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[[Image:SAR_Gladstone-Wilmington_Line.png|link=|alt=Gladstone-Wilmington Line]] [[Image:Location Index.png|link=SAR Index|alt=Location Index|Location Index]] [[image:Session Scenario Index.png|link=SAR Peterborough Base Session|alt=Scenarios|Scenario Index]] | [[Image:SAR_Gladstone-Wilmington_Line.png|link=|alt=Gladstone-Wilmington Line]] [[Image:Location Index.png|link=SAR Index|alt=Location Index|Location Index]] [[image:Session Scenario Index.png|link=SAR Peterborough Base Session|alt=Scenarios|Scenario Index]] | ||
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[[Image:SAR_Gladstone_BR_Name.png|link=SAR Gladstone|alt=Gladstone|To Gladstone]] | [[Image:SAR_Gladstone_BR_Name.png|link=SAR Gladstone|alt=Gladstone|To Gladstone]] | ||
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<span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span> [[Image:BrokenHillLine.png|link=SAR Port Pirie-Broken Hill|alt=Broken Hill Line|Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line]][[Image:BroadGaugeLine.png|link=|alt=Broad Gauge]] | <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span> [[Image:BrokenHillLine.png|link=SAR Port Pirie-Broken Hill|alt=Broken Hill Line|Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line]][[Image:BroadGaugeLine.png|link=|alt=Broad Gauge]] | ||
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[[image:Fuel_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]][[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Wool_icon.png|link=|alt=Wool]] | [[image:Fuel_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]][[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Wool_icon.png|link=|alt=Wool]] | ||
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<td bgcolor="Grey">[[Image:SAR_Laura_Name.png|link=SAR Laura|alt=Laura|To Laura]]</td> | <td bgcolor="Grey">[[Image:SAR_Laura_Name.png|link=SAR Laura|alt=Laura|To Laura]]</td> | ||
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[[Image:SAR_Wilmington_Name.png|link=SAR Wilmington|alt=Wilmington|To Wilmington]] | [[Image:SAR_Wilmington_Name.png|link=SAR Wilmington|alt=Wilmington|To Wilmington]] | ||
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[[Image:Terminus.png|link=|alt=Terminus]] | [[Image:Terminus.png|link=|alt=Terminus]] | ||
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[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=]] | [[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=]] | ||
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− | <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Symbols:</span></td> | + | <span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Symbols:</span><br> |
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− | <td>''' | + | <td>'''Crossing Loop'''</td> |
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<td>[[image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]]</td> | <td>[[image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]]</td> | ||
<td>'''Loco Water Tank'''</td> | <td>'''Loco Water Tank'''</td> | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700;">Commodities:</span></td> | ||
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+ | <td>[[image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]]</td> | ||
+ | <td>'''Passengers (station industry active)'''</td> | ||
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+ | <td>'''Passengers (station not industry active'''</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td> | <td>[[image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td> | ||
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<td>[[image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]]</td> | <td>[[image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]]</td> | ||
− | <td>'''Grain | + | <td>'''Grain'''</td> |
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<td>[[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]]</td> | <td>[[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]]</td> | ||
− | <td>'''Oil and Fuel | + | <td>'''Oil and Fuel'''</td> |
<td>[[image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Stockyard]]</td> | <td>[[image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Stockyard]]</td> | ||
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− | <td>''' | + | <td>'''Wool Bales'''</td> |
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1884-1915<br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened: </span> 1884-1915<br> | ||
<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> 1990<br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed: </span> 1990<br> | ||
− | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> | + | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 87km - 54mi<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 proceeded.<br> |
− | The line was single track with | + | The line was single track with crossing loops at most locations. There were no signals on the line with Train Order Working in operation.<br> |
− | The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "when required". | + | The 1964 working timetable had six scheduled freight services each week, three of which ran "only when required". Half the 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 from '''Gladstone''' 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 | + | Passenger services ended 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> | ||
− | The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed. The | + | The line was closed in 1990 and, apart from a few places of historical significance, the track has since been removed. The line from just south of '''Laura''' to '''Wilmington''' is now an 80km walking, cycling and horse riding trail, the '''[https://www.railtrails.org.au/trails/southern-flinders-rail-trail/ Southern Flinders Rail Trail]'''. |
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Latest revision as of 11:34, 21 March 2024
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