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Lions Club of Yorke Peninsula Rail closure

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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The Lions Club of Yorke Peninsula Rail has decided to close the tourist railway. The prolonged dry period, together with the excessive heat in January and February, caused extensive damage to the track and the major work required to reinstate the track is beyond the scope of the volunteer workforce. If the repair work was to be [...]

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Heat stops train in its tracks

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

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The Wallaroo to Bute Tourist Railway has been stopped in it’s tracks this week following the recent exceptional run of heat caused movement and buckling of the track. President of the Lion’s Club of Yorke Peninsula Rail, Mr Brian Reay, said that a prolonged dry period coupled with excessive heat had caused damage to a number [...]

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