[1] Until 1884, trains south of Strathalbyn were hauled by horse power, but between 1883 and 1885 the section to Currency Creek was rebuilt to steam railway standards.

It was a variation of a standard design used at a number of SA locations and included a Stationmaster's quarters within the main building at the southern end.

[citation needed] Regular Australian National freight services ended in 1980 along with regular passenger services in 1984, largely because of the circuitous rail route between Adelaide and Victor Harbor and increasing ownership of motor cars.

Six years later, as part of the One Nation infrastructure program, the main line between Adelaide and Melbourne was converted to standard gauge, leaving Steamranger's depot at Dry Creek in metropolitan Adelaide isolated.

In a major project, all of SteamRanger's locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure were moved to Mount Barker station.