Pichi Richi Railway

Pichi Richi Railway

The Pichi Richi Railway is a tourist railway using parts of the former Central Australia Railway.It is headquartered in Quorn and runs through the Pichi Richi Pass to Port Augusta. The volunteer organisation has restored the old railway right of way gradually, firstly to Woolshed Flat and then to Stirling North. ["The Pichi Richi Railway Extension" Beckhaus, John Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, May, 2000 pp163-164]

In about 2002 the line was extended through to its former terminus of Port Augusta with a dive tunnel under the standard gauge line that replaced the original CAR line. The PRR narrow gauge and the standard gauge lines run parallel for some distance.

The name Pichi Richi is believed to come from the native plant, "pituri", which grows in the area, and was traditionally chewed by Australian Aborigines.

External links

* [http://www.prr.org.au/ Pichi Richi Railway website]

References

See also

*List of heritage railways
*List of Australian heritage railways


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