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The SteamRanger Heritage Railway is an 82 kilometres (51 miles) long 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge tourist railway, formerly the Victor Harbor railway line of the South Australian Railways (SAR). It is operated by the not-for-profit South Australian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society .
SteamRanger took delivery of ex-Limestone Coast Railway railcars 334, 405, and 424 in 2014, as well as trailer 820 which was damaged by fire as a result of an arson attack, destroying everything but the frame and bogies. [24] 820 has since been delivered to Strathalbyn where it remains stored.
SteamRanger has 60 (75) which was converted from condemned Brill trailer 207 and also 43 (75) which was donated to the society at no cost long-time ARHS member John Wilson. [6] [7] Trailer 200MT, sold to the Victorian Railways in 1928, was preserved at the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre. It was later transferred to the South Gippsland Railway.
Cars 503, 602, 606, 701, 704, 706, 710 and 712 were purchased by SteamRanger in 1981 and restored for use on their line. 602 was modified during the restoration, becoming a 24-seat tavern/refreshment car, with a brake and guard compartment at one end. In the new form it was named Bowmans, and it entered service in 1983.
Railfest (or Railway Festival) is a term used by railway museums and heritage railways around the world on open days and special annual events.. The events are usually fundraising-oriented, and also involved with showing features of museums and their contents not always available in normal visiting times.
The Ozarks Model Railroad Association announced that its annual fundraising train and model railroad show is expanding into a two-day program for its 2024 show, to be held Sept. 20-21 at the Ozark ...
The SteamRanger Heritage Railway was established in 1986 to operate tourist trains on the line. In late 1989, Australian National declared the Mount Barker Junction–Strathalbyn section unsafe due to poor track condition and SteamRanger operated services from Adelaide to Strathalbyn were cancelled.
Twelve 2000 powercars and eighteen 2100 class trailer cars were built. [2] The bodyshells were built by Comeng in Granville . Two (2001 and 2101) were completed at Granville while the remainder were railed to Adelaide via Lithgow and Broken Hill to comply with a contractual requirement to maximise local content, the fit out being conducted by ...