The derailment of a freight train on a key section of railway in South Australia is affecting all transcontinental train services as heatwave conditions in the area impact the pace of recovery works.

Several train wagons have derailed in South Australia, affecting key freight services connecting the country.

A key part of a national freight route is operational again following a 97-hour operation to recover partially derailed ...

A freight train has come to a halt after eight of its carriages rolled off of the tracks next to the Augusta Highway near Mambray Creek leading to the rail line to be blocked.

Two males in the ute, who police have been unable to identify as of this afternoon, died at the scene.