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Cobdogla Irrigation & Steam Museum-Humphrey Pump & Steam Train
Nearly Every Month
Situated on Park Terrace in Cobdogla, the Museum is well sign posted from the Sturt Highway.
Australia’s ‘Big Thumper’ is alive again at the Cobdogla Irrigation & Steam Museum. The world’s only working Humphrey Pump has been caringly restored and is demonstrated along with steam & diesel locomotives, steam traction or ploughing engines, oil engines, tractors and machinery from the early development era of the Irrigation Areas.
Note: The Humphrey Pump operates 4 times a year.
The spectacular Humphrey Pump, which is correctly described as a four stroke internal combustion pump, has been likened to a giant water cannon. Each outward stroke (2 per cycle) of the pump dumps some 6 tons of water into the delivery channel for a total of 1.25 million gallons (5,682,500 litres) per hour.
Dates:
Humphrey Pump & Steam Day 2nd Oct 2011
Halloween Twlight Diesel Train 29th Oct 2011
Twilight Diesel Train 17th Dec 2011
Steam Day 8th January 2012
Twilight Diesel Train 14th January 2012
Twilight Diesel Train 21st January 2012
Twilight Diesel Train 28th January 2012
Steam Train Operating Day 11th March 2012
Humphrey Pump & Steam Day 8th April 2012
Humphrey Pump & Steam Day 10th June 2012
Humphrey Pump & Steam Day 8th July 2012
Humphrey Pump & Steam Day 30th Sept 2012
Twilight Diesel Train 22nd Dec 2012
Twilight Diesel Train 29th Dec 2012
| Event Venue: | Cobdogla Irrigation & Steam Museum Park Terrace Cobdogla 5346 |
| Event Times: | Gates open 9am exhibits start from 11am. Diesek Twilight Trains 7pm-9pm. |
| Website: | http://www.barmeratourism.com.au |
| Contact: | Corrina & Bree |
| Address: | Barwell Avenue Barmera SA 5345 |
| Telephone: | 08 8588 2289 |
| Fax: | 08 8588 2777 |
| Email: | info@barmeratourism.com.au |
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