Central Australia Railway
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The former Central Australia Railway, which was built between 1878 and 1929 and dismantled in 1980, was a 1241 km 1067 mm narrow gauge railway between Port Augusta and Alice Springs. A standard gauge
Remaining trackbed of the Central Australia Railway near Lake Eyre South after the rails were lifted in 1981. Much of the 1241 km (771 mi) railway was laid on bare earth without ballast.
A Commonwealth Railways poster of the 1940s advertising train travel to winter holidays in Central Australia. The scene is Heavitree Gap, or Ntaripe in the Arrernte language, 3.5 km (2 mi) south of Alice Springs railway station. Both the size of the cliff and the speed of the train bore no connection with reality.
Work on the final section leading into Alice Springs, 1929
Work on the final section, where is connected to the Shell Depot in Alice Springs, 1929
Farina railway station
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Farina railway station, in the South Australian outback, was completed in 1882 when the narrow-gauge Central Australia Railway progressed towards Marree. In 1957, a new standard-gauge line, called the
A preserved narrow-gauge bogie open wagon next to the rebuilt goods platform at Farina in 2021