Sedan railway line
| Sedan railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Termini |
Monarto South Sedan (original) Cambrai (1964-1980s) Apamurra (final) |
| Continues from | Adelaide-Wolseley line |
| Operation | |
| Opening | 13 October 1919 |
| Closed | 2000s |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge |
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (original) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (from 1996) |
The Sedan railway line branched off from the South Australian Railways' Adelaide to Wolseley line at Monarto South running 69 kilometres north to Sedan.
History
The Sedan line opened Monarto South to Sedan on 13 October 1919.[1][2]
In 1964, the line was curtailed to Cambrai, briefly reopening in 1967 to assist in the construction of the Swan Reach to Sedan pieline.[2] It was cut back further to Apamurra in the 1980s. Parts of the line between Apamurra and Cambrai were removed in 2001 by the Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society for use on its Stirling North to Port Augusta line.[3][4]
In August 1995, work commenced to gauge covert the line south of Apamurra to standard gauge.[5][3]It was completed in time for the 1996 harvest.[6] The line closed in the mid-2000s.
References
- ↑ Monarto to Sedan Railway Adelaide Advertiser 11 October 1919
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sedan South Australian History
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Port Augusta track extension project Pichi Richi Railway
- ↑ The NM25 Conservation Project Newsletter of Heritage Engineering Australia June 2001
- ↑ "SA Murray Lands Renaissance" Railway Digest page 15
- ↑ "South Australia" Railway Digest July 1996 page 37