Limestone Coast Railway
The Limestone Coast Railway was a tourist railway in the Australian state of South Australia which operated a tourist service from 1998 to 2006 from Mount Gambier to stations on 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) railway lines which have been closed since April 1995.[2][3] Stations included Coonawarra and Penola on the Mount Gambier line, Millicent and Tantanoola on the Mount Gambier to Millicent line[2][3] and Rennick on the Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line.
 Limestone Coast Railway Redhens 400 and 300 class, April 2003. Units 405 & 334. Attribution: John Masson | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Heritage railway |
| Status | Closed[1] |
| Locale | Limestone Coast, South Australia |
| First service | 1998[2] |
| Last service | 2006[2] |
| Website | Archived website |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Mount Gambier - Penola[3] Mount Gambier - Millicent[3] |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Four South Australian Railways Redhen railcar[1] |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)[2] |
The railway operated four ex-South Australian Railways Redhen railcars purchased from the Government of South Australia during the years 1997 to 1999.[1]
Due to problems with public liability insurance, it was forced to suspend operations in about the year 2000. It resumed a limited service to Penola and Tantanoola and but again suspended its operations as of 1 July 2006.[1]
All rail operations ceased as of December 2006. A letter dated 11 October 2007, sent to members and volunteers, said that the railway would cease to exist as an operating entity as from 31 October 2007 and would surrender its lease of the lines it operated over.[1]
See also
- List of Australian heritage railways
References
- "Limestone Coast Railway". Johnny's Pages. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- South Australia. Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (2009), Green triangle region freight action plan, A Joint Initiative of the Victorian and South Australian Governments (PDF), Dept for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure : [Dept of Infrastructure], p. 51, retrieved 4 May 2017
- Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia (March 2007), Railway Lines in South Australia - Track Ownership or Controlling Body (PDF), Dept for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, retrieved 17 May 2017CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)