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− | [[Image:SAR_PortPirie-BrokenHill_Line.png|link=|alt=Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line]] [[Image:Location Index.png|link=SAR Index|alt=Location Index|Location Index]]<br><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Gladstone - Paratoo Section</span> | + | [[Image:SAR_PortPirie-BrokenHill_Line.png|link=|alt=Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line]] [[Image:Location Index.png|link=SAR Index|alt=Location Index|Location Index]] [[image:Session Scenario Index.png|link=SAR Peterborough Base Session|alt=Scenarios|Scenario Index]]<br><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Gladstone - Paratoo Section</span> |
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− | <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span> [[Image:WilmingtonLine.png|link=|alt=Wilmington Line]][[Image:BroadGaugeLine.png|link=|alt=Broad Gauge]] | + | <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span> [[Image:WilmingtonLine.png|link=SAR Gladstone-Wilmington|alt=Wilmington Line|Gladstone-Wilmington Line]][[Image:BroadGaugeLine.png|link=|alt=Broad Gauge]] |
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Yangya_Name.png|link=SAR Yangya|alt=Yangya|To Yangya]]</td> | <td>[[Image:SAR_Yangya_Name.png|link=SAR Yangya|alt=Yangya|To Yangya]]</td> | ||
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− | <td width= | + | <td width=200>[[Image:SAR_Peterborough_W_Name.png|link=SAR Peterborough|alt=Peterborough|To Peterborough]]</td> |
− | <td width=350 align="right"><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700;">Junction for</span> [[Image:QuornLine.png|link=|alt=Quorn Line]][[Image:TerowieLine.png|link=|alt=Terowie Line]]</td> | + | <td width=350 align="right"><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700;">Junction for</span> [[Image:QuornLine.png|link=SAR Peterborough-Quorn|alt=Quorn Line|Peterborough-Quorn Line]][[Image:TerowieLine.png|link=SAR Peterborough-Terowie|alt=Terowie Line|Peterborough-Terowie Line]]</td> |
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− | <td>'''Loco Coal Stage'''</td> | + | <td width=205>'''Loco Coal Stage'''</td> |
− | <td width=45>[[image: | + | <td width=45>[[image:Bunker_Oil_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]]</td> |
− | <td>''' | + | <td width=205>'''Bunker C Oil Fuel Point'''</td> |
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− | <td>''' | + | <td>'''Crossing Loop'''</td> |
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<td>'''Loco Turntable'''</td> | <td>'''Loco Turntable'''</td> | ||
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+ | <td>'''Loco Shed'''</td> | ||
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+ | <td>'''Loco Water Tank'''</td> | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Commodities:</span></td> | ||
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+ | <td>'''Passengers'''</td> | ||
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+ | <td>'''Station closed or inactive'''</td> | ||
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− | <td>'''Oil and Fuel | + | <td>'''Oil and Fuel'''</td> |
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+ | <td>'''Minerals'''</td> | ||
<td>[[image:Wool_icon.png|link=|alt=Wool]]</td> | <td>[[image:Wool_icon.png|link=|alt=Wool]]</td> | ||
<td>'''Wool Bales'''</td> | <td>'''Wool Bales'''</td> | ||
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1875-1888<br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1875-1888<br> | ||
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> still in operation<br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> still in operation<br> | ||
− | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 127km (Gladstone to Paratoo) of 390km total length<br><br> | + | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 127km - 79mi (Gladstone to Paratoo) of 390km (242mi) total length<br><br> |
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+ | Built as a narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Gladstone''' in 1875, it was extended to '''Cockburn''' on the '''South Australia - New South Wales''' border in stages by 1888.<br> | ||
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+ | Because the South Australian Railways were not allowed to operate over the border into New South Wales, a private railway, the '''Silverton Tramway''' (which was called a "tramway" for legal reasons but it was a fully operating narrow gauge railway), was built to connect the line to the mines at '''Broken Hill'''. The '''SAR''' and '''Silverton Tramway''' simply swapped locos at '''Cockburn''' on the border.<br> | ||
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+ | The main purpose of the line was to transport the mineral ores from the mines at '''Broken Hill''' to the smelters and port at '''Port Pirie''', a function it still performs today.<br> | ||
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+ | Several narrow gauge branch lines were added at '''Gladstone''' (to '''Wilmington'''), '''Peterborough''' (to '''Quorn''' and '''Terowie''') and to mines between '''Paratoo''' and '''Cockburn'''. A broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) line from '''Adelaide''' (the state capital) was extended to '''Gladstone''' in 1894. The narrow gauge line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Terowie''' was made dual gauge with the addition of broad gauge in 1970, providing a second broad gauge line to '''Adelaide'''.<br> | ||
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+ | In the 1902 working timetable a typical stopping freight service was allocated 3½ hours for the trip from '''Gladstone''' to '''Peterborough''' with about 50 minutes (in total) allowed for shunting, refuelling and crossing other services at the intermediate locations ('''Caltowie''', '''Jamestown''', '''Belalie North''' and '''Yongala''').<br> | ||
− | + | During 1969-1970 the entire '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill''' line was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm). The conversion closed or bypassed many of the locations along the narrow gauge line. '''Gladstone''' and '''Peterborough''' became triple gauge "break-of-gauge" locations. By 1990 all the connecting narrow and broad gauge lines were closed.<br> | |
− | + | The line is now a vital part of the standard gauge '''Transcontinental''' railway from '''Sydney''' to '''Perth'''.<br> | |
− | + | Only one passenger service still operates on the line, the '''Indian-Pacific''' which runs between '''Sydney''' and '''Perth''' via '''Adelaide'''. It runs non-stop between '''Broken Hill''' and '''Adelaide'''. | |
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