Cobdogla Steam and Irrigation Museum
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.jpg) Two-axle Bagnall steam locomotive, built in 1906
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.jpg) Route of the field railway
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| Route length: | 2.5 km | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 600 mm ( narrow gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cobdogla Steam and Irrigation Museum operates in Cobdogla in the Riverland region of South Australia, among other things, two Humphrey pumps (s) and a 2.5 km long field railway with a gauge of 600 mm.
Route and history
In the Cobdogla museum, which specializes in irrigation and drainage as well as steam engines, steam locomotives and locomobiles , there are two ready-to-use steam pumps, which were invented and developed by Herbert Alfred Humphrey , as well as a 2.5 km long field railway with one that is used on days to transport visitors Diesel and a steam locomotive originally operated by Humes Ltd. for the transport of pipes for the Loveday pipeline.
The ruins of the historic Cobdogla Homestead and the Humphrey Pumps in the former Cobdogla pumping station are on the South Australian Heritage Register .
Web links
- www.cobdoglasteammuseum.com.au (official website)
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Trust: Cobdogla Irrigation Museum.
- ↑ Cobdogla Homestead ruin.
- ↑ Humphrey Pumps, Irrigation Cobdogla Museum (former Cobdogla Pumping Station).
Coordinates: 34 ° 14 ′ 31 ″ S , 140 ° 24 ′ 22 ″ E