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<span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Line History:</span><br><br> | <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Line History:</span><br><br> | ||
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1881-1882<br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1881-1882<br> | ||
| − | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> 1987-1988<br><br> | + | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> 1987-1988<br> |
| + | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 130km<br><br> | ||
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Built as a narrow gauge (3' 6" - 1067mm) line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Orroroo''' in 1881, it was extended to '''Quorn''' in 1882 where it joined the '''Commonwealth Railways''' main northern narrow gauge line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree'''.<br> | Built as a narrow gauge (3' 6" - 1067mm) line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Orroroo''' in 1881, it was extended to '''Quorn''' in 1882 where it joined the '''Commonwealth Railways''' main northern narrow gauge line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree'''.<br> | ||
| − | When the '''Transcontinental Railway''' from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Kalgoolie''' was completed in 1917, the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line became the route for all transcontinental rail traffic until 1932 when a more direct line to '''Port Augusta''' was completed. The line continued to see traffic for the '''Commonwealth Railways''' northern line until 1950 when a new route from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree''' was constructed which bypassed '''Quorn'''. Traffic on the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line declined significantly afterwards.<br> | + | When the '''Transcontinental Railway''' from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Kalgoolie''' was completed in 1917, the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line became the route for all transcontinental rail traffic until 1932 when a more direct line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Port Augusta''' was completed. The line continued to see traffic for the '''Commonwealth Railways''' northern line until 1950 when a new route from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree''' was constructed which bypassed '''Quorn'''. Traffic on the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line declined significantly afterwards.<br> |
| − | The line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Broken Hill''' was converted to standard gauge (4'8" - 1435mm) | + | The line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Broken Hill''' was converted to standard gauge (4'8" - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 which isolated the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.<br> |
The line from '''Eurelia''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987 followed by the closure of the line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' in 1988. | The line from '''Eurelia''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987 followed by the closure of the line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' in 1988. | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 3 December 2020
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