Volunteering
Pichi Richi Railway relies on volunteers for all aspects of its operations. Our volunteers learn useful skills and participate in many interesting and rewarding activities. The volunteering page has more information on how you may be able to help.
AG Williams workshops
Our railway workshops in Quorn contain a large collection of locomotives and rolling stock. Workshop tours are available.
Read more about activities in the workshop here.
Pichi Richi Railway's major projects
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Quorn Goods Shed restoration project
The Goods Shed project is well underway and thanks to the support of Heritage SA this building will be preserved for generations to come.
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T186
The T Class No. 186 is currently being restored by our team of volunteers.
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Car 470
This carriage was recently relaunched by Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia during our RailFest 2024. It had been lovingly and authentically restored by our team of volunteers.
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NM25 Restoration
Steam locomotive NM25, which hauled the Ghan passenger trains through the Pichi Richi Pass from 1925 until the 1950s, has been fully overhauled including repairs to the boiler and major mechanical work. Visit the NM25 restoration project page.
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Track extension to Port Augusta
The Pichi Richi Railway line has been extended to Port Augusta. Major civil engineering works to cross the standard gauge lines in Stirling North, and also to cross the causeway into Port Augusta were undertaken. This project was the winner of the prestigious 2002 Permanent Way Institute (SA Section) Trackwork Achievement Award.
Have a look at the Port Augusta track extension project page.
The official opening was held over Easter 2002.
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W22 restoration
W22 was used on the Silverton Tramway from Broken Hill to Cockburn and later was displayed at the Menzies Creek Museum of Puffing Billy Railway.
The locomotive itself was beyond economic repair, however, one of the almost identical Western Australian W class, W916, has been rebuilt as W22.
The first trial runs were held in March and April 2003, and the locomotive entered service on the Pichi Richi Railway during the school holidays in April 2003.
