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 and dead end siding on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span> | + | Unmanned location and dead end siding on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Augusta-Hawker Line </span>. True to its name, it 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 used by special passenger excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' in the 1960s.<br> | The line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1956 but the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' was still used by special passenger excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' in the 1960s.<br> | ||
| − | This location became part of the '''Pichi Richi Railway''' in 1974. The line from '''Quorn''' to '''Woolshed Flat''' was restored and reopened by the '''Pichi Richi Railway''' in 1979. They now operate heritage tourist trains between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta''' | + | This location became part of the '''Pichi Richi Railway''' in 1974. The line from '''Quorn''' to '''Woolshed Flat''' was restored and reopened by the '''Pichi Richi Railway''' in 1979. They now operate heritage tourist trains between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta'''. |
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Revision as of 20:49, 29 April 2024
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