| The Friends of the
North Australian Railway at Adelaide River was formed
in 2001 to preserve part of the alignment
of the former narrow gauge North
Australian Railway between Adelaide River and
Snake Creek. The Railway
hopes to ultimately operate a heritage train to that
destination, a distance of two miles. |
| Adelaide River
Township is located on the main north south
road, the Stuart Highway and is 72 miles ( 112 km ) south of Darwin. The
location of the railway's headquarters is in the
historic railway precinct at Adelaide River where
the society has been restoring the original
buildings and infrastructure. The new standard gauge railway line to
Darwin adjoins the historic narrow gauge line
and at one stage it was proposed to utilise that
portion of the narrow gauge alignment for the modern
railway. However it was possible to re-arrange the
layout to save some of the original railway
yard layout and much work is going on to restore the ambience of the
historic precinct. For photographs of our
historic precinct, works and exhibits please
Click Here
All Aboard Newsletter News from the Railway
These have been
placed on a special page.
To read all the
Newsletters please
Click Here.
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| Location: |
Adelaide River Township |
| By Road: |
via Stuart Highway |
| Public Transport: |
Bus service from Darwin and Alice
Springs |
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