Peterborough–Quorn railway line

Peterborough–Quorn railway line
Overview
System South Australian Railways
Status Closed & removed
Coordinates 32°36′15.0″S 138°33′32.4″E / 32.604167°S 138.559000°E / -32.604167; 138.559000
Termini Peterborough
Quorn
Continues from Roseworthy-Peterborough line
Continues as Stirling North-Hawker line
Operation
Opened Peterborough-Orroroo: 23 November 1881
Orroroo-Quorn: 22 May 1882
Closed Eurelia-Quorn: 3 March 1987
Peterborough-Eurelia: 22 November 1988
Operator(s) South Australian Railways
Australian National
Technical
Line length 130.2 km (80.9 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

blue is narrow gauge, red is standard gauge
Crystal Brook-Broken Hill
to Broken Hill & Sydney
248 km
from Adelaide
 Peterborough
Crystal Brook-Broken Hill
to Adelaide, Perth & Darwin
 22.5 km Black Rock
 35.5 km Orroroo
 46.5 km Walloway
 57.5 km Eurelia
 72 km Carrieton
 83.5 km Mookra
 96 km Hammond
 108.5 km Bruce
Central Australia Railway
to Hawker, Marree & Alice Springs
 129.5 km Quorn
Pichi Richi Railway
to Port Augusta
Route[1] Distances[2]

The Peterborough–Quorn railway line was a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railway line on the South Australian Railways network. Located in the upper Mid North of South Australia, it opened from Peterborough to Orroroo on 23 November 1881, being extended to Quorn on 22 May 1882.[3]

Following the opening of the Trans-Australian Railway in 1917 it became part of the main east-west railway across Australia from Sydney to Perth. This ceased in 1937 when the Trans-Australian Railway was altered to operate via Port Pirie.

At the time it was built, Quorn was on the Central Australia Railway from Port Augusta to Alice Springs, and Peterborough was on the Port Pirie–Broken Hill railway line from Port Pirie to Broken Hill.

It closed between Eurelia and Quorn on 3 March 1987, and Peterborough and Eurelia on 22 November 1988.[3] After closure, part of the line was used by the Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society.

References

  1. ↑ "South Australian Railway MAPS". Johnny's Pages - Old S.A.R. Shunter's Memories. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Chris Drymalik. "Route Information Peterborough to Quorn". Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 Quinlan, Howard; Newland, John (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 58. ISBN 0 909650 49 7.

Further reading

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