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Solomontown railway station
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Solomontown railway station was one of a total of six stations that operated at various times between 1876 and the early 2010s to serve the rural maritime town of Port Pirie, 216 km (134 mi) by rail north of Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened in 1911 as the town's third narrow-gauge station. It was closed in 1967, when narrow-gauge passenger services ceased.
Image: Timeline of Port Pirie's six railway stations
Image: Timeline of Port Pirie's six railway stations
Image: Ore train from Broken Hill near Port Pirie hauled by SAR loco T204, about 1951 (SLSA B 58892 498)
Image: Ore train from Broken Hill near Port Pirie hauled by SAR loco T204, about 1951 (SLSA B 58892 498)
Port Pirie railway station (Ellen Street)
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Ellen Street railway station was the second of six stations that operated successively between 1875 and the early 2010s to serve the rural maritime town of Port Pirie, 216 km (134 mi) by rail north of Adelaide, South Australia. Soon after construction of the line towards Gladstone began in 1875, an impromptu passenger service commenced. The inaugural station, Port Pirie South, was 800 metres from the centre of the town. Since two tracks had already been laid down the middle of Ellen Street to the wharves, a small corrugated iron shed was erected as a ticket and parcels office. The street-side location was unusual for the South Australian Railways. In 1902, when passenger traffic had increased greatly, a stone building was erected in a striking Victorian Pavilion style. After the tracks were removed in 1967 and the station closed, the building's design assured its retention as a museum of the National Trust of South Australia.
Ellen Street station building is now a museum owned by the National Trust of South Australia
Ellen Street station building is now a museum owned by the National Trust of South Australia
Smelter workers walking down Ellen Street at the end of the night shift about 1904; a double track is in the middle of the street, smelter sidings ahe
Smelter workers walking down Ellen Street at the end of the night shift about 1904; a double track is in the middle of the street, smelter sidings ahead, wharf sidings to the right
The evening train from Adelaide on the dual-gauge track in Ellen Street, 22 August 1963. The three passenger cars, cafeteria car and long brake van, h
The evening train from Adelaide on the dual-gauge track in Ellen Street, 22 August 1963. The three passenger cars, cafeteria car and long brake van, hauled by a 520, 600 or 620 class locomotive, were typical of the Port Pirie passenger service during the 30 years of broad gauge operation.
Image: Timeline of Port Pirie's six railway stations
Image: Timeline of Port Pirie's six railway stations