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A major manned station, junction and a break-of-gauge location on the narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line </span> and <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Gladstone-Wilmington Line </span>, and the broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;"> Gladstone-Hamley Bridge-Adelaide Line </span>.<br> | A major manned station, junction and a break-of-gauge location on the narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line </span> and <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Gladstone-Wilmington Line </span>, and the broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;"> Gladstone-Hamley Bridge-Adelaide Line </span>.<br> | ||
− | Multiple loops, yards and sidings for goods, grain, livestock, station, transfer platforms and loco servicing facilities | + | Multiple loops, yards and sidings for goods, grain, livestock, station, transfer platforms and loco servicing facilities.<br> |
− | The '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 and '''Gladstone''' then became a triple gauge location (narrow, standard and broad gauges) until the closure of the narrow and broad gauge lines by 1990.<br> | + | The '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 and '''Gladstone''' then became a triple gauge location (narrow, standard and broad gauges) until the closure of the narrow and broad gauge lines by 1990. To keep things simple, only a few dual narrow and broad gauge tracks, and no dual gauge switches, are used in the layout.<br> |
At its peak, before standardisation, '''Gladstone''' employed over 1,000 workers in servicing locomotives and the break-of-gauge facilities.<br> | At its peak, before standardisation, '''Gladstone''' employed over 1,000 workers in servicing locomotives and the break-of-gauge facilities.<br> | ||
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+ | <td align="center"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Map updated for <span style="color: blue;">SAR Peterborough Narrow Gauge Division v2.0</span></span><br> | ||
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A major manned station, junction and a break-of-gauge location on the narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line </span> and <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Gladstone-Wilmington Line </span>, and the broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;"> Gladstone-Hamley Bridge-Adelaide Line </span>.<br> | A major manned station, junction and a break-of-gauge location on the narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line </span> and <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Gladstone-Wilmington Line </span>, and the broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: blue;"> Gladstone-Hamley Bridge-Adelaide Line </span>.<br> | ||
− | Multiple loops, yards and sidings for goods, grain, livestock, station, transfer platforms and loco servicing facilities | + | Multiple loops, yards and sidings for goods, grain, livestock, station, transfer platforms and loco servicing facilities.<br> |
− | The '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 and '''Gladstone''' then became a triple gauge location (narrow, standard and broad gauges) until the closure of the narrow and broad gauge lines by 1990.<br> | + | The '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 and '''Gladstone''' then became a triple gauge location (narrow, standard and broad gauges) until the closure of the narrow and broad gauge lines by 1990. To keep things simple, only a few dual narrow and broad gauge tracks, and no dual gauge switches, are used in the layout.<br> |
At its peak, before standardisation, '''Gladstone''' employed over 1,000 workers in servicing locomotives and the break-of-gauge facilities.<br> | At its peak, before standardisation, '''Gladstone''' employed over 1,000 workers in servicing locomotives and the break-of-gauge facilities.<br> |
Revision as of 22:49, 24 September 2022
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