Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough, South Australia

The wonderful story of Bob the Railway Dog is one of those quirky stories you come across frequently throughout Australia. This statue of Bob stands outside the Visitor Centre in Peterborough in the mid-north of South Australia. Back in the late 1800s Bob was a frequent traveller on the old steam trains travelling between Peterborough and other towns along the various lines leading out from Peterborough.

Bob has been recorded as travelling to Adelaide, Broken Hill and Port Pirie and other towns on the railway lines on many occasions. There is some thought that he even made it as far as Kalgoorlie in Western Australia on one adventure, and this site claims he ventured even further afield. He was also the friend of many local people and more than once had amazing adventures. The Visitor Centre sells a very interesting and readable book about Bob (or it can be bought online).

Further reading:

• Bob the Railway Dog

Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough, South Australia

Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough

Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough

Visitor Centre, Peterborough