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Built as a narrow gauge (3'6" - 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'''.<br> | Built as a narrow gauge (3'6" - 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'''.<br> | ||
− | The line became isolated from the rest of the narrow gauge network when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4'8.5" - 1435mm) during 1969-1970. All passenger services on the line ceased at that time. The line was closed in 1990. The section from '''Wilmington''' to '''Melrose''' | + | The line became isolated from the rest of the narrow gauge network when the '''Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line''' was converted to standard gauge (4'8.5" - 1435mm) during 1969-1970. All passenger services on the line ceased at that time.<br> |
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+ | The line was closed in 1990. The section from '''Wilmington''' to '''Melrose''' is now a cycling and walking "rail trail". | ||
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