SAR Peterborough-Quorn

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<td bgcolor="lightgrey">[[Image:SAR_Peterborough-Quorn_Line.png|link=|alt=Peterborough-Quorn Line]] [[Image:Location Index.png|link=SAR Index (Basic)|alt=Location Index|Location Index]]
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<td bgcolor="lightgrey">[[Image:SAR_Peterborough-Quorn_Line.png|link=|alt=Peterborough-Quorn 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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<table width=500> <!-- BEGIN Peterborough/Gladstone Junction Sub Table -->
 
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<td bgcolor="Grey">[[Image:SAR_Peterborough_B_Name.png|link=SAR Peterborough (Basic)|alt=Peterborough|To Peterborough]]</td>
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<td width=350 align="right"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Junction for</span>&nbsp;[[Image:BrokenHillLine.png|link=|alt=Broken Hill Line]][[Image:TerowieLine.png|link=|alt=Terowie Line]]</td>
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[[Image:SAR_Peterborough_B_Name.png|link=SAR Peterborough|alt=Peterborough|To Peterborough]]
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<span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span>&nbsp;[[Image:BrokenHillLine.png|link=SAR Port Pirie-Broken Hill|alt=Broken Hill Line|Port Pirie-Broken Hill Line]][[Image:TerowieLine.png|link=SAR Peterborough-Terowie|alt=Terowie Line|Peterborough-Terowie Line]]
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<td>[[Image:Fuel_Icon.png|link=|alt=]][[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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[[image:Bunker_Oil_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]][[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Minvalara_Name.png|link=SAR Minvalara (Basic)|alt=Minvalara|To Minvalara]]</td>
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Minvalara -->
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Minvalara_Name.png|link=SAR Minvalara|alt=Minvalara|To Minvalara]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Minvalara Icons -->
<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Black Rock -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Black_Rock_Name.png|link=SAR Black Rock (Basic)|alt=Black Rock|To Black Rock]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Black_Rock_Name.png|link=SAR Black Rock|alt=Black Rock|To Black Rock]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Black Rock Icons -->
<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Orroroo -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Orroroo_Name.png|link=SAR Orroroo (Basic)|alt=Orroroo|To Orroroo]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Orroroo_Name.png|link=SAR Orroroo|alt=Orroroo|To Orroroo]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Orroroo Icons -->
<td>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=WYE]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=WYE]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Wallaway -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Wallaway_Name.png|link=SAR Wallaway (Basic)|alt=Wallaway|To Wallaway]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Wallaway_Name.png|link=SAR Wallaway|alt=Wallaway|To Wallaway]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Wallaway Icons -->
 
<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
 
<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Halls Well -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Halls_Well_Name.png|link=SAR Halls Well (Basic)|alt=Halls Well|To Halls Well]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Halls_Well_Name.png|link=SAR Halls Well|alt=Halls Well|To Halls Well]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Halls Well Icons -->
 
<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]]</td>
 
<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Eurelia Icons -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Eurelia_Name.png|link=SAR Eurelia (Basic)|alt=Eurelia|To Eurelia]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Eurelia_Name.png|link=SAR Eurelia|alt=Eurelia|To Eurelia]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Eurelia Icons -->
<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Carrieton -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Carrieton_Name.png|link=SAR Carrieton (Basic)|alt=Carrieton|To Carrieton]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Carrieton_Name.png|link=SAR Carrieton|alt=Carrieton|To Carrieton]]</td>
 
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Carrieton Icons -->
<td>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Moockra -->
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Moockra_Name.png|link=SAR Moockra|alt=Moockra|To Moockra]]</td>
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Moockra Icons -->
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Hammond -->
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Hammond_Name.png|link=SAR Hammond|alt=Hammond|To Hammond]]</td>
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Hammond Icons -->
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<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Bruce -->
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Bruce_Name.png|link=SAR Bruce|alt=Bruce|To Bruce]]</td>
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Bruce Icons -->
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<tr valign="top" bgcolor="Grey"> <!-- Kingswood -->
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Kingswood_Name.png|link=SAR Kingswood|alt=Kingswood|To Kingswood]]</td>
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</tr>
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<tr valign="top"> <!-- Kingswood Icons -->
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Moockra_Name.png|link=SAR Moockra (Basic)|alt=Moockra|To Moockra]]</td>
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<table width=500> <!-- BEGIN End Junction/Terminus Sub Table -->
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<td width=110> <!-- Insert station name graphic and link (bgcolor="Grey" may be needed) -->
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[[Image:SAR_Quorn_Name.png|link=SAR Quorn|alt=Quorn|To Quorn]]</td>
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<td align="right"> <!-- Insert "Junction for"/Terminus/Broad Gauge graphics -->
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<span style="font-weight: 700; color: white;">Junction for</span>&nbsp;[[Image:HawkerLine.png|link=|alt=Hawker Line]]
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]]
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</table> <!-- END Station Details Table -->
<td>[[Image:SAR_Hammond_Name.png|link=SAR Hammond (Basic)|alt=Hammond|To Hammond]]</td>
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<span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Symbols:</span></td>
 
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<td>[[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
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<td width=45>[[image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]]</td>
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<td width=205>'''Loco Coal Stage'''</td>
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<td width=45>[[image:Bunker_Oil_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]]</td>
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<td width=205>'''Bunker C Oil Fuel Point'''</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Bruce_Name.png|link=SAR Bruce (Basic)|alt=Bruce|To Bruce]]</td>
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<td>[[image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]]</td>
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<td>'''Passenger Stop (Active)'''</td>
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<td>[[image:Passenger_Icon_off.png|link=|alt=Passengers]]</td>
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<td>'''Passenger Stop (not Active)'''</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Livestock]]</td>
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<td>[[image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]]</td>
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<td>'''Loco Turntable'''</td>
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<td>[[image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]]</td>
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<td>'''Loco Shed'''</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:SAR_Kingswood_Name.png|link=SAR Kingswood (Basic)|alt=Kingswood|To Kingswood]]</td>
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<td>[[image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]]</td>
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<td>'''Loco Water Tank'''</td>
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<td>[[image:Wool_icon.png|link=|alt=Wool]]</td>
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<td>'''Wool Bales'''</td>
 
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<td>[[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
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<td>[[image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]]</td>
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<td>'''Goods Facility'''</td>
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<td>[[image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]]</td>
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<td>'''Grain Storage or Processing'''</td>
 
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<td bgcolor="Grey">[[Image:SAR_Quorn_Name.png|link=SAR Quorn (Basic)|alt=Quorn|To Quorn]]</td>
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<td>[[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]]</td>
<td width=350 align="right"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Junction for</span>&nbsp;[[Image:HawkerLine.png|link=|alt=Hawker Line]]</td>
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<td>'''Oil and Fuel Terminal'''</td>
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<td>[[image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Stockyard]]</td>
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<td>'''Stockyard'''</td>
 
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<td>[[image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]]</td>
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<td>'''Passing Loop'''</td>
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<td>[[image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=WYE]]</td>
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<td>'''Turning Triangle or WYE'''</td>
 
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<table width=600> <!-- BEGIN Line History Table -->
 
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<td>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]][[Image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]][[Image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]][[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]][[Image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]][[Image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]][[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]][[Image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]][[Image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]]</td>
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<span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Line History:</span><br><br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Opened:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1881-1882<br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Closed:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;1987-1988<br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">Length:&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;137km<br><br>
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Built as a narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Orroroo''' in 1881, it was extended to '''Quorn''' in 1882 where it joined the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;SAR Main Northern Line&nbsp;</span> (narrow gauge) from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Oodnadatta'''. The '''Northern Line''' was transferred to the '''Commonwealth Railways''' in the early 1920s. When it was extended to '''Alice Springs''' in 1926-29 it was renamed to the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;Central Australia Railway&nbsp;</span>.<br>
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When the standard gauge (4ft8.5in - 1435mm) '''Transcontinental Railway''' from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Kalgoolie''' was completed in 1917, the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">&nbsp;Peterborough-Quorn&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> became the route for all '''Transcontinental''' and '''Central Australia''' rail traffic until 1932 when a more direct broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Port Augusta''' was completed.<br>
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During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains. During the 1950s the main '''Central Australia Railway''' was diverted away from '''Quorn''' and the remaining line was truncated at '''Hawker'''. This significantly reduced the traffic and led to the removal of several passing loops on the '''Peterborough-Quorn''' line. The line from '''Port Pirie''' to '''Broken Hill''' was converted to standard gauge during 1969-1970 which isolated the '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''' from the rest of the narrow gauge network (the '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' line was closed in 1956).<br>
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In the 1960s there were 3 weekly return freight services between '''Peterborough''' and '''Quorn'''. The speed limit on the line in the 1960s and later was 30 to 35mph. The only exception was for the '''Brill''' passenger rail motors which had a limit of 47mph (which was the maximum possible speed of the vehicle).<br>
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In January 1970 all steam locos were withdrawn and replaced by two diesel locos based at '''Peterborough''', but one was later withdrawn. Limited regular freight services to '''Orroroo''' ran until 1973 when they were replaced by a road vehicle but trains still serviced the grain silos at '''Orroroo''', when needed. By 1979 there was only one weekly return service to '''Quorn''' and this usually terminated at '''Carrieton'''. The last timetabled return freight service to '''Quorn''' ran in 1980. Special steam passenger excursion trains still ran from '''Peterborough''' to '''Quorn''' upto the mid 1980s.<br>
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The line from '''Eurelia''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in March 1987 as it was regarded to be in poor condition. This was followed by the closure of the line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' in November 1988. The last scheduled services on the line were grain movements to clear the silos at '''Orroroo''' in October 1988 but the '''Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society''' continued to run excursion trains to '''Eurelia''' until 2002.<br>
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By 2008 the line south of '''Bruce''' had been removed with the original track preserved in only a few places of significance ('''Black Rock''', '''Wallaway''' and '''Eurelia''').<br>
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</table> <!-- END Line History Table -->
<td><span style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;">Symbols:</span><br>[[image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]] '''Loco Coal Stage'''<br>[[image:Fuel_Icon.png|link=|alt=Fuel]] '''Loco Diesel Fuel Point'''<br>[[image:Water_Icon.png|link=|alt=Water]] '''Loco Water Tank'''<br>[[image:Passenger_Icon.png|link=|alt=Passengers]] '''Passenger Stop'''<br><br>[[image:Shed_Icon.png|link=|alt=Shed]] '''Loco Shed'''<br>[[image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]] '''Loco Turntable'''</td>
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<td><br>[[image:Goods_Icon.png|link=|alt=Goods]] '''Goods Facility'''<br>[[image:Grain_Icon.png|link=|alt=Grain]] '''Grain Storage or Processing'''<br>[[image:Livestock_Icon.png|link=|alt=Stockyard]] '''Stockyard'''<br>[[Image:Oils_Icon.png|link=|alt=Oils_Fuels]] '''Oil and Fuel Terminal'''<br><br>[[image:Loop_Icon.png|link=|alt=Loop]] '''Passing Loop'''<br>[[image:WYE_Icon.png|link=|alt=WYE]] '''Turning Triangle or WYE'''</td>
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<span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Passenger Services:</span><br>
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The planners believed that the line would attract many settlers, industries and businesses to the region and, as a result, many of the stations were built in a "grand style". The reality never lived up to the expectations.<br>
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In the 1890s 6 return passenger services a week were timetabled - all were mixed services with a passenger car attached to a freight train. The journey time from '''Peterborough''' to '''Quorn''' was just over 4 hours.<br>
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A through express passenger service, the '''East-West Express''', ran from '''Terowie''' to '''Port Augusta''' from 1917 to 1932. This was replaced by a rail car service until 1938. The mixed freight and passenger services then returned as far as '''Quorn''' with a journey time of close to 6 hours. This continued until 1957 when a faster '''Brill''' diesel rail car running from '''Terowie''' to '''Quorn''' provided 3 return services each week. This was discontinued in 1969 when all passenger services on the line were cancelled.

Revision as of 14:19, 3 August 2022

Peterborough-Quorn Line Location Index Scenarios

Peterborough

Junction for Broken Hill LineTerowie Line

FuelCoalWaterShedTurntableLoopPassengersGoodsGrainLivestock
Minvalara
LoopPassengers
Black Rock
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Orroroo
CoalWaterLoopWYEPassengersGoodsGrainLivestock
Wallaway
LoopGoods
Halls Well
Water
Eurelia
WaterLoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Carrieton
CoalWaterLoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Moockra
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Hammond
WaterLoopPassengersGoods
Bruce
LoopPassengersGoodsLivestock
Kingswood
LoopGoods
Quorn

Junction for Hawker Line

CoalWaterShedTurntableLoopPassengersOils_FuelsGoodsGrain

Symbols:
Coal Loco Coal Stage Fuel Bunker C Oil Fuel Point
Passengers Passenger Stop (Active) Passengers Passenger Stop (not Active)
Turntable Loco Turntable Shed Loco Shed
Water Loco Water Tank Wool Wool Bales
Goods Goods Facility Grain Grain Storage or Processing
Oils_Fuels Oil and Fuel Terminal Stockyard Stockyard
Loop Passing Loop WYE Turning Triangle or WYE

Line History:

Opened:  1881-1882
Closed:  1987-1988
Length:  137km

Built as a narrow gauge (3ft6in - 1067mm) line from Peterborough to Orroroo in 1881, it was extended to Quorn in 1882 where it joined the  SAR Main Northern Line  (narrow gauge) from Port Augusta to Oodnadatta. The Northern Line was transferred to the Commonwealth Railways in the early 1920s. When it was extended to Alice Springs in 1926-29 it was renamed to the  Central Australia Railway .

When the standard gauge (4ft8.5in - 1435mm) Transcontinental Railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoolie was completed in 1917, the  Peterborough-Quorn Line  became the route for all Transcontinental and Central Australia rail traffic until 1932 when a more direct broad gauge (5ft3in - 1600mm) line from Port Pirie to Port Augusta was completed.

During the 1940s many of the passing loops on the line were lengthened to handle the longer troop and military freight trains. During the 1950s the main Central Australia Railway was diverted away from Quorn and the remaining line was truncated at Hawker. This significantly reduced the traffic and led to the removal of several passing loops on the Peterborough-Quorn line. The line from Port Pirie to Broken Hill was converted to standard gauge during 1969-1970 which isolated the Peterborough-Quorn Line from the rest of the narrow gauge network (the Port Augusta to Quorn line was closed in 1956).

In the 1960s there were 3 weekly return freight services between Peterborough and Quorn. The speed limit on the line in the 1960s and later was 30 to 35mph. The only exception was for the Brill passenger rail motors which had a limit of 47mph (which was the maximum possible speed of the vehicle).

In January 1970 all steam locos were withdrawn and replaced by two diesel locos based at Peterborough, but one was later withdrawn. Limited regular freight services to Orroroo ran until 1973 when they were replaced by a road vehicle but trains still serviced the grain silos at Orroroo, when needed. By 1979 there was only one weekly return service to Quorn and this usually terminated at Carrieton. The last timetabled return freight service to Quorn ran in 1980. Special steam passenger excursion trains still ran from Peterborough to Quorn upto the mid 1980s.

The line from Eurelia to Quorn was closed in March 1987 as it was regarded to be in poor condition. This was followed by the closure of the line from Peterborough to Eurelia in November 1988. The last scheduled services on the line were grain movements to clear the silos at Orroroo in October 1988 but the Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society continued to run excursion trains to Eurelia until 2002.

By 2008 the line south of Bruce had been removed with the original track preserved in only a few places of significance (Black Rock, Wallaway and Eurelia).

Passenger Services:

The planners believed that the line would attract many settlers, industries and businesses to the region and, as a result, many of the stations were built in a "grand style". The reality never lived up to the expectations.

In the 1890s 6 return passenger services a week were timetabled - all were mixed services with a passenger car attached to a freight train. The journey time from Peterborough to Quorn was just over 4 hours.

A through express passenger service, the East-West Express, ran from Terowie to Port Augusta from 1917 to 1932. This was replaced by a rail car service until 1938. The mixed freight and passenger services then returned as far as Quorn with a journey time of close to 6 hours. This continued until 1957 when a faster Brill diesel rail car running from Terowie to Quorn provided 3 return services each week. This was discontinued in 1969 when all passenger services on the line were cancelled.
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