SAR Gumbowie
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| + | <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Terowie: </span> 21¾ kms, 13½ miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> from Peterborough: </span> 11¼ kms, 7 miles</span><br> | ||
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Unmanned location on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Peterborough-Terowie Line </span>.<br> | Unmanned location on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Peterborough-Terowie Line </span>.<br> | ||
| − | + | Crossing and siding loops.<br> | |
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| + | A signal box and a small station building that were originally present on the main line had been removed by the start of the 1960s. After '''Belalie North''' was bypassed by the gauge conversion (1969-70) '''Gumbowie''' at 610m (2001ft) became the highest point in the '''SAR''' system.<br> | ||
| − | The main line and | + | The main line and crossing loop were converted to dual gauge with the addition of a broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) track to the existing narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) main line and loop in 1970 but the siding remained narrow gauge only. The '''Peterborough-Terowie Line''' was closed in 1988.<br> |
Today nothing remains at '''Gumbowie''' to indicate that it was once a railway location. | Today nothing remains at '''Gumbowie''' to indicate that it was once a railway location. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:11, 18 September 2022
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