WHAT IS STEAMTOWN

     Formed in 1977, Steamtown is an operating museum endeavouring to 
 maintain a working link with Peterborough's Narrow Gauge Railway Heritage.
 Steamtown's collection includes four steam locomotives, one W901 on active
 duty and seventeen items of passenger stock as well as numerous narrow
 guage freight vehicles. 
    The society maintains the sole remaining triple guage turn table and
 round house in Australia, now cornerstone of the societies' restoration
 program, as well as the longest section of regularly used preserved 1067 
 mm guage track in the state. All services provided by Steamtown are staffed
 by volunteers. Our mixed  goods trains give passengers the opportunity 
 to witness first hand traditional narrow guage operations in the spirit
 of the Quorn Mixed.  Enjoy a sentimental journey as you steam through the
 wide expanses of the pastoral country from Peterborough to Orroroo and 
 Eurelia.
   Reflect upon the atmosphere of former decades, relax in the comfort of
 ex-Trans coaches and thrill with the excitement of locomotives in an area
 rich in rail heritaqe.

   Steamtown Peterborough is a comprehensive tribute to the wealth of railway 
 history this rural setting provides. Step aboard a train departing
 Peterborough for a 5.1/2 hour return trip to Orroroo or a 7.1/2 hour return
 excursion to Eurelia, once a refreshment stop for Australian soldiers in
 World War II.
    Both rides feature a special stop on Black Rock Bridge, the longest on
 the former South Australian Railways narrow gauge lines.
    Also of interest is the heritage listed Peterborough roundhouse,the only
 triple gauge complex in Australia.
  
     Return to The Age of Steam , Visit Steamtown at Peterborough
        Tour Guide  Robin      Telephone 08 86513018 for a tour	
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                Readme file for NR52 and NR30
     National Nail , Locos NR52 "Kungara Mankurpa"
     and NR30 "WARMI"
   In November 1997 the National Rail Corporation
   released two locomotives in Aboriginal Livery.
   The Indigenous designs were by native artist
      Bessie Liddle of Alice Springs