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Stories

These articles tell some of the stories of the Pichi Richi Railway's colourful history, which dates back to the 1870s.

An Afghan camel driver with a camel train loaded with chaff at a railway station in the far north of SA, ca. 1911. (State Library of South Australia, B 14808)
Articles
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Quorn Railway Station Yard Heritage Walk
A Steam Motor Coach Excursion—1907
100 years ago: Steam Motor Coach No. 1—July 1906
'The Ghan' story
History of the Pichi Richi Railway

 

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