named after the pass where the railway crosses over the '''Flinders Ranges'''.<br> |
Loco watering facility, loop and a turning WYE.<br> | Loco watering facility, loop and a turning WYE.<br> | ||
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The line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1956.<br> | The line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1956.<br> | ||
| − | This location and the line from '''Woolshed Flat''' to '''Quorn''' was restored and reopened in 1979 by the '''Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society'''. It is used as a terminus for some of their heritage trains running from '''Quorn'''. The '''WYE''' | + | This location and the line from '''Woolshed Flat''' to '''Quorn''' was restored and reopened in 1979 by the '''Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society'''. It is used as a terminus for some of their heritage trains running from '''Quorn'''. The '''WYE''' and passenger facilities, such as a cafeteria and shop, were added by the Society for their heritage services.<br> |
The line from '''Woolshed Flat''' to '''Port Augusta''' was restored and reopened by the Society in 2001. | The line from '''Woolshed Flat''' to '''Port Augusta''' was restored and reopened by the Society in 2001. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:48, 17 September 2024
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