Pichi Richi Railway

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Quorn Railway Station, now used for the Pichi Richi Railway
Quorn Railway Station, now used for the Pichi Richi Railway
Sign about the Old Ghan railway at Quorn Railway Station
Sign about the Old Ghan railway at Quorn Railway Station

The Pichi Richi Railway is a tourist railway using parts of the former Central Australia Railway. It is headquartered in Quorn and runs through the Pichi Richi Pass to Port Augusta.

In about 2002 the line was extended through to Port Augusta with a dive tunnel under the standard gauge line that replace the original CAR line. The PRR narrow gauge and the standard gauge lines run parallel for some distance.

The name Pichi Richi is believed to come from the native plant, pituri, which grows in the area, and was traditionally chewed by Australian Aborigines.

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