Past events
Wizards and Witches steam train specials 2004
- Sunday 18 April 2004, departing Port Augusta Railway Station at 4:00pm
- Sunday 4 July, departing Quorn Railway Station at 4pm.
- Sunday 26 September, departing Quorn Railway Station at 4pm.
- Sunday 3 October, departing Port Augusta Railway Station at 4pm.
The Ministry for Magic at the PRR headquarters calls all Wizards and Witches to join in the fun!
First Trains to Darwin – 15 & 31 January, and 1 February 2004
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A once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of our national history
15 January: Celebrate the first freight train to Darwin
Join Pichi Richi Railway and ride our double-headed special alongside the first freight train to Darwin.
- A mixed goods and passenger train, hauled by the first Ghan diesel locomotive, will recreate a typical train to the ‘Red Centre’ of the 1950s, departing from Quorn and returning in the evening.
- Departing from Port Augusta, bound for Stirling North, a train headed by recently restored steam locomotive NM25.
New Years Eve Special – 31 December 2003
Our train, hauled by a former Ghan vintage diesel locomotive, makes two return journeys from Quorn—allowing you to join us in either Port Augusta or Quorn.
For those who will board in Quorn, the train leaves Quorn at 3.00pm, returning at 8:30pm for dinner and sweets at the Transcontinental Hotel. The train will stop at Woolshed Flat where hors’doeuvres will be served.
Stockmans Steam and Horse Ride – 7 June 2003
Horses will be transported on the Pichi Richi Explorer and Transcontinental trains, which double-head from Quorn to Woolshed Flat, where the horses are unloaded for a trail ride back to Quorn.
Re-commissioning of NM25 – 26 April 2003
Event to commemorate the restoration of former Ghan steam locomotive NM25.
Details of its restoration project are available on the NM25 Restoration Project page.
New Years Dinner Train 2002
Pichi Richi Railway invites you to celebrate the New Year in style, aboard the Afghan Express. Pichi Richi Railway's popular New Years' Eve train is running again this year, with a few variations on past events.
Using an historic diesel locomotive, built to haul traffic on the original narrow gauge Ghan line, our train will depart from Platform 1 at Port Augusta station at 6:00pm on Tuesday 31 December 2002. We will gently roll through Port Augusta, past the netball courts, under the Highway One overpass, and out across the Bird Lake towards Stirling North.
New Years Eve Progressive Dinner train – 31 December 2001
150 passengers from as far away as England enjoyed a night out to remember with Pichi Richi Railway. A full dinner was served progressively at locations along the line, and guests were able to see in the new year in a relaxed and congenial atmosphere. One PRR member even brought out the bagpipes for an im promptu rendition of Auld Lang Syne.
Tracks to Federation – Centenary of Federation – 22 October 2001
Pichi Richi Railway ran trains to coincide with the Tracks to Federation celebrations in Port Augusta.
As well as the following report, photos are available in the photo gallery.