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SteamRanger Heritage Railway
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The SteamRanger Heritage Railway is an 82 kilometres long 1600 mm broad gauge tourist railway, formerly the Victor Harbor railway line of the South Australian Railways. It is operated by the not-for-p
Rx 224 leaving Port Elliot in January 2022
Rx 224 leaving Port Elliot in January 2022
SteamRanger's Mount Barker depot taken from Dutton Road in 2007
SteamRanger's Mount Barker depot taken from Dutton Road in 2007
Mainline diesel-electric locomotive 958 and steam locomotive 520 at SteamRanger's Mount Barker workshop in 2006
Mainline diesel-electric locomotive 958 and steam locomotive 520 at SteamRanger's Mount Barker workshop in 2006
End-loading baggage car
End-loading baggage car
Track gauge conversion
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Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how
SteamRanger Heritage Railway
…As part of the move, the District Council of Mount Barker renovated the station building, derelict at the time, to become SteamRanger's headquarters. Conversion of the interstate line was completed in 1995 as part of the One Nation infrastructure upgrade program. Following that most of South Australia's broad-gauge…
Convertible concrete sleepers in Spain prefitted for Iberian gauge and standard gauge, with rail fasteners currently in Iberian-gauge position.
Convertible concrete sleepers in Spain prefitted for Iberian gauge and standard gauge, with rail fasteners currently in Iberian-gauge position.
In Australia, the multiplicity of track gauges prompted locomotive builders, after the early 1920s, to provide for a potential change of gauge. Three
In Australia, the multiplicity of track gauges prompted locomotive builders, after the early 1920s, to provide for a potential change of gauge. Three classes of large locomotives ordered by the South Australian Railways in 1924, including the 600 class pictured here (right), were configured to permit easy conversion from 1600 mm (5 ft 3 in) broad gauge to 1435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The older Rx class locomotive next to it was incapable of being converted because its frames were too wide for standard gauge.