Peterborough railway line

Peterborough railway line
Overview
Status closed
Locale South Australia
Technical
No. of tracks 1
Track gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
Route map

The Peterborough railway line was a railway line in South Australia. It extended from a junction at Roseworthy on the Morgan railway line through Hamley Bridge, Riverton, initially to Burra, then extended to Peterborough on the Port Pirie-Cockburn line.

The Burra Burra railway was initially proposed as early as 1850, before any other railways north from Port Adelaide.[2] The first stage, from Roseworthy to Forresters (now Tarlee) was opened on 3 July 1869.[3] It extended to Redruth near Burra, opening on 29 August 1870.[4] The broad gauge line was extended to Terowie (opened 14 December 1880),[5] which had a break of gauge with narrow gauge continuing to Peterborough until the 1970s, when this section was converted to broad gauge.

Regular passenger services ceased at the end of 1986, with the last passenger train being a ARHS steam train on 19 September 1992. The line north of Burra was removed in 1992-1993. Grain was transported by rail until January 1999, and the entire line has not been used since 2004.[6]

References

  1. ↑ South Australia. Chief Engineer for Railways; Vaughan, A. (Alfred); South Australia. Surveyor-General's Office (1910), Map shewing lines of railways in South Australia, Novr. 1910, Surveyor General's Office, retrieved 1 December 2015
  2. ↑ "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY.". Adelaide Times (SA: National Library of Australia). 10 January 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "ROSEWORTHY AND FORRESTERS RAILWAY.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 10 July 1869. p. 12. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "OPENING OF THE NORTHERN EXTENSION RAILWAY.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 30 August 1870. p. 5. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "OPENING OF THE HALLETT AND TEROWIE RAILWAY.". Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 15 December 1880. p. 3 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Michelle (9 April 2015). "Burra Railway Station Official Re-Opening". burrabroadcaster.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
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