SOUTH Australia’s National Railway Museum chief executive Bob Sampson has been celebrating several success stories as the Port Adelaide-based venue bounced back after the Covid-19 crisis.
Not only has the pre-pandemic visitor annual total of 45,000 been bettered by 5000, but the museum has also marked 30 years of operating the 1 ¼-mile-long 18in gauge Semaphore & Fort Glanville Tourist Railway, which parallels the esplanade and the sand dunes of one of Adelaide’s most popular swimming beaches.
The museum has also built a newin keeping the line running from October to April. was built by Willis Engineering (formerly Willis Locomotive Works) in Perth, Western Australia.
