Gladstone Trains

Gladstone developed rapidly with the arrival of the railway in 1877. It was built to ship wheat from the town's grain silos to Port Pirie. Today trains still use the line but the largest use is for the transportation of lead and zinc from Broken Hill to Port Pirie.

Train spotters come to Gladstone to see one of the wonders of the railway world. It is here that three railway gauges - the narrow, standard and broad gauge - all meet. At the railway yards it is possible to see the three gauges beside each other.

Gladstone's heritage is closely linked to the railways. These days the world famous Ghan and Indian Pacific trains regularly pass through.