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News articles and media releases

The little towns THAT COULD - SA Weekend

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Created: 27 April 2022
SA Weekend 9 May 2015

SA Railway enthusiasts discover graffiti from WWII soldiers scratched on carriage

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Created: 27 April 2022

FIVE years ago, the enthusiasts at the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society peeled back some masonite on a decrepit rail carriage they were restoring and stumbled onto a little piece of Australian history.

Carved in the wooden interior of Car 5 were names and numbers. They figured out the scratchings, graffiti really, had been left by soldiers who had used the carriage to travel to and from the fighting in World War II.

The Advertiser 13 April 2015

Pichi Richi Railway wins Tourist Attraction category in 2021 SA Tourism Awards

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Created: 07 November 2021

Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society was the winner of the Tourist Attraction category in the 2021 South Australian Tourism Awards.

How The Ghan got its name

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Created: 10 October 2021
ABC Radio interview by Deb Tribe with John Wilson on Sat 14 Aug 2021

2023 SA Tourism Awards News

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Created: 10 October 2021

We are delighted to announce that Pichi Richi Railway received the Silver Award in the Tourist Attraction category at the 2023 South Australian Tourism Awards.  

 

Pichi Richi Railway profiled from the air and the land

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Created: 10 October 2021

This video shows our train services and includes the MIC paymaster's car, our steam engines including the W934, NM25, Yx141, and railcar 106. Experience them when you visit the Pichi Richi Railway in Quorn, in the Flinders Ranges. Produced by Channel Seven.

Pichi Richi Railway celebrates 50 years

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Created: 10 October 2021

First passenger train across the new active Mill level crossing

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Created: 20 June 2021

Road safety has been improved for all local road users on West Terrace, Quorn, with the recent completion of works to upgrade the Mill Level Crossing.

The safety improvements included the installation of flashing lights, audible alarms (bells), and associated signaling infrastructure at the level crossing, and were carried out by Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society, which operates the railway line.

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