South Australian Links
HERITAGE RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & ASSOCIATIONS
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Steamranger Heritage Railway operates an extensive collection of former South Australian Railways broad gauge
rolling stock over the picturesque Mt Barker to Victor Harbor line.
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Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society operates an extensive collection of former South Australian, Commonwealth and
Western Australian Railways rolling stock on the oldest remaining section of the famous
narrow-gauge old Ghan railway, passing through spectacular Flinders ranges scenery.
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The Adelaide Tramway Museum, located at St. Kilda, features historic examples of horse drawn trams,
trolley buses and 20 preserved electric trams. Visitors can enjoy unlimited tram rides along a 2km
tramway linking the museum to the St. Kilda foreshore where visitors can disembark and visit the
adventure playground or Mangrove trail and Interpretive Centre.
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The Heritage Rail South Australia provides a central body to represent organisations
involved in preserving and exhibiting our rail and tramway heritage. The organisation serves in a consultative and advisory
capacity to its members and functions as their representative to the State Government, Local Government and government
instrumentalities.
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COMMERCIAL RAIL OPERATORS
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Australian Rail Track Corporation
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ARTC currently has responsibility for the management of over 10,000 route kilometres of standard gauge interstate track,
in South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, and New South Wales. ARTC also manages the Hunter Valley Coal Rail network
in New South Wales along with other regional rail links in New South Wales.
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TransAdelaide
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Operator of the suburban system in Adelaide. It is the Government owned successor to the South Australian Railways suburban operation.
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Adelaide Metro
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This 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.
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Great Southern Railway
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Operator of the Ghan, Indian Pacific and Overland passenger services.
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Genesee & Wyoming Australia
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Operates many bulk product trains (grain, limestone, gypsum) within South Australia.
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Pacific National
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Pacific National, owned by Toll Holdings, operates the majority of intermodal freight services throughout Australia.
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SCT Logistics
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Operates intermodal freight trains between Parkes (NSW), Melbourne and Perth.
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Freightlink
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Operates daily freight trains between Adelaide and Darwin.
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QR National
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A 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, Adelaide and Perth.
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Australian Railway Group
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A subsidiary of parent company Queensland Rail, Australian Railroad Group operates the majority of freight trains within Western Australia.
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Coote Industrial
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Coote Industrial is a parent company to a number of rail industry services, including railway operator South Spur Rail Services (who operate work trains in SA), rail personnel recruitment, contracting, training and rail accreditation services through Momentum Rail, and rolling stock
manufacturer Gemco Rail.
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OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
RESEARCH RESOURCES
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SA Railway Track & Signalling
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Line guides featuring detailed yard and signalling diagrams for all operational railway lines in South Australia.
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Inprotrans
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Inprotrans have made available to the public the technical drawings of the former Australian National, South Australian Railways and Commonwealth Railways of Australia.
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Modelling the Railways of South Australia Convention
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An annual convention which helps document many aspects of South Australian railway history as a resource for modellers.
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TORUISM SERVICES
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Rail Tours Australia
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Rail Tours Australia is a rail based tour company operating primarily motorcoach and car tours within South Australia.
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Mount Lofty Railway Station B&B
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Mount Lofty Railway Station Bed and Breakfast - a magic place to stay in the Adelaide Hills.
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OTHER COMMERCIAL SERVICES
RAILWAY FORUMS
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Rail SA
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A public forum for discussion, debate and sharing of information on anything rail in South Australia.
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Railpage Australia
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News, picture gallery and a forum to discuss rail operations throughout Australia.
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OTHER RAILWAY RELATED SITES
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Comrails
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Information about the rolling stock of the Commonwealth Railways, Australian National Railways, and South Australian Railways.
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Locopage - SAR/CR/ANR/ASR
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Details on the diesel locomotives operated by the South Australian Railways, Commonwealth Railways, Australian National and Australian Southern Railroad.
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Australian Steam
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A list of all preserved steam locomotives (both operational and static) around Australia.
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On Track - Curtins Railway Journeys
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An educational resource about former Prime Minister John Curtin's railway journeys.
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Peninsula Pioneer
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Dedicated to the history of the railways of Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
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Minnipa
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Contains a lot of very good information about the rail operation at Minnipa in South Australia, including rolling stock and rail operations.
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BHP's Port Lincoln Operations
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An overview of BHP's operations on the Coffin Bay to Proper Bay line on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.
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Wilson Vine Yard
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Rail fan and winery owner John Wilson has put together an index of SAR Notices and Annual Reports and also some information about the Spalding line. It's worth a visit even if you're not a wine drinker.
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South Australian Rail Page
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A selection of railway and tramway miscellanea compiled by Douglas Colquhoun
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Johnny's pages - old SAR shunter
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Memories and pictures from an ex-SAR shunter featuring the last years of the broad gauge South-East network and narrow gauge operations out of Jamestown.
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RailTrails Australia - SA trails
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Information on bike paths converted from old railway lines located within South Australia.
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