Re: Has South Aust any steam running?
Peter Ware (pware@ozemail.com.au)
Sun, 16 Nov 1997 17:50:59 +1100
Jackson Harding wrote:
>
> In <01bcf190$a9a6d940$a1bf13cb@default>, on 11/15/97
> at 06:30 AM, "Jack Coomer" <JAKUMA@powerup.com.au> said:
>
> >Is there any restored steam running in SA other than the PC? If what and
> >when please, I'm about to do a circuit of mexican states running steam
> >and amm organised except for SA.
>
> SteamRanger runs from Mt Baker to Victor Harbour along the south coast.
> They also run "The Cockle Train" as a shuttle between Goolwa and Victor.
> SteamRanger moved up to Mt Barker when the Adelaide-Melbourne main line
> went sg, there was talk of dual guaging betwen Belair and Mt Barker Jcn,
> but it proved cheaper to build a new facility on the remaining bg line.
> In the long run it may prove the wrong decision as Adelaide people are
> curious, and see the drive to Mt Barker as an enourmous trek (it's about
> 35km and takes 25 mins from the center of the city). --
... and $40 one way Adelaide - Mt Barker by taxi. In an incredible feat
of public transport planning, the first bus from Adelaide to Mt Barker
on the Sunday (when SteamRanger runs) arrives at Mt Barker a few minutes
after the train leaves. The last bus from Mt Barker to Adelaide leaves
Mt Barker s few minutes before the train gets back (from the Victor
Harbour run).
As a recent visitor to Adelaide (and the SteamRanger experience) I had
the pleasue of paying $40 for the taxi to get me there. I decided to
aviod the $40 return fare by leaving the train at Victor Harbour and
catching the bus from there back to Adelaide.
Peter Ware