Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line
Former railway line in South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It extended from a junction at Roseworthy on the Morgan railway line through Hamley Bridge, Riverton, initially to Tarlee, then extended in stages to Peterborough.
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Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Partially closed and removed, remaining section dormant |
Locale | Mid North |
Termini | |
Continues from | Morgan line |
Continues as | Peterborough-Quorn line |
Service | |
System | South Australian Railways |
Operator(s) | South Australian Railways Australian National Australian Southern Railroad |
History | |
Opened | Roseworthy-Forresters: 3 July 1869 Forresters-Manoora: 21 February 1870 Manoora-Burra: 29 August 1870 Burra-Hallett: 10 March 1878 Hallett-Terowie: 14 December 1880 Terowie-Peterborough: 11 May 1881 |
Closed | Hallett-Peterborough: 26 July 1988 Burra-Hallett: 14 November 1990 Saddleworth-Burra: 12 March 2004 Roseworthy-Saddleworth: 31 October 2005 Gawler-Roseworthy: 11 October 2007 |
Technical | |
Line length | 199.1 km (123.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
Old gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) north of Terowie until 1970 |
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