SAR Summit V2

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<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Port Augusta:&nbsp;</span> 32&frac12; kms, 20 miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Quorn:&nbsp;</span> 7&frac12; kms, 4&frac12; miles</span><br>
 
<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Port Augusta:&nbsp;</span> 32&frac12; kms, 20 miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Quorn:&nbsp;</span> 7&frac12; kms, 4&frac12; miles</span><br>
  
Unmanned location, dead end siding and a passenger '''halt''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Port&nbsp;Augusta-Hawker&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span>. The section from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' is now known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Pichi&#160;Richi&#160;Railway&nbsp;</span> after the pass at '''Summit''' where the railway crosses over the '''Flinders Rangers'''.<br>
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Unmanned location, dead end siding and a passenger '''halt''' on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Port&nbsp;Augusta-Hawker&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span>. The section from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' is now known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Pichi&#160;Richi&#160;Railway&nbsp;</span> named after the pass, at '''Summit''', where the railway crosses over the '''Flinders Ranges'''.<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 special 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 between '''Quorn''' and '''Summit'''.<br>
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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>
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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 17:42, 17 September 2024

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 Distance from Port Augusta:  32½ kms, 20 miles  Distance from Quorn:  7½ kms, 4½ miles

Unmanned location, dead end siding and a passenger halt on the  Port Augusta-Hawker Line . The section from Port Augusta to Quorn is now known as the  Pichi Richi Railway  named after the pass, at Summit, where the railway crosses over the Flinders Ranges.

True to its name, Summit is the highest point on the line at 406m (1332ft).

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.

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.
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