SAR Gumbowie
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Passing and siding loops. 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''' became the highest point in the '''SAR''' system.<br> | Passing and siding loops. 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''' became the highest point in the '''SAR''' system.<br> | ||
| − | The main line and passing loop were converted to dual gauge (narrow 3ft 6in, 1067mm | + | The main line and passing loop were converted to dual gauge with the addition of a broad gauge (5ft 3in, 1600mm) track to the existing narrow gauge (3ft 6in, 1067mm) in 1970 but the siding remained narrow gauge only. The '''Peterborough-Terowie Line''' was closed in 1988. |
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Revision as of 22:01, 21 February 2022
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