Port Augusta Railway station. Memorial sculpture to commemorate the centenary of the Transcontinental railway line from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. It opened in 1917.
In 1917 Port Augusta became a hub for Commonwealth Railways, in addition to South Australian Railways. The Commonwealth government established their major railway workshops in Port Augusta which was a major employer in the town until 1997 when Australian National Railways (the former Commonwealth Railways) were privatised. However, there was hope of new railway work when in January 2004 the first freight train rolled out of Port Augusta on its way to the new rail had of Darwin and the enlarged Port of Darwin.
Port Augusta Railway station. Memorial sculpture to commemorate the centenary of the Transcontinental railway line from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. It opened in 1917.
In 1917 Port Augusta became a hub for Commonwealth Railways, in addition to South Australian Railways. The Commonwealth government established their major railway workshops in Port Augusta which was a major employer in the town until 1997 when Australian National Railways (the former Commonwealth Railways) were privatised. However, there was hope of new railway work when in January 2004 the first freight train rolled out of Port Augusta on its way to the new rail had of Darwin and the enlarged Port of Darwin.