Penrice Stone Train
ARG's 704 & 904 pass Birkenhead, South Australia with loaded limestone hoppers from Penrice quarry to Osborne, S.A. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limestone train |
| Status | Ceased |
| First service | November 1950 |
| Last service | June 2014 |
| Former operator(s) | South Australian Railways, Australian National Railways Commission, Genesee & Wyoming Australia |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Barossa Valley railway line, Gawler line, Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line |
The Penrice Stone Train “The Stonie” was a limestone train in South Australia that operated from the Penrice Quarry near Angaston on the Barossa Valley line to Penrice Soda Products' soda ash factory in Osborne in Adelaide's north-western suburbs, and the co-located Readymix concrete batching plant.