Warning re. Kinggonya & the W-E rail track

It was 2002 Year Of The Outback. We went to the Outback Cattle Drive at Maree and one of Slim Dusty's last concerts. The we went down to Farina and West via Mulgaria Station and the Stuart Creek Opal Mine accross the top of Lake Torrens to Andamooka, then headed further West via Glendambo to Kingoonya. We were on our way South to Paney Station via Lake Gairdner.
My map had a little fuel symbol at Kingoonya so I thought I'd fill up before going South. When we got there I couldn't see the petrol pump so I called at the only open door in town that had a vehicle parked outside. There were 2 voices in there so I said, "Excuse me, where can I get unleaded petrol around here?". One of the voices said "You're 5 years too late!". Too bad for anyone coming along the railway line W - E from Perth and short on fuel. Don't know about Tarcoola, could be 10 years too late for there!