The Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society is a historical society located in Port Lincoln, South Australia, which opened in September 1999.[1] It is based at the heritage listed Port Lincoln railway station which it operates as a railway museum.[2]

The museum includes a number of exhibits and collectibles from the Eyre Peninsula Railway including locomotive 850 and a HAN type grain hopper (specifically designed for grain haulage on the network), as well as items from the nearby Coffin Bay Tramway.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Railway Museum celebrates 90th anniversary of building Port Lincoln Times 2 May 2017
  2. ↑ Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society Track & Signal May 2014 page 69
  3. ↑ Going Loco Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society
  4. ↑ Eyre Peninsula News Catch Point issue 254 November 2019 page 10
  5. ↑ GWA donates locomotive to Port Lincoln Railway Museum Railway Digest January 2020 page 51
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