SAR Peterborough-Quorn

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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1881-1882<br>
 
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1881-1882<br>
 
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1987-1988<br>
 
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1987-1988<br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;130km<br><br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;137km<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 '''SAR Main Northern Line''' (narrow gauge) from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree''' which was transferred to the '''Commonwealth Railways''' and became the '''Central Australia Railway''' to '''Alice Springs''' by the early 1920s. This line was later terminated at '''Hawker''' in the 1950s after '''Quorn''' had been bypassed by a new '''Central Australia Railway''' deviation.<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 '''SAR Main Northern Line''' (narrow gauge) from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Oodnadatta'''. The '''Northern Line''' was transferred to the '''Commonwealth Railways''', was renamed the '''Central Australia Railway''' and was extended to '''Alice Springs''' in the early 1920s. <br>
  
 
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.<br>
 
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.<br>
  
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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. During the 1950s several passing loops were removed due to declining traffic on the line. 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 (by then the '''Port Augusta''' to '''Hawker''' line had been closed).<br>
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During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains. During the 1950s the main '''Central Australia Railway''' was diverted away from '''Quorn''' and the remaining line was truncated at '''Hawker'''. This significantly reduced the traffic and led to the removal of several passing loops on the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line. 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 (by then the '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' line had been closed).<br>
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The line roughly follows a meteorological line (an '''Isohyet''') that defines the rainfall and thus the types of agriculture that can be conducted in the region. To the west of the line the annual rainfall was sufficient to grow a single grain crop each year. To the east the rainfall was insufficient for crops and was only suitable for raising livestock. Grain and livestock are the two main products of this region.<br>
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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 10:00, 5 September 2021

Peterborough-Quorn Line Location Index Scenarios

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
Passengers Passenger Stop (Active) Passengers Passenger Stop (not Active)
Turntable Loco Turntable Shed Loco Shed
Water Loco Water Tank Wool Wool Bales
Goods Goods Facility Grain Grain Storage or Processing
Oils_Fuels Oil and Fuel Terminal Stockyard Stockyard
Loop Passing Loop WYE Turning Triangle or WYE

Line History:

Opened:  1881-1882
Closed:  1987-1988
Length:  137km

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 Oodnadatta. The Northern Line was transferred to the Commonwealth Railways, was renamed the Central Australia Railway and was extended to Alice Springs in the early 1920s.

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 lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains. During the 1950s the main Central Australia Railway was diverted away from Quorn and the remaining line was truncated at Hawker. This significantly reduced the traffic and led to the removal of several passing loops on the Peterborough-Quorn line. 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 (by then the Port Augusta to Quorn line had been closed).

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.

An express passenger service, the East-West Express, ran from Terowie to Port Augusta via the Peterborough-Quorn Line from 1917 to 1932.

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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