SAR Peterborough-Quorn

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During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were significantly lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains.<br>
 
During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were significantly lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains.<br>
  
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The '''Central Australia Railway''' was converted to standard gauge and bypassed '''Quorn''' in 1950 and the original narrow gauge line from '''Port Augusta''' was terminated at '''Hawker''' in 1956. The line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Broken Hill''' was converted to standard gauge during 1969-1970 which isolated the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.<br>
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The '''Central Australia Railway''' was converted to standard gauge and bypassed '''Quorn''' in 1950 and the original narrow gauge line was terminated at '''Hawker''' in 1956.<br>
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The line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Broken Hill''' was converted to standard gauge 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 last scheduled services on the line were grain movements from '''Orroroo''' in 1988.<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 last scheduled services on the line were grain movements from '''Orroroo''' in 1988.<br>

Revision as of 13:03, 12 January 2021

Peterborough-Quorn Line Location Index

Peterborough

Junction for Broken Hill LineTerowie Line

FuelCoalWaterShedTurntableLoopPassengersGoodsGrainLivestock
Minvalara
LoopPassengers
Black Rock
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Orroroo
CoalWaterLoopWYEPassengersGoodsGrainLivestock
Wallaway
LoopGoods
Halls Well
Water
Eurelia
WaterLoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Carrieton
CoalWaterLoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Moockra
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Hammond
WaterLoopPassengersGoods
Bruce
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Kingswood
LoopGoods
Quorn

Junction for Hawker Line

CoalWaterShedTurntableLoopPassengersOils_FuelsGoodsGrain

Symbols:
Coal Loco Coal Stage Fuel Bunker C Oil Fuel Point
Water Loco Water Tank Passengers Passenger Stop
Shed Loco Shed Turntable Loco Turntable
Goods Goods Facility Grain Grain Storage or Processing
Stockyard Stockyard Oils_Fuels Oil and Fuel Terminal
Loop Passing Loop WYE Turning Triangle or WYE
Wool Wool Bales  

Line History:

Opened:  1881-1882
Closed:  1987-1988
Length:  130km

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 SAR Main Northern Line (narrow gauge) from Port Augusta to Maree which eventually became the Central Australia Railway to Alice Springs by 1922.

When the standard gauge (4'8.5" - 1435mm) Transcontinental Railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoolie was completed in 1917, the Peterborough-Quorn Line became the route for all Transcontinental and Central Australia rail traffic until 1932 when a more direct line from Port Pirie to Port Augusta was completed.

During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were significantly lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains.

The Central Australia Railway was converted to standard gauge and bypassed Quorn in 1950 and the original narrow gauge line was terminated at Hawker in 1956.

The line from Port Pirie to Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge during 1969-1970 which isolated the Peterborough-Quorn line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.

The line from Eurelia to Quorn was closed in 1987 followed by the closure of the line from Peterborough to Eurelia in 1988. The last scheduled services on the line were grain movements from Orroroo in 1988.

By 2008 most of the line had been lifted with the original track preserved in only a few places of significance.

Passenger Services:

The planners believed that the new line would attract many new settlers, industries and businesses to the region and would generate significant passenger traffic. As a result many of the stations were built in a "grand style". The reality never lived up to the expectations.

In the 1890s 6 return passenger services a week were timetabled - all were mixed services with a passenger car attached to a freight train. The journey time from Peterborough to Quorn was just over 4 hours.

In the 1952 timetable only 3 return passenger services were provided each week, again all mixed, and the travel time had increased to nearly 6 hours.

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