First Port Adelaide Railway Station, [B-34546], c1870, State Library of South Australia

The Adelaide to Port Adelaide railway opened for traffic in April 1856. It was the Colony of South Australia’s first steam traction railway. On 21 April 2026, it will be 170 years since the service began. Brian Samuels’ presentation includes the line’s links to international figures and the work currently underway at Alberton Railway Station..

Presented by Port Adelaide Historical Society