Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society's Marketing Department wish to announce the sale of high-quality models of the Coffee Pot.

All profits go towards the Coffee Pot’s replacement boiler.

Coffee Pot has been out of action now for a couple of years, and with some successes in moving the new boiler project forward, it is pleasing to report some progress.

A request for a commercial budget price for design and build of a new boiler resulted in a quote of $140,000.  As a result a decision has been made to attempt to do it for substantially less than that if at all possible.

Noted Australian businessman Mr Dick Smith AO has recently donated $5,000 to the Society, to assist with the project to replace the Coffee Pot's boiler, which is currently underway. The Society has sent a formal letter of thanks to Mr Smith.

The latest donation follows on from an earlier donation of $3,000 made by Mr Smith while the Coffee Pot lottery was in progress during 2007.

Hordes of photographers and onlookers are expected at Port Augusta at 10.30am Saturday 21st April, when Pichi Richi Railway stages a recreation of a mixed Ghan, on the scheduled Afghan Express bound for Quorn.

This ABC Rural article describes the May 2006 trek along the Birdsville Track by the Governor-General, Major-General Michael Jeffery, and his party, and their visit to Quorn and the Pichi Richi Railway.

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Ian Doyle, trip organiser; Major-General Michael Jeffery, Governor-General; Marlena Jeffery; Valmai Hankel, wine writer and horse breeder, in front of Quorn Railway Station. (ABC Rural)

From Thursday April 6 to Saturday April 8, Rundle Mall will be alive with the sights and sounds of steam, as South Australia’s Heritage Railways combine forces to bring a full sized steam engine into the Mall.

In conjunction with the South Australian Tourism Commission, the National Railway Museum, Pichi Richi Railway and SteamRanger have joined in this STATE OF STEAM promotion to celebrate the era of steam, and bring it to the city public.