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Historic and Tourist Rail Operations

SteamRangerSteamRanger operates SteamRanger Heritage Railways. They operate an extensive collection of former SOuth Australian Railways rollingstock.
Pichi Richi RailwayOperate out of Quorn, South Australia with an extensive collection of former South Australian and Commonwealth Railways rollingstock.
Lions Club or Yorke Peninsula RailLions Club or Yorke Peninsula Rail run tourist trains between Wallaroo, Kadina and Bute, using modified ex-STA rail-cars.
Australian Society of Section Car Operators Inc.This group represents enthusiasts from all mainland states who own or are interested in operating motor section cars (a small railway vehicle used by workers to travel to and from worksites on a railway line) and is structured to provide safe, supervised access to railway corridors.
Pemberton Tramway CompanyThe Pemberton Tramway Company operate 57 km of railway through the Karri Forest areas of the South West of Western Australia. Trams (Diesel/Hydraulic) operate everyday and they operate a "V" class W.A.G.R. 135 ton Steam Locomotive during the winter from Easter to the end of October.
CHRTSACouncil of Historic Railways and Tramways of South Australia.

Commercial Rail Operations

Great Southern RailwayOperator of the Ghan, Indian Pacific and Overland service using former Commonwealth, South Australia and Australian National Rollingstock.
Genesee & Wyoming AustraliaOperates many bulk product trains (grain, limestone, gypsum) within South Australia.
Pacific NationalPacific National, owned by Toll Holdings, operates the majority of intermodal freight services throughout Australia, along with grain trains in Vic and NSW (in addition to coal trains).
FreightlinkOperates daily freight trains between Adelaide and Darwin.
QR NationalA subsidiary of parent company Queensland Rail, QR National operates a number of coal and intermodal trains on the east coast, along with a freight service between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Australian Railway GroupA subsidiary of parent company Queensland Rail, Australian Railroad Group operates the majority of internal freight trains in Western Australia.
TransAdelaideOperator of the suburban system in Adelaide. It is the Government owned sucessor to the South Australian Railways suburban operation. The web site contains some timetable information for local train and bus services.
Adelaide MetroThis is the South Australian Passenger Transport Board web site. It contains information about all the public transport services operated around Adelaide. It is a useful resource if you want current timetable information.

Other Rail Information

On Track - Curtins Railway JourneysAn educational resource about former Prime Minister John Curtin's railway journeys.
Mount Lofty Railway StationMount Lofty Railway Station, a magic place to stay Adelaide hills - South Australia.
OnTrack DownUnderOnTrack DownUnder - Peter Ormsby, Steam Train Artist.
Rail PageThe best place to start if you are searching for information about rail operations in Australia.
Rail SAA public forum for the discussion on South Australian rail issues, in combination with a picture gallery.
ComRailsThis page is where you will find various bits of information about the Commonwealth Railways, Australian National Railways, Great Southern Railways and the South Australian Railways.
MinnipaContains a lot of very good information about the rail operation at Minnipa in South Australia, including rollingstock and rail operations.
AMOLAustralian Museums On-Line. AMOL is a comprehensive Internet site designed to help Australian museums and galleries make information about their collections available to a world-wide audience. It is also the principal gateway to Australian museums for professionals and volunteers working in the museums sector, community users and researchers.
InprotransThe drawings of the former Australian National/South Australian Railways and Commonwealth Railways of Australia are available to the Public. Inprotrans, who manage these drawings, have a web site that contains indexes and some samples.
Wilson Vine YardRailfan and Winery owner John Wilson has made put up an index of SAR Notices and also some information about the Spalding line. It's worth a visit even if you're not a wine drinker.
South Australian Retired Railway Employees Club IncThe home of the Retired Railway Employees of South Australia. Meetings are held fortnightly. New members are always welcome.
SA RailwaysAdelaide's 2000 Class Railcar webpage.
South Australian Rail PageA selection of railway and tramway miscellanea compiled by Douglas Colquhoun
SA Railway Track and SignallingSA Railway track & Signalling diagrams compiled by Graham Vincent

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