One of Australia's oldest rail lines is back in action after two crashes and one fatality in the space of a week brought trains to a standstill.
The heritage Cockle Train collided with a car at Goolwa, south of Adelaide just before 4.30pm on Wednesday, prompting operator Steamranger Heritage Railways to plead with members of the public to take care around the tracks.
The crash comes less than a week after the train, being hauled by a steam locomotive, fatally struck an elderly tourist at Hayborough Beach, just north of Victor Harbor.
"Our volunteers give up their spare time to keep our South Australian Railway Heritage operating for future generations to experience," Steamranger posted on Facebook.
"They do this out of passion and enjoyment.
"The repercussions of any incident involving a train can have long-lasting traumatic and physical effects. At the end of the day, we all want to go home safe and well to our families."
The train driver and passengers were uninjured in Wednesday's collision, while the driver of the car was taken to hospital for assessment.
Police issued the 33-year-old local man an expiation notice for disobeying a stop sign.
The Cockle Train travels on the oldest steel-tracked railway in Australia.
The line from Goolwa along the Fleurieu Peninsula's east coast dates back to 1854, when it was constructed to provide a link between the River Murray and the ocean wharfs at Port Elliot and later at Victor Harbor, the operator says on its website.
The diesel locomotive involved in the latest incident was undamaged and was given the all-clear to resume operating on Thursday.
The steam locomotive is out of service as it undergoes a boiler wash and is scheduled to be back on track on Sunday.
