SAR Gladstone-Wilmington
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 88km<br><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 88km<br><br> | ||
| − | Built as a narrow gauge ( | + | Built as a narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) line from '''Gladstone''' to '''Laura''' in 1884, it was extended to '''Booleroo Centre''' in 1910 and to '''Wilmington''' in 1915. There were proposals to extend the line to '''Port Augusta''' or to '''Quorn''' but these never reached the planning stage.<br> |
The line was single track with passing loops at most locations. There were no signals on the line with Train Order Working in operation.<br> | The line was single track with passing loops at most locations. There were no signals on the line with Train Order Working in operation.<br> | ||
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The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "when required". Three of the six services terminated at '''Booleroo Centre'''.<br> | The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "when required". Three of the six services terminated at '''Booleroo Centre'''.<br> | ||
| − | A late night passenger service to '''Wilmington''' ran Mondays to Saturdays, returning early the next morning (Tuesdays to Sundays), making connections with a broad gauge ( | + | A late night passenger service to '''Wilmington''' ran Mondays to Saturdays, returning early the next morning (Tuesdays to Sundays), making connections with a broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) service at '''Gladstone''' to and from the state capital '''Adelaide'''.<br> |
| − | Passenger services ceased in 1969 when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge ( | + | Passenger services ceased in 1969 when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) which isolated the line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.<br> |
The 1982 working timetable had just a single freight service to '''Wilmington''' each week.<br> | The 1982 working timetable had just a single freight service to '''Wilmington''' each week.<br> | ||
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 88km<br><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 88km<br><br> | ||
| − | Built as a narrow gauge ( | + | Built as a narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) line from '''Gladstone''' to '''Laura''' in 1884, it was extended to '''Booleroo Centre''' in 1910 and to '''Wilmington''' in 1915. There were proposals to extend the line to '''Port Augusta''' or to '''Quorn''' but these never reached the planning stage.<br> |
The line was single track with passing loops at most locations. There were no signals on the line with Train Order Working in operation.<br> | The line was single track with passing loops at most locations. There were no signals on the line with Train Order Working in operation.<br> | ||
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The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "when required". Three of the six services terminated at '''Booleroo Centre'''.<br> | The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "when required". Three of the six services terminated at '''Booleroo Centre'''.<br> | ||
| − | A late night passenger service to '''Wilmington''' ran Mondays to Saturdays, returning early the next morning (Tuesdays to Sundays), making connections with a broad gauge ( | + | A late night passenger service to '''Wilmington''' ran Mondays to Saturdays, returning early the next morning (Tuesdays to Sundays), making connections with a broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) service at '''Gladstone''' to and from the state capital '''Adelaide'''.<br> |
| − | Passenger services ceased in 1969 when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge ( | + | Passenger services ceased in 1969 when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) which isolated the line from the rest of the narrow gauge network.<br> |
The 1982 working timetable had just a single freight service to '''Wilmington''' each week.<br> | The 1982 working timetable had just a single freight service to '''Wilmington''' each week.<br> | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 7 September 2022
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