The story of the Pichi Pichi Railway Preservation Society and their efforts in re-opening 32 kilometres of historical railway track at Quorn in South Australia’s northern region. Apart from showing the restoration of steam locomotive carriages and bridges the film shows the spirit of enterprise in a community
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014398
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia - Description and travel
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Locomotives - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroad trains
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)