SAR Peterborough-Terowie
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 23km<br><br> | <span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length: </span> 23km<br><br> | ||
− | The broad gauge (5'3" - 1600mm) line from '''Adelaide''' to '''Terowie''' was built in stages from 1869 to 1880. The narrow gauge (3'6" - 1067mm) extension to '''Peterborough''' was completed in 1881. '''Terowie''' then became a major break-of-gauge location for freight and passenger traffic between '''Adelaide''' | + | The broad gauge (5'3" - 1600mm) line from '''Adelaide''' (the state capital) to '''Terowie''' was built in stages from 1869 to 1880. The narrow gauge (3'6" - 1067mm) extension to '''Peterborough''' was completed in 1881. '''Terowie''' then became a major break-of-gauge location for freight and passenger traffic between '''Adelaide''' and the '''Transcontinental Railway''' and the '''Central Australia Railway'''.<br> |
− | After the conversion of the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' to standard gauge (4'8.5" - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 the line was converted to broad gauge in 1970 | + | After the conversion of the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' to standard gauge (4'8.5" - 1435mm) during 1969-1970 the '''Peterborough-Terowie''' narrow gauge line was converted to broad gauge in 1970. This transferred all break-of-gauge operations to '''Peterborough'''. |
− | The broad gauge line was closed in 1988. | + | The broad gauge line from '''Adelaide''' to '''Peterborough''' was closed in 1988. |
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