SAR Quorn

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<td><span style="font-weight: 700; background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Commodities:&nbsp;</span>
 
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<td style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700;">&nbsp;Loco Services:&nbsp;</span>
 
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<td align="center" width=50>[[Image:Coal_Icon.png|link=|alt=Coal]]<br><span style="font-size: 10px; color: white; font-weight: 700;">Coal</span><br>[[image:Loco_Label.png|link=]]</td>
 
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<td><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Facilities:&nbsp;</span></span>
 
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<td align="center" width=50>[[Image:Turntable_Icon.png|link=|alt=Turntable]]<br><span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700;">Turntable</span><br>[[image:Loco_Label.png|link=]]</td>
 
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<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">&nbsp;Scenario Sessions Starting at Quorn:&nbsp;</span></span></td>
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<td width=375>[[image:No_7.png|link=|alt=7]]&nbsp;'''[[SAR Scenario Quorn-Peterborough Freight|Quorn-Peterborough Local Freight]]'''</td>
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<td width=375>[[image:No_8.png|link=|alt=8]]&nbsp;'''[[SAR Scenario Quorn-Peterborough Empty Fuel|Quorn-Peterborough Empty Fuel]]'''</td>
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<td bgcolor="lightcyan">[[image:No_15.png|link=|alt=15]]&nbsp;'''[[SAR Scenario Quorn Shunter|Quorn Shunter]]'''</td>
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Major manned station and junction on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Port&nbsp;Augusta-Hawker&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> and the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Peterborough-Quorn&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> and until 1932 a vital part of the '''Transcontinental Railway''' from '''Sydney''' to '''Perth'''. From 1926 to 1973 '''Quorn''' was staffed by the '''Commonwealth Railways'''. From 1973 to March 1978 it was staffed by the '''SAR'''.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Port Augusta:&nbsp;</span> 40 kms, 24&frac34; miles <span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;from Peterborough:&nbsp;</span> 130 kms, 80&frac12; miles</span><br>
  
Multiple Loops and sidings for station, goods, grain and fuel depot plus loco servicing facilities.<br>
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Major manned station and junction on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Hawker&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> and the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Peterborough-Quorn&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> and until 1932 a vital part of the '''Transcontinental Railway''' from '''Sydney''' to '''Perth'''.<br>
  
'''Quorn''' was originally the junction between the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Central Australia Line&nbsp;</span> ('''Port Augusta''' to '''Alice Springs''') which was operated by the '''Commonwealth Railways (CR)''' and the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Peterborough-Quorn Line&nbsp;</span> which was operated by the '''SAR'''. It was a major service and supply centre.<br>
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Multiple loops and sidings for station, goods, grain and fuel depot plus loco servicing facilities.<br>
  
In 1950 the '''Central Australia Line''' was diverted away from '''Quorn''' and in 1956 the old '''Central Australia Line''' from '''Port Augusta''' was closed except for the section between '''Quorn''' and '''Hawker''' where the '''CR''' continued to operate a single weekly freight service. As a result traffic through '''Quorn''' declined significantly.<br>
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From the 1880s '''Quorn''' was the junction between the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Great Northern Line&nbsp;</span> ('''Port Augusta''' to '''Oodnadatta''') and the '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''', both operated by the '''SAR'''. In the 1920s the '''Great Northern Line''' was transferred to the '''Commonwealth Railways''' and was extended to '''Alice Springs'''. It then became known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Central Australia Railway&nbsp;</span>.<br>
  
After the closure of the '''Quorn-Hawker Line''' in 1972, '''Quorn''' became the operations centre for the '''Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society''', a narrow gauge steam preservation railway.<br>
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In the 1950s the lower portion of the '''Central Australia Railway''' from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Maree''' was replaced by a new standard gauge (4ft8&frac12;in - 1435mm) line on a completely different alignment that bypassed '''Quorn''' and most of the original narrow gauge line.  The bypassed line was closed except for the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Hawker''' which became known as the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Hawker Line&nbsp;</span>. This eliminated virtually all traffic passing through '''Quorn''' and significantly reduced the traffic on the '''Peterborough-Quorn Line'''.<br>
  
The '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''' closed in 1987. The '''Pichi Richi Railway''' is still in operation on the restored narrow gauge line between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta'''.
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Passenger services ended in 1969 but heritage excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' continued to run until the mid 1980s.<br>
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In 1972 the '''Hawker Line''' was closed and in 1974 '''Quorn''' became the operations centre for the '''[https://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/ Pichi Richi Railway]''', a narrow gauge steam preservation railway. The '''Pichi Richi Railway''' initially ran heritage trains between '''Quorn''' and '''Summit''', a few kms towards '''Port Augusta''', but by 2001 they had restored the entire line to '''Port Augusta'''.<br>
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The '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''' was closed in 1987 but the '''Pichi Richi Railway''' is still in operation running narrow gauge heritage tourist trains between '''Quorn''' and '''Port Augusta'''.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 2 April 2024

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Port Augusta-Hawker Line   Location Index
Scenarios


Kingswood
Port Augusta-Hawker Line
Peterborough-Quorn

Quorn map

 Commodities: 
Passengers
Passengers
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Goods
Goods
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Grain
Grain
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Oils
Fuels
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 Loco Services: 
Coal
Coal
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Water
Water
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 Facilities: 
Shed
Depot
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Loop
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Turntable
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 Scenario Sessions Starting at Quorn: 
7 Quorn-Peterborough Local Freight 8 Quorn-Peterborough Empty Fuel
15 Quorn Shunter  
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 Distance from Port Augusta:  40 kms, 24¾ miles  from Peterborough:  130 kms, 80½ miles

Major manned station and junction on the  Hawker Line  and the  Peterborough-Quorn Line  and until 1932 a vital part of the Transcontinental Railway from Sydney to Perth.

Multiple loops and sidings for station, goods, grain and fuel depot plus loco servicing facilities.

From the 1880s Quorn was the junction between the  Great Northern Line  (Port Augusta to Oodnadatta) and the Peterborough-Quorn Line, both operated by the SAR. In the 1920s the Great Northern Line was transferred to the Commonwealth Railways and was extended to Alice Springs. It then became known as the  Central Australia Railway .

In the 1950s the lower portion of the Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta to Maree was replaced by a new standard gauge (4ft8½in - 1435mm) line on a completely different alignment that bypassed Quorn and most of the original narrow gauge line. The bypassed line was closed except for the section from Quorn to Hawker which became known as the  Hawker Line . This eliminated virtually all traffic passing through Quorn and significantly reduced the traffic on the Peterborough-Quorn Line.

Passenger services ended in 1969 but heritage excursion trains from Peterborough continued to run until the mid 1980s.

In 1972 the Hawker Line was closed and in 1974 Quorn became the operations centre for the Pichi Richi Railway, a narrow gauge steam preservation railway. The Pichi Richi Railway initially ran heritage trains between Quorn and Summit, a few kms towards Port Augusta, but by 2001 they had restored the entire line to Port Augusta.

The Peterborough-Quorn Line was closed in 1987 but the Pichi Richi Railway is still in operation running narrow gauge heritage tourist trains between Quorn and Port Augusta.

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Peterborough-Quorn
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