Q for QUORN, South Australia

QUORN, SA

Quorn is an historic town in the mid north of South Australia, about 335 km north of Adelaide.

We have stayed in Quorn a few times and passed through it on our way north.  As we like anything to do with trains and railways, Quorn is a good place to enjoy the Pichi Richi Railway.

During World War II it was an important railway junction but in 1957 it was closed due to washaways on the line and the increased traffic which placed extra demands on the line, and a new standard gauge railway line was built from Stirling North to Brachina. In 1973 the Historic Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society opened the railway for tourists to travel on the steam train to Woolshed Flat and return.

Quorn Railway Station

Pichi Richi Steam Train

 

Morning tea at Woolshed Flat

Inside our carriage

The steam train winds its way through the hills and over some bridges before stopping at Woolshed Flat where we were able to buy morning tea of scones, cakes and drinks while the train was turned around on a triangle ready for the return journey.  It was a lovely way to spend a few hours relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Flinders Ranges.

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P is for PEMBERTON, WA

Pemberton is located approximately 320 km south of Perth in the beautiful and magnificent Karri forests.

One of the many beautiful flowering Eucalypts

The Pemberton Train 

Lovely trestle bridge over the Warren River

The Pemberton Railway Company is a privately owned railway and travels through beautiful forests and creeks and is run by volunteers and paid workers. We enjoyed the 10km tram ride with commentary about the timber industry of the area.

The railway track meanders through lovely forests

                                                    

Lovely waterfalls along the track    

Pemberton caravan park

We had a great few days at Pemberton and the main attraction for us was the Railway so we spent most of our time there but the town itself was lovely and had many nice places to eat.  The caravan park had kookaburras come down to see what was happening and mainly looking for food. We had to make sure they didn't take our food while we were cooking outdoors, they are very fast!

Some very cute ducklings

O is for ORROROO

 ORROROO, South Australia

Orroroo is a town in the mid north of South Australia, approximately 270 km north of Adelaide.

When driving into Orroroo these metal sculptures are a prominent feature of the main street.

Life sized metal sculpture of horses pulling a plough

There are some lovely old shops in the main street which look original and are a lovely feature of this old town.

We have stopped in Orroroo a few times on our trips north and have found a great camp site a few kms out of the town.  It is not usually crowded and often there are only a couple of caravans staying overnight.

On one of our trips we were unlucky to run into a thunderstorm but were lucky to see this fabulous rainbow.

Every cloud has a rainbow lining