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4605:
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70:
9704:
9589:
9207:
1309:
3463:
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1937:
1892:
1791:
1662:
1374:
1149:
837:
722:
3916:
2899:
2808:
2485:
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1746:
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3225:
3208:
3116:
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2712:
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1813:
4366:
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1989:
1885:
1739:
1669:
1617:
1381:
1142:
960:
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3173:
3070:
3006:
2999:
2967:
2923:
2696:
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2518:
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1982:
1610:
953:
627:
561:
389:
4406:
4373:
4163:
4027:
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3504:
3496:
3325:
3308:
3189:
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2931:
2866:
2674:
2657:
2477:
815:
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595:
536:
336:
300:
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Augusta to Alice
Springs; the cost of construction, maintenance and comparative economics of the respective routes; the probability of increased tonnage of coal hauled from Leigh Creek and the consequential financial results on the cost of constructing and operating railways on the respective routes. Consideration of "any break-of-gauge station required at the northern terminus of the standard gauge line" was explicitly excluded.
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2126:
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2080:
2057:
2034:
2011:
1959:
1914:
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1768:
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1691:
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982:
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that washouts occurred at some locations almost every year. When heavy rains fell inland in New South Wales and
Queensland, gigantic "flash floods" came down normally dry riverbeds; bridges, embankments and other earthworks gave way under the onslaught. All but the largest bridge were severely damaged or washed away entirely, and miles of track were washed out – almost every year at some locations.
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due to the water available at the terminus. The length was to be "198 miles 66.92 chains", and the route consisted of "no less than 64 bridges, ranging in length from 20 feet to 740 feet, 470 flood-openings from 10 to 40 feet wide, 550 culverts from 2 feet 6 inches to 10 feet wide, 61 pipe-drains,and
7456:
Heavy rains. All roads into Alice
Springs closed. Low-level bridge at Finke destroyed. Line closed from 13 January to 16 March. No passenger services until 1 April. Lake Eyre, normally dry, flooded to its deepest in recorded history. On the southern shore of Lake Eyre South, levees were required and
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line duplicated the southern section from Port
Augusta to Maree in 1957 on a new nearby alignment. The entire Central Australia Railway was superseded in 1980 after the standard gauge Tarcoola–Alice Springs Railway was opened, using a new route up to 200 km to the west. A small southern section
7863:
For south-to-north sequence, read across. As an indication of settlement today, 2016 census populations of 100 or more are shown as . Population figures of early years are not available. Compared with the final decades of the 20th century, the present-day population Port
Augusta is higher; Stirling
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ten years later, to which Stuart is believed to have given attention during his travels, was very similar. When the railway route was surveyed, it was hardly surprising that it followed the reliable sources of water. The downside – an endless source of frustration for the railway maintainers – was
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Significant debate about the cost delayed and eventually altered the final design. The costs were significant for the South
Australian colony and there was rigorous debate over that period. Mineral extraction was touted as the key benefit, with farming and passenger traffic deemed by many as being
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and between 1951 and 1954, discussions surrounded two route options to upgrade to standard gauge. Option B2 was upgrading the current line to
Telford, the C option was the chosen option which was up to 32 km west of the current line. The South Australian and Federal governments bickered over
6531:
Authorised the
Commonwealth Railways to construct a standard-gauge railway from Stirling North to Brachina. Specified that the total cost of this railway and the previously authorised Brachina to Leigh Creek North Coalfield railway, including the cost of rolling stock, was not to exceed 11
7780:
line mothballed after power station and mine closure. On 3 December 2016, Chicago
Freight Car Leasing Australia began storing wagons in the disused sidings at Stirling North. various rail operators including Bowmans Rail, Sydney Rail Services, One Rail Australia, Southern Shorthaul Railroad and
7634:
The federal minister of transport travelled to the area in mid-1954 and confirmed the extension from
Telford Cut to Marree. The cost was set at 1,241,000 pounds, compared to 821,000 pounds to bring the existing line up to an acceptable level including ballasting and possible bridge replacement.
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In 1949, both South Australia and the Federal Government enacted the Railway Standardisation (South Australia) Agreement Act which looked at the upgrade of all lines to standard gauge, including the Central Australia Line. The act was more of an overarching statement rather than a commitment to
6510:
Appointed a royal commission to investigate which of two routes were more suitable for the construction of a standard gauge railway between Stirling North and Brachina. Specific factors ordered to be taken into account included the proposed conversion to standard gauge of the railway from Port
6489:
Authorised an agreement between the Commonwealth and SA for the federal government to construct a railway "as soon as practicable" from Brachina to Leigh Creek North Coalfield; acknowledged that the limited capacity of the narrow-gauge line to transport coal to the impending Port Augusta power
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Authorised a Commonwealth–SA agreement for railway gauges in SA to be converted to standard gauge on grounds of defence and development of Australia, facilitation of interstate trade and commerce, and to secure maximum efficiency and economy in railway operation – financed 70 per cent
6490:
station necessitated a standard-gauge railway. (The Act provided only for 60 per cent of the required distance from the coalfield to Port Augusta; objection by the South Australian Government to the alignment of routes further south led to a royal commission being appointed.)
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The first train consisted of 12 carriages including Mail and Fruit vans. There were 60 first class and 60 second class passengers and left on 5 August 1929 however an official ceremony to be attended by the Prime Minister was cancelled due to the cost of running a special train.
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and the Commonwealth Railways Commissioner, Mr. P. J. Hannaberry, both stated that they were "strongly in favour" to extend the standard gauge line all the way to Alice Springs in 1952. By April 1954, Hannaberry had changed his mind and stated it was "out of the question".
6469:
Commonwealth, 30 per cent SA. In a supplementary provision in the Schedule, the Commonwealth undertook to standardise the Central Australia Railway and North Australia Railway and to build a new standard-gauge railway to close the Alice Springs–Birdum gap.
5190:
South Australia hands the Northern Territory to the Commonwealth Government, including the Great Northern Railway. The South Australian Railways continues to provide trains and staff for the time being, with the Commonwealth bearing losses and liabilities.
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From the proposal for a line heading north of Port Augusta to turning the first sod in 1878 took 18 years and the process was referred to by the press as one "which has so far failed to extend itself out of the region of nebulous ideas.".
7631:. This would reduce the bruising of the cattle and shorten the time to market as well as increase the number of cattle that could be transferred. Transferring livestock at Telford was considered problematic with coal dust and machinery.
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of rainfall (1865), excluding rains in 1865, 1872 and some other years, was shown as being highly accurate with communities and cropping lands north of his line being abandoned after long dry spells. The entire railway is north of this
7183:
Marree Mixed stranded due to flooding further north. Major flooding north of Oodnadatta. Floodwaters nearly 16 feet (4.9 metres) over rails and 2.4 kilometres (1.5 miles) wide at Peake Creek. Finke River 7 feet (2.1 metres) over rails.
6206:
The company would be entitled to a grant of the land traversed by the railway for a breadth of two chains, and to grants of contiguous blocks of land up to 20 square miles at the rate of two square miles for every mile traversed by the
6552:
Authorised the standard-gauge line to be extended to Marree, subject to agreement by the SA Government. Specified that the total cost of this railway and the two railways previously authorised was not to exceed 12.241 million
6532:
million pounds. (This Act provided for the remaining 40 per cent of the distance from the coalfield to Port Augusta, the SA Government having accepted the findings of the royal commission, causing a delay of 24 months.)
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7786:
2018: For a short period between 28 February 2018 & 29 July 2018, Bowmans Rail were operating a section of the former Leigh Creek Line for a few kms to off-load containers used in the construction of the Bungala Solar
7367:
Railway closed for two days; Hamilton River (Pedirka) and Stevenson Creek (Ilbunga) flooded. Hookina River flood delayed traffic for 36 hours, then another 36 hours five days later. Further floods on 16 October washed
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funding up to $ 125 million (plus $ 25 million if necessary for contingencies, and $ 26.5 million to underwrite any loans) to the Alice Springs to Darwin railway. Included the South Australian and
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All military, police, and other forces, when proceeding on duty, and all public mails and public stores, or stores belonging to a public department, were to be conveyed in the ordinary trains free of charge.
6782:
The Northern Territory Act (Cth 1910) required the building of a north–south railway although no date was specified. Two unballasted routes were shortlisted with a standard gauge line from Kingoonya to
6107:(232 km). The 1867 Act stated that the line would be 200 miles from Port Augusta. Newspapers of the time did mention extending the line to Port Darwin although this was not gazetted in Parliament.
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uneconomic alone although others suggest the key products were 'wool, station stores, and copper' in that order. The cost per kilometre was set in the Acts which precluded more expensive options.
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Railway workers were paid 5 pounds, 8 shillings a week and a request for this to be raised to 6 pounds per week was refused by Sir John Quick in the Federal Arbitration Court on 11 March 1927.
6448:
to be constructed to meet the Port Augusta (Central Australia) Railway at the South Australian border and be referred to as The Transcontinental Railway. No start or completion date included.
7514:, the locomotives had a maximum range of about 1130 kilometres (700 miles) and were designed to haul 330 long tons (300 tonnes) at 50 kilometres per hour (31 miles per hour) on level track.
5179:
Tenders called for extension of railway from Oodnadatta to Pine Creek, Northern Territory. The contract was not signed: the federal government blocked the employment of Chinese labourers.
4865:
Act of Parliament passed, offering land grants in exchange for constructing a railway north from Port Augusta. Goyder advises that a railway through Pichi Richi Pass is "not practical".
7037:
Services suspended 17 January to 6 March after some Finke River bridge piers were carried away and others were damaged. A deviation was put in place to run the line over the river bed.
5103:
Public meeting in Adelaide called for bridges at Strangways Springs and Peake Creek to be purchased locally rather than cheaper English bridges. Cost difference was £11,944 v. £8145.
6095:
A multitude of routes and end-points were nominated with over a dozen potential routes explored, most of these to the north. End points that were discussed included Government Gums (
7838:
The Farina Restoration Project Group, whose members travel to the former town at agreed periods to work voluntarily, is restoring the small, now-deserted railway township of
7824:, was the other terminus. It progressively restored and operated the Pichi Richi Railway as a working museum, upgrading track and undertaking preservation of a wide range of
7494:
had increased from one a week to 147. Rolling stock, sidings, marshaling areas and water points for the steam engines were all key issues in increasing traffic on the line.
19:
This article is about the former Central Australia Railway, which was built between 1878 and 1929 and dismantled in 1981. For the current north–south railway lines, see
4735:
for alternatives. This colloquial term for the railway appears to have been widely in use from at least the early 1930s; it may have been in use prior to this. The new
7576:
requiring a standard gauge railway, which would need to be less susceptible to flooding than the existing route designed for diesel-electric engines rather than steam.
6203:
in the event of war or civil commotion, the whole of the resources of the railway were to be placed at the disposal of the government at the charges actually incurred.
4599:
The routes of the narrow-gauge Central Australia Railway (1878–1980) and the standard-gauge Marree line which replaced the southernmost third of the route (1957–2019).
7828:
rolling stock and some locomotives, secured against deterioration in the former running sheds. Between 2000 and 2002, the line was extended 12 km (7 mi) to
6723:
Between 1891 and 1926, the railway line was not extended. Discussion occurred about if the existing line should be extended or commence a standard gauge railway from
6635:
6627:
Design, construction, as well as a hiatus, occurred in four periods distinct under both South Australian and Federal Australian Governments over a fifty-year period.
7015:
Widespread rain caused damage in various parts of Central Australia. A deviation at Algebuckina River was washed out twice while the bridge was being strengthened.
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9293:
6651:
Around 1871, there was general agreement between Robert C. Patteson, Assistant Engineer (report writer), H. C. Mais, (Engineer-in-Chief) and Surveyor General.
4611:
Perspective view with the southern Flinders Ranges routes in the foreground. Political pressure mandated the difficult eastern alignment of the original route.
7835:
In May 2016, traffic ceased on the standard gauge line between Telford Cut coal mine and Port Augusta after the power station at Port Paterson was shut down.
5732:
First NT class diesel-electric locos in service. All were later transferred to Darwin; they returned south after the North Australia Railway closed in 1976.
5667:
through Pichi Richi Pass. Passengers travel by standard-gauge train from Port Augusta to Copley. Copley becomes transfer station for freight and passengers.
6839:
The choice of route through the most arid regions of Australia was influenced above all by the need for water for steam locomotives. Since time immemorial,
9105:
7356:
Numerous washouts between Willochra and Nilpena. Hookina bridge destroyed. Deviation built in two weeks, then also washed away in July and October 1956.
5557:
Royal Commission report recommends Brachina to Stirling North route west of the Flinders Ranges for new standard-gauge line, bypassing Quorn and Hawker.
7122:
Rodinga: a locomotive and three wagons used in repairing tracks after recent floods dived nose-first into Camel Creek after the bridge was undermined.
5349:
34-kilometre (21-mile) line built from Oodnadatta to Wire Creek, which becomes construction base for the 439-kilometre (273-mile) extension to Stuart.
5711:
Narrow-gauge line between Copley and Marree closed. Rails then lifted. Marree becomes transfer station between standard-gauge and narrow-gauge lines.
6119:
wanted to build the line and there were others who thought 'capitalists', predominantly from the United Kingdom, would offer better value for money.
7759:
1981: The entire narrow gauge line was closed with the section between Marree (372 km) and Alice Springs (1243 km) abandoned, replaced by
6353:
of "three feet six inches" for the Palmerston and Pine Creek railway (i.e., what was to become the northern part of the Central Australia Railway).
5168:
Y class loco no. 141 is allocated to the Northern Division of the SAR. (It was later modified to a Yx class and is now at the Pichi Richi Railway.)
10233:
10243:
7026:
More than 450 miles (720 kilometres) of track damaged by heavy rain after a seven-year drought; "unparalleled in the history of the railway"
6187:
Speed was to be a "rate of not less than eight miles an hour for the whole distance travelled, including stoppages (luggage trains excepted)".
7511:
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were the Western Plains and the Pichi Richi routes. The Pichi Richi route, while more expensive, offered access to the farmland to the west.
4664:
Initially the northern end point had not be determined. Government acts and the press used a number of terms prior to construction including
6230:
Purpose was "to encourage the formation of railways northwards from Port Augusta, or Port Paterson, with a branch line between those ports".
8397:
4985:
Official "turning of the first sod" of the Port Augusta and Government Gums Railway at Port Augusta by state governor Sir William Jervois.
10056:
7435:
Major flooding in many locations; track breached in more than 32 places. Low-Level Finke bridge again destroyed. Line closed for 27 days.
7269:
Railway closed for 23 days. Marree Mixed stranded. The Peake, Alberga, Stevenson, Hamilton and Finke rivers flooded. Food dropped by air.
7548:
The railway had a history of extensive flood damage as the original steam engines required access to streams which were prone to floods.
6087:
There was fierce debate about the gauge of the line, the maximum weight to be carried and maximum speed as all three dictated the cost.
5061:
Official opening of the Port Augusta and Government Gums Railway and Terowie to Quorn Railway at Quorn by Governor Sir William Jervois.
7707:
7409:
was held up for nearly a week by floods described as "the worst since 1938", and 114 of the 140 passengers were eventually flown from
5444:
New loco shed and Kennicott water treatment plant constructed at Quorn. New sheds also built at Marree, Oodnadatta and Alice Springs.
10223:
10004:
9039:
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16 people were marooned at Finke River railway crossing, which was 4 feet (1.2 metres) under water; ten washaways were to the south
9511:
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Alberga and Hamilton Rivers flood, making 180 mi (290 km) of line impassable; a coal train was among the trains stranded
4421:
5626:
Standard-gauge line to Brachina completed. "Piggyback" trains commence on 4 June for coal and cattle trains (until 25 June 1956).
10190:
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6253:
Authorised SA Government to sell any railway or tram line; reflected lack of commitment to financing railways in South Australia.
166:
144:
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and Alice Springs was notoriously prone to delays, often caused by flash floods washing away bridges and tracks. Some track was
6139:
The following Acts were passed by the parliament of South Australia and, after federation in 1901, the Australian parliament.
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Finke River bridge destroyed by floodwaters. Traffic suspended for seven weeks until March 1930. Deviation built downstream.
4954:
Survey for Port Augusta and Northern Railway looking at alternative routes. Completion of Overland Telegraph Line to Darwin.
8883:
6755:
A Commonwealth Railways poster of the 1940s advertising train travel to winter holidays in Central Australia. The scene is
6611:
6124:
5525:
Commonwealth Railways commissioner recommends construction of a standard-gauge railway from Stirling North to Leigh Creek.
754:
7424:
Extensive flooding and damage. Ghan stuck at William Creek with loco derailed. Ghan passengers airlifted from Oodnadatta.
4604:
10207:
7792:
2023: Trains now run as required to CFCLA’s (now RailFirst Asset Management) Stirling North Yard including twice in 2023.
7528:
6181:
Carriage of passengers, merchandise and produce between Port Augusta and some point (not less than 100 miles) northwards.
3933:
8847:
5855:
Construction commences on Tarcoola to Alice Springs line. First sod turned by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam at Tarcoola.
9984:
7301:
No trains for 3 weeks Quorn to Marree; shortage of coal from Telford Cut coalfields shortages disrupted power supplies
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Commonwealth Railways takes over operation of the Great Northern Railway and names it the Central Australia Railway.
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The South Australian Government and agriculturists wanted to extend the standard gauge line a further 88 km to
5288:
Sleeping car introduced between Terowie and Marree. An SAR employee at Quorn jokingly names the train to Oodnadatta
8256:
7781:
Pacific National have operated trains to and from the sidings for desire or temporary storage of trains and wagons.
6751:
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after the rails were lifted in 1981. Much of the 1241 km (771 mi) railway was laid on bare earth without
4736:
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671:
475:
20:
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placed pressure on the remaining narrow gauge sections that remained opened due to transfer and maintenance costs.
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99:
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South Australian Tourism Commission; Northern Territory Department of Lands, Planning & Environment (2001),
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Two passenger and two goods trains were to be provided at least twice a week, one way, for the entire length.
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578:
108:
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In 1944, it was reported that trains had increased on the line from the normal two a week to 56, whilst the
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Algebuckina bridge strengthened for NM class locos. Deviation used, but soon damaged twice by flood waters.
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7829:
6100:
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Railway extended to Coward Springs by Engineer-in-Chief South Australia, using unemployment relief labour.
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Construction starts on the Port Augusta and Government Gums Railway. Equipment stockpiled at Port Augusta.
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1848:
679:
103:
9546:. No. 25, 237. (Original, Melbourne. Digital reproduction, Canberra: National Library of Australia –
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Washouts caused by 6.8 inches (170 millimetres) of rain; line closed for three weeks, food dropped by air
5476:
Leigh Creek coal trains start. Coal goes via Quorn (narrow gauge) then Terowie to Adelaide (broad gauge).
10199:
10011:, Northern Territory Department of Lands, Planning & Environment, South Australian Tourism Commission
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of rainfall) about the length and route of the railway. All three could not see going further north than
5567:
Playford power station opens at Port Augusta. Narrow-gauge coal trains operate through Pichi Richi Pass.
5466:
Crash near Copley. Freight train hauled by NM25 runs into the rear of troop train; four soldiers killed.
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32:
28:
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and not ballasted and thus loads and speeds were both reduced, reducing the profitability of the line.
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the deviation track away and because a new standard-gauge line had been built it was never restored.
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to build a standard-gauge line, well to the west of the Central Australia Railway, from the existing
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157:
128:
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Along the old Ghan line: a guide to discovering the old Ghan railway: Port Augusta to Alice Springs
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Port Augusta power stations closed and demolished. Port Augusta to Leigh Creek railway mothballed.
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Commonwealth Railways becomes Australian National Railways (ANR), a new federal government agency.
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followed a similar route during several expeditions between 1858 and 1862. The route taken by the
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4624:, which was built between 1878 and 1929 and dismantled in 1980, was a 1241 km (771 mi)
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3017:
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36:
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Arrival of first NDH "Gloucester" railcars to operate Port Augusta to Marree passenger service.
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6791:. The 270 miles 65 chain extension was passed after a number of debates in Federal Parliament.
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48:
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Railway extended to William Creek. More sharp curves in Pichi Richi Pass eased by deviations.
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161:
138:
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and the section from Port Augusta to Stirling North was realigned and restored in 2000–2002.
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got their way with option C avoiding Quorn and the work commenced on the 255 km line.
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24:
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Margaret Creek bridge washed out; large pigsty constructed. Alice Creek bridge destroyed.
8:
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The first sod was turned at Port Augusta on 18 January 1878 and took until 1882 to reach
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69:
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Train entered the creek south of station after rains. Driver of locomotive Y141 killed.
6767:. Both the size of the cliff and the speed of the train bore no connection with reality.
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Line completed to Stuart. First passenger train hauled into Stuart by NM35 on 6 August.
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in the 1890s and into the twentieth century. The most southern part of the line between
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8358:. Charters Towers. 28 April 1921. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
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featuring the original route of the Ghan (and the infamously slow speed of the train).
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1822:
1325:
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North much higher; Quorn lower; Marree and Oodnadatta much lower; Alice Springs lower.
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estimated at 4.5m pounds and the 1.7m pound narrow gauge extension from Oodnadatta to
10161:
10142:
10123:
10102:
9664:
9361:
9132:
9021:
9003:
8967:
8904:
8602:
8577:
8452:
8428:
8374:
8196:
7686:
for cattle to be transported to market from the grazing plains, including around the
6760:
6670:
An extensive permanent survey was conducted circa 1876 and the final route mapped to
5213:
Construction starts on the Trans-Australian Railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie.
4875:
Control of the Northern Territory is handed from New South Wales to South Australia.
939:
9684:
9187:
7502:
The first diesel-electric locomotive entered service in June 1954. It was one of 14
4855:
Surveyor-General Goyder inspects construction of the road through Pichi Richi Pass.
10008:
Discover the outback Port Augusta to Alice Springs: Old Ghan Railway heritage trail
7687:
7558:
6743:
took over the running and commenced planning for extending the railway line north.
6656:
6308:
5083:
Railway extended to Hergott Springs by contractors Moorhouse, Robinson and Jesser.
8338:. Adelaide. 24 October 1925. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
7579:
Improved railway engineering and construction methods allowed for improved design.
6824:
10194:
10182:
10117:
7943:
6640:
6410:
3578:
1332:
5877:
ANR takes over the South Australian Railways and Tasmanian Government Railways.
9602:
9485:
9433:
9304:
9004:"Leigh Creek North Coalfield to Marree (Conversion to Standard Gauge) Act 1954"
8046:
7655:
7523:
6692:
6315:
5381:
Commonwealth Railways changes name of Stuart railway station to Alice Springs.
5072:
Hawker Railway Station burns down. Replaced by current stone station building.
4637:
2253:
349:
251:
88:
Partially closed and removed, remaining section used by the Pichi Richi Railway
10204:
9917:
9891:
9839:
9761:
9628:
9459:
9407:
5278:
SAR rolling stock, including the "Coffee Pot", sold to Commonwealth Railways.
10217:
9865:
9813:
9787:
9381:
9298:
9265:
8729:
8369:
8248:
7832:, running alongside the standard gauge mainline for about half the distance.
7639:
7565:
Trucks and roads were becoming more reliable and utilised in South Australia.
6820:
6788:
6784:
6776:
6756:
6652:
6644:
6543:
Leigh Creek North Coalfield to Marree (Conversion to Standard Gauge) Act 1954
4732:
4690:
4633:
7611:
Coalfields were first excavated in 1943 following a shortage of coal during
7568:
The 1910 Northern Territory Acceptance Act mandating a railway line between
6416:
Authorised South Australia's transferring the Central Australia Railway and
5147:
Railway extended to Oodnadatta by SA Government unemployment relief scheme.
7821:
7740:
7612:
7583:
7541:
6664:
6322:
6277:; costs "shall not exceed 3750 pounds for every mile"; land grants removed.
6274:
5455:
Head-on collision at Strangways between two freight trains. No fatalities.
4705:
4680:
313:
44:
7544:, the railway line existence became questionable for a number of reasons:
8304:
7855:
Stations, stopping places and localities on the Central Australia Railway
7774:
7675:
7608:
7582:
The standard gauge upgrade of the southern section of the line from near
6445:
5888:
Tarcoola–Alice Springs line opens; first standard-gauge train northward.
5224:
Boiler of Y class locomotive explodes at Cudmore Hill near Port Augusta.
5136:
Railway extended to Warrina by SA Government unemployment relief scheme.
4731:
that plied their trade in the area well before the railway; however, see
4723:, after the passenger train that utilised the line. It is suggested that
212:
10006:
9663:. Quorn, South Australia: Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc.
9330:
8601:. Quorn, South Australia: Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc.
7662:(372 km from Port Augusta) opened, replacing the existing line via
7195:
Trains held; no train to Alice Springs for 34 days causes food shortage
5953:
Standard-gauge line from Leigh Creek to Marree closed and rails lifted.
5899:
Last narrow-gauge Ghan from Marree to Alice Springs. Locos NJ3 and NJ6.
10031:"Pichi Richi Railway: authentic outback railway in the Flinders Ranges"
10030:
9176:. 20 January 1926. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
9085:. 19 January 1878. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
8110:
7938:
7812:
Preservation Society commenced a restoration program, headquartered at
7802:
7410:
7009:
6772:
6696:
6663:(232 km) due to rain fall and environment, The two options out of
6585:
to Alice Springs. Stipulated maximum expenditure of $ 145 million.
6374:
6191:
5546:
Construction commences on Brachina to Leigh Creek standard-gauge line.
4684:
3640:
1702:
10139:
Riding the 'Wire Fence' to the Alice: memories of the old Ghan railway
10057:"Leigh Creek mine site should be revegetated, traditional owners urge"
8968:"Port Augusta to Alice Springs Railway (Alteration of Route) Act 1950"
8449:
Riding the 'wire fence' to the Alice: memories of the old Ghan railway
6867:
Flood events on the Great Northern Railway / Central Australia Railway
5423:
Major flooding north of Oodnadatta. Railway closed for several weeks.
4944:
Government offer of land in return for constructing northern railway.
135:
South Australian Railways on behalf of Commonwealth Railways 1917–1926
9331:"Maps depicting the explorations and surveys of John McDouall Stuart"
8032:
7796:
6233:
Land grant increased to four square kilometres with some limitations.
6184:
First 20 miles to be completed in two years, remainder in five years.
2350:
10158:
The train to Oodna-Woop-Woop: a social history of the Afghan Express
10119:
Along the Old Ghan line: a guide to discovering the Old Ghan railway
10074:
9750:. 10 June 1854. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
9358:
The train to Oodna-Woop-Woop: a social history of the Afghan Express
8655:. No. 11 August 1870. South Australian Register. 11 August 1870
7535:
6847:
springs and waterholes to sustain them when carrying ochre from the
6501:
Port Augusta to Alice Springs Railway (Alteration of Route) Act 1950
5202:
Loco Y141 derails near Brachina due to washout, killing the driver.
4823:
South Australian Government begins program of railway construction.
4792:
First recorded wagon (hauled by bullocks) through Pichi Richi Pass.
8276:
7845:
7573:
7405:
6816:
6444:
Federal legislation to confirm the 1907 Act. Specified a line from
5413:
Standard-gauge line between Port Pirie and Port Augusta completed.
40:
7750:
Some sections of the narrow-gauge line remain in operation as the
5932:
Last train on Peterborough–Quorn line, by Steamtown Peterborough.
5050:
First train arrives at Farina (previously named Government Gums).
9972:, Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division
9542:
7948:
7729:
7711:
6828:
6660:
6104:
3264:
3157:
6573:
Approved an agreement between the Australian Government and the
6147:
Parliamentary Acts associated with the Central Australia Railway
5652:
passengers transferring to standard-gauge railcars at Brachina.
5402:
Completion of mechanical engineering workshops at Port Augusta.
5307:
Delivery of the first two NM class steam engines (NM15 and 16).
8370:"South Australia Great Northern Railway Impresses Commissioner"
6283:
Horse drawn or steam engine propulsion were still alternatives.
10099:
Iron Roads in the Outback: The Legendary Commonwealth Railways
8926:"Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949"
7468:
Rail recovery train stranded at Abminga. Finke River flowing.
6746:
5678:
Narrow-gauge line Hawker to Copley closed. Rails then lifted.
9547:
7522:
Shortly before the closure of the narrow gauge line in 1980,
6739:
continued running the service until 1 January 1926. In 1926,
4923:
allowing credit to purchase farming land in the north of SA.
9194:. Fairfax. Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 1926. p. 7
9064:: 5. January 1878 – via National Library of Australia.
6678:
6459:
Railway Standardization (South Australia) Agreement Act 1949
6033:
Abminga railway station area listed in state heritage list.
5753:
Saltia bridge in Pichi Richi Pass hit by over-height truck.
9152:"Central Australia Railway Development Commonwealth Scheme"
9095:
7766:
1987: Standard gauge between Marree and Telford Cut closed.
7667:
6023:
Wirreanda Creek bridge at Gordon destroyed by floodwaters.
5833:
Second low-level bridge at Finke destroyed by floodwaters.
5093:
Deviations constructed in Pichi Richi Pass to ease curves.
4889:
granting licences to squatters on northern pastoral lands.
8947:"Brachina to Leigh Creek North Coalfield Railway Act 1950"
8242:
7702:
opened, the narrow gauge line began to close in sections:
6779:
commenced around 1926 and was completed on 6 August 1929.
6273:
Length of railway was extended to at least 200 miles from
5964:
Standard-gauge line between Adelaide and Melbourne opens.
5028:
Drought conditions cause crop failures in Willochra area.
10160:. Banksia Park, South Australia: Sarlines Railway Books.
9744:"New diesel electric locos for Central Australia Railway"
9518:. No. 26 November 1930. 26 November 1930. p. 14
9360:. Banksia Park, South Australia: Sarlines Railway Books.
6639:
Remaining trackbed of the Central Australia Railway near
5844:
First steam-hauled train on the new Pichi Richi Railway.
5743:
Severe flooding. Low-level Finke River bridge destroyed.
9158:. 3 June 1925 – via National Library of Australia.
7457:
the railway was eventually rebuilt on a new embankment.
6480:
Brachina to Leigh Creek North Coalfield Railway Act 1950
5637:
Standard-gauge line completed to Leigh Creek coalfield.
9603:"Floods isolate 120 mile area of Central Aust. Railway"
5775:
Last regular freight service between Quorn and Hawker.
5700:
Official opening of the standard-gauge line to Marree.
5328:
Alternative routes considered for extension to Stuart.
5267:
End of World War I. Global influenza pandemic follows.
4766:
Great Northern Railway / Central Australia Railway
4697:
in possible anticipation to extend the line to Darwin.
5514:
sleeping car service suspended due to coal shortages.
6307:"three feet six inches"; cost was not to exceed 3750
5975:
Construction commences on Alice Springs–Darwin line.
5797:
NJ diesel-electric locomotives introduced. NJ1 named
10141:. Elizabeth, South Australia: Railmac Publications.
9948:
Chris's Commonwealth Railways Information (ComRails)
9550:
digital newspaper archive). 4 March 1936. p. 11
8238:
7421:
Marree to William Creek; Peake Creek; Alberga River
7177:
Damage at more than 100 locations north of Edward's
7058:
Many washouts; Hookina Creek bridge damaged by logs
5786:
Survey of Tarcoola to Alice Springs line commences.
4747:, relegating the original line name colloquially as
9661:
Into the Pass: a history of the Pichi Richi Railway
9098:"Completion of the Adelaide to Darwin railway line"
8830:"Port Augusta and Government Gums Railway Act 1876"
7620:and it was only after a Royal Commission, that the
4996:First shipment by rail from Quorn to Port Augusta.
9046:. Government of South Australia. 22 November 2021.
7797:Heritage trail, restoration and preserved sections
6718:
6044:Last coal train from Leigh Creek to Port Augusta.
4909:Goyder defines the boundary of arable land in SA.
39:. For the Adelaide to Darwin passenger train, see
9840:"THREE PARTIES WOULD GAIN BY EXTENSION TO MARREE"
9658:
9104:. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from
7536:Decline, conversion to standard gauge and closure
6811:The tortuously curving narrow-gauge line between
6294:Port Augusta and Government Gums Railway Act 1876
5823:Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society formed.
5812:Stirling North to Hawker line officially closed.
4813:Goolwa to Port Elliot horse-drawn railway opens.
255:from 1957 to 2016 (new route Port Augusta–Marree)
10215:
9129:The Ghan: the story of the Alice Springs railway
8812:"The Port Augusta and Northern Railway Act 1867"
8776:"The Port Augusta and Northern Railway Act 1864"
7846:List of stations, stopping places and localities
7816:at the picturesque southern end of the railway;
7594:
6614:' acknowledgement of various mutual obligations.
5942:Rails between Alice Springs and Marree removed.
5497:Major flooding. Food dropped by air to stranded
4502:
4331:
4323:
4316:
1321:
667:
471:
445:
274:
9944:"Route Information Oodnadatta to Alice Springs"
8627:Adelaide Advertiser / The Express and Telegraph
8599:Into the Pass: a history of Pichi Richi Railway
7119:Camel Creek near Rodinga; Margaret Creek bridge
4678:After construction, railway was referred to as
4294:
4286:
4279:
10239:Closed railway lines in the Northern Territory
9079:"THE PORT AUGUSTA AND GOVERNMENT GUMS RAILWAY"
7111:Bridge badly damaged; track closed for 8 days
6264:The Port Augusta and Northern Railway Act 1867
6218:The Port Augusta and Northern Railway Act 1864
5986:Pichi Richi Railway extended to Port Augusta.
5764:Last passenger service to Quorn from Terowie.
5615:Destruction of Hookina Bridge by floodwaters.
4641:of the original line between Port Augusta and
4102:
4094:
4087:
9633:Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW: 1888 – 1954)
9490:Evening News (Rockhampton, Qld.: 1924 – 1941)
8986:"Stirling North to Brachina Railway Act 1952"
8425:Following the Old Ghan railway line 1878–1980
8309:War Time History of the Commonwealth Railways
7097:Quorn to Parachilna, Ilbunga to Blood's Creek
6851:to trading places in the south. The explorer
10205:Weekend Extra film on the last original Ghan
9022:"Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway Act 1974"
8848:"Palmerston and Pine Creek Railway Act 1883"
6280:Gauge "shall be five feet and three inches".
5910:First standard-gauge Ghan to Alice Springs.
9985:"Alinta to close Leigh Creek mine in weeks"
9970:The Demise of the Central Australia Railway
8920:
8918:
8884:"The Northern Territory Surrender Act 1907"
8730:"Opening of the Northern Extension Railway"
7600:complete all lines in a set order or time.
7526:filmed an episode of the television series
7023:Throughout, especially Marree and northward
6747:Completion from Oodnadatta to Alice Springs
6699:in 1891 (770 km). Construction was by
6630:
6522:Stirling North to Brachina Railway Act 1952
5535:Diesel-electric locos ordered (NSU class).
16:Former Australian narrow-gauge railway line
10200:Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway Act 1974
10101:. Ferntree Gully, Vic: Sierra Publishing.
9932:– via National Library of Australia.
9906:– via National Library of Australia.
9880:– via National Library of Australia.
9854:– via National Library of Australia.
9828:– via National Library of Australia.
9802:– via National Library of Australia.
9776:– via National Library of Australia.
9732:– via National Library of Australia.
9643:– via National Library of Australia.
9617:– via National Library of Australia.
9526:– via National Library of Australia.
9500:– via National Library of Australia.
9474:– via National Library of Australia.
9448:– via National Library of Australia.
9422:– via National Library of Australia.
9396:– via National Library of Australia.
9282:– via National Library of Australia.
9040:"Alice Springs to Darwin Railway Act 1997"
9010:. Australian Government. 15 December 1950.
8974:. Australian Government. 14 December 1950.
8911:. Australian Government. 27 December 2011.
8746:– via National Library of Australia.
8718:– via National Library of Australia.
8689:– via National Library of Australia.
8663:– via National Library of Australia.
8637:– via National Library of Australia.
8596:
8590:
8386:– via National Library of Australia.
7413:to Alice Springs on five special flights.
7280:Alice Springs train marooned at Beresford
7158:Track subsides, derailing locomotive NM33
6564:Tarcoola to Alice Springs Railway Act 1974
6373:Authorised construction of a railway from
6340:Palmerston and Pine Creek Railway Act 1883
6082:
6070:The key issues reported at the time were:
4743:as a trading name. It has now reverted to
4700:It has also often been referred to as the
4661:, it has been known by a number of names.
4645:has been preserved and is operated as the
3539:
3531:
3354:
3346:
3224:
3216:
2974:
2966:
2703:
2695:
10019:– via National Library of Australia
9982:
9028:. Australian Government. 18 October 1974.
8738:. Adelaide, SA. 30 August 1870. p. 5
8567:
8565:
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8501:
8499:
8497:
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8493:
8491:
8489:
8487:
8378:. Broken Hill. 4 December 1922. p. 4
6923:Washouts delay trains in the Farina area
6679:Initial build to Farina (Government Gums)
6392:The Northern Territory Surrender Act 1907
6110:
5246:Opening of the Trans-Australian Railway.
3495:
3487:
3324:
3316:
3180:
3172:
3107:
3099:
3077:
3069:
2930:
2922:
2673:
2665:
2476:
2468:
9486:"Drought of seven years has been broken"
9464:Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842 – 1954)
8954:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8933:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8915:
8905:"Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910"
8891:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8870:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8852:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8834:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8816:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8798:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8780:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8762:Australasian Legal Information Institute
8485:
8483:
8481:
8479:
8477:
8475:
8473:
8471:
8469:
8467:
7963:Nilpena (originally Blackfellow's Creek)
6750:
6634:
6596:Alice Springs to Darwin Railway Act 1997
5689:Standard-gauge railhead reaches Marree.
10234:Closed railway lines in South Australia
9654:
9652:
9650:
9286:
9174:The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia)
8866:"The Transcontinental Railway Act 1902"
5721:Pedirka sandhills deviation completed.
5593:departs Quorn hauled by NSU 51 and 52.
5360:Opening of line to Rumbalara railhead.
5007:Line opens from Port Augusta to Quorn.
4674:The Port Augusta to (far) North Railway
10216:
10188:History of the Adelaide-Darwin Railway
10155:
10136:
10115:
10096:
9792:Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 – 1954)
9386:Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 – 1931)
9355:
9349:
9126:
8571:
8446:
8422:
6435:Northern Territory Acceptance Act 1910
6131:to test the engineering capabilities.
6090:
4964:Boom agricultural years in Mid-North.
4834:Adelaide to Port Adelaide line opens.
568:
560:
543:
535:
10244:3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia
10122:. Adelaide: Independently published.
9918:"ALICE BROAD GAUGE "OUT OF QUESTION""
9870:Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 – 1954)
9412:Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 – 1954)
9073:
9071:
8698:
8696:
8629:. No. 18 January 1878. p. 2
8464:
7512:Birmingham Carriage and Wagon company
7497:
7298:Brachina, Commodore; Farina to Marree
6364:The Transcontinental Railway Act 1902
6190:Propulsion was to be either horse or
4689:before the line was extended towards
650:
642:
602:
594:
10183:Photo album of images along the line
10054:
9983:Nicholson, Leanne (7 October 2015).
9967:
9647:
9516:The Telegraph (Brisbane, Queensland)
9188:"The Senate – Alice Springs Railway"
8299:
8297:
7678:Coalfields to the power stations at
7638:The Minister for Transport, Senator
7277:Beresford; Ewaninga to Alice Springs
7034:Quorn to Marree; Finke and northward
5997:Standard-gauge line reaches Darwin.
74:Route and principal completion dates
10208:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
7529:Great Railway Journeys of the World
7453:North of Oodnadatta; Lake Eyre
7445:Services suspended for three weeks
7205:Flood damage at numerous locations
6934:Track washed away; two days' delay
6763:, 3.5 km (2 mi) south of
5578:Arrival of first NSU diesel locos.
5292:, which is eventually shortened to
5256:Hergott Springs renamed as Marree.
4693:and it was also referred to as the
1308:
43:. For the heritage railway between
13:
10089:
9438:Age (Melbourne, Vic.: 1854 – 1954)
9266:"Central Australia Railway Floods"
9068:
8693:
7323:Alberga and Hamilton Rivers flood
6318:; other trains, 14 miles per hour.
6314:Passenger trains not to exceed 20
5921:Last revenue train to Oodnadatta.
4934:Adelaide and Burra Railway opens.
4603:
4591:
4384:Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line
3462:
2636:
2629:
2266:
2150:
1936:
1891:
1812:
1790:
1661:
1373:
1148:
836:
721:
14:
10255:
10176:
10055:Gage, Nicola (18 November 2015).
9814:"BROAD GAUGE TO MARREE, S.A. AIM"
9762:"Route of standard Gauge Railway"
9691:. Fairfax. 20 May 1963. p. 3
9096:Australian Bureau of Statistics.
8330:"Port Augusta-Oodnadatta railway"
8294:
7506:ordered for both the Central and
7479:Wirreanda Creek bridge destroyed
7069:River crossing closed for 6 days
6418:Palmerston and Pine Creek Railway
6012:arrives at Darwin from Adelaide.
5018:Line opens from Quorn to Hawker.
4719:Another colloquial name used was
3922:
3915:
2898:
2807:
2484:
2459:
1988:
1884:
1745:
1738:
1668:
1616:
1380:
1141:
959:
147:(CR's successor agency) 1975–1981
10224:Adelaide-Darwin railway corridor
10079:Farina Restoration Project Group
9922:News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 – 1954)
9844:News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 – 1954)
9818:Mail (Adelaide, SA: 1912 – 1954)
9788:"Marree Railway "High Priority""
9702:
9685:"Flood bound 114 fly to "Alice""
9607:Newcastle Sun (NSW: 1918 – 1954)
9587:
9205:
8956:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8935:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8893:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8872:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8854:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8836:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8818:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8800:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8782:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8764:. UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
8597:Barrington, Rodney, ed. (2024).
8427:(1st ed.), Brian R Newell,
8241:
7714:(232 km) is closed in March
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68:
10067:
10048:
10023:
9998:
9976:
9961:
9936:
9910:
9896:Quorn Mercury (SA: 1895 – 1954)
9884:
9866:"BROAD GAUGE RAILWAY FOR NORTH"
9858:
9832:
9806:
9780:
9766:Quorn Mercury (SA: 1895 – 1954)
9754:
9736:
9710:
9677:
9659:Rodney Barrington, ed. (2024).
9621:
9595:
9562:
9530:
9504:
9478:
9452:
9426:
9400:
9374:
9323:
9303:. Episode 2. 13 December 2012.
9258:
9243:
9228:
9213:
9180:
9162:
9144:
9120:
9089:
9062:The South Australian Advertiser
9050:
9032:
9026:Federal Register of Legislation
9014:
9008:Federal Register of Legislation
8996:
8990:Federal Register of Legislation
8978:
8972:Federal Register of Legislation
8960:
8939:
8909:Federal Register of Legislation
8897:
8876:
8858:
8840:
8822:
8804:
8794:"The Sale of Railways Act 1864"
8786:
8768:
8758:"The Northern Railway Act 1862"
8750:
8722:
8708:The South Australian Advertiser
8667:
8641:
8615:
8404:. National Library of Australia
7801:The old railway route is now a
7725:(372 km) is closed in July
7485:
7256:Bundooma; Hookina to Parachilna
6827:were used, serving as food for
6719:Cessation of extending the line
6622:
6401:Paved the way for annexing the
5157:Severe recession in Australia.
4802:Town of Port Augusta surveyed.
4405:
4372:
4365:
4162:
4026:
3955:
3934:Peterborough–Quorn railway line
3503:
3307:
3188:
3060:
2938:
2865:
2656:
814:
743:
335:
299:
9724:. 24 November 1944. p. 12
9408:"Floods in the Quorn district"
8440:
8416:
8390:
8362:
8342:
8322:
7955:Commodore (originally Meadows)
6612:Northern Territory governments
6134:
4727:name is in recognition of the
4475:
4461:
4339:
4126:
4078:
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4012:
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3690:
3683:
3664:
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3628:
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3602:
3595:
3566:
3559:
3455:
3296:Nilpena (Black Fellows Creek)
3284:
3277:
3252:
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2079:
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2010:
1958:
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1004:
981:
927:
904:
881:
858:
702:
695:
626:
506:
499:
436:
407:
186:Oodnadatta–Alice Springs: 1929
1:
9492:. 30 December 1929. p. 2
9466:. 30 December 1929. p. 9
8287:
7736:(262 km) closed in July.
7666:. This was predominantly for
7595:Standard gauge line to Marree
7393:Services delayed for 12 days
6806:
6801:
6765:Alice Springs railway station
6733:Australian Federal Government
6575:Government of South Australia
6244:The Sale of Railways Act 1864
6172:The Northern Railway Act 1862
6123:developed a trial called the
4544:
4537:
4530:
4434:
4270:
4218:
633:
551:
526:
328:
292:
10229:Railway lines closed in 1976
9768:. 8 November 1951. p. 1
9609:. 4 February 1950. p. 2
9538:"Message from Alice Springs"
9414:. 2 January 1915. p. 15
9388:. 3 February 1911. p. 8
9335:John McDouall Stuart Society
9044:South Australian Legislation
8257:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
8001:(originally Government Gums)
7698:With the new standard gauge
7334:Trains delayed several days
7089:Damage at various locations
7079:Damage at various locations
6849:Far North of South Australia
6101:Yudnamutana, South Australia
5648:New schedule has southbound
4845:Adelaide–Gawler line opens.
4737:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
4507:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
4441:
4398:
4358:
4244:
4225:
4198:
4191:
4169:
4133:
4055:
3987:
791:
768:
672:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
476:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
21:Adelaide–Darwin railway line
7:
9924:. 30 April 1954. p. 12
9699:– via Newspapers.com.
9584:– via Newspapers.com.
9512:"Central Australia Railway"
9382:"Brachina railway disaster"
9274:. 16 March 1939. p. 12
9239:. 5 August 1929. p. 8.
9202:– via Newspapers.com.
8681:. No. 11 December 1869
8576:. Adelaide: Jeremy Browne.
8305:"Central Australia Railway"
8234:
7849:
7761:Tarcoola-Alice Springs line
7693:
7682:. The line was extended to
7670:to be transferred from the
7616:by-passing the township of
7213:Oodnadatta to Alice Springs
7045:Oodnadatta to Alice Springs
6862:
6831:, causing unstable tracks.
6607:South Australian Government
6141:
6061:
4714:Pichi Richi Tourist Railway
1529:Mt Sarah (Stevenson Creek)
207:1,241 km (771 mi)
10:
10260:
10116:Browne, Jeremy R. (2020).
9892:"Standard gauge to Marree"
9820:. 26 April 1952. p. 8
9794:. 11 March 1954. p. 3
9635:. 17 March 1950. p. 1
9440:. 26 March 1926. p. 9
9254:. 1 June 1929. p. 20.
9170:"TO TAP CENTRAL AUSTRALIA"
9156:Advocate, Burnie, Tasmania
9131:, New Holland Publishers,
9058:"The Port Augusta Railway"
8710:. 5 August 1871. p. 3
8704:"The Port Augusta Railway"
8649:"The Port Augusta Railway"
8623:"The Port Augusta Railway"
8572:Browne, Jeremy R. (2020).
7808:In 1974, the newly formed
7717:1957: The section between
7706:1957: The section between
6956:Major washouts throughout
6735:on 1 January 1911 however
6695:(501 km) and finally
6125:Northern Extension Railway
5039:Railway opens to Beltana.
4754:
4712:is now referred to as the
18:
9898:. 10 July 1952. p. 1
9718:"Federal Trains Increase"
9574:The Sydney Morning Herald
9271:Townsville Daily Bulletin
9222:The Sydney Morning Herald
9102:Year Book Australia, 2005
8735:South Australian Register
8679:Border Watch (Mt Gambier)
8653:South Australian Register
7861:
7852:
7826:South Australian Railways
7382:Washaways; track damaged
6878:
6875:
6872:
6865:
6834:
6737:South Australian Railways
6729:South Australian Railways
6701:South Australian Railways
6162:
6159:
6156:
6153:
6144:
6121:South Australian Railways
6117:South Australian Railways
4885:SA Parliament passes the
4781:
4778:
4775:
4761:
4659:Central Australia Railway
4652:
4622:Central Australia Railway
4588:
4552:
4498:
4454:
4449:
4427:
4420:
4391:
4380:
4351:
4347:
4307:
4303:
4263:
4259:
4237:
4233:
4210:
4206:
4181:
4177:
4152:
4144:
4119:
4114:
4071:
4066:
4041:
4034:
4005:
3998:
3973:
3963:
3941:
3930:
3901:
3897:
3871:
3864:
3839:
3832:
3807:
3800:
3775:
3768:
3743:
3739:
3713:
3701:
3676:
3672:
3646:
3639:
3614:
3610:
3584:
3577:
3552:
3548:
3515:
3511:
3478:
3473:
3444:
3439:
3410:
3403:
3374:
3370:
3337:
3333:
3300:
3295:
3270:
3263:
3237:
3233:
3200:
3196:
3163:
3156:
3127:
3123:
3090:
3086:
3053:
3049:
3023:
3016:
2987:
2983:
2950:
2946:
2913:
2906:
2884:
2873:
2851:
2846:
2820:
2815:
2793:
2788:
2759:
2752:
2723:
2719:
2686:
2682:
2649:
2644:
2622:
2617:
2592:
2588:
2565:
2560:
2535:
2528:
2499:
2492:
2452:
2443:
2425:
2420:
2402:
2397:
2379:
2374:
2356:
2349:
2331:
2322:
2304:
2299:
2281:
2274:
2259:
2252:
2234:
2229:
2211:
2206:
2188:
2183:
2165:
2158:
2143:
2136:
2118:
2113:
2095:
2090:
2072:
2067:
2049:
2044:
2026:
2021:
2003:
1996:
1974:
1969:
1951:
1944:
1929:
1924:
1906:
1899:
1877:
1872:
1854:
1847:
1829:
1820:
1805:
1798:
1783:
1778:
1760:
1753:
1731:
1726:
1708:
1701:
1683:
1676:
1654:
1649:
1631:
1624:
1602:
1597:
1579:
1574:
1556:
1551:
1533:
1528:
1510:
1505:
1487:
1482:
1464:
1459:
1441:
1436:
1418:
1413:
1395:
1388:
1366:
1361:
1343:
1319:
1301:
1296:
1278:
1273:
1255:
1250:
1232:
1227:
1209:
1204:
1186:
1181:
1163:
1156:
1134:
1129:
1111:
1106:
1088:
1083:
1065:
1060:
1042:
1037:
1019:
1012:
997:
992:
974:
967:
945:
938:
920:
915:
897:
892:
874:
869:
851:
844:
829:
822:
807:
802:
784:
779:
761:
751:
736:
729:
714:
710:
663:
659:
619:
614:
585:
577:
518:
514:
467:
452:Central Australia Railway
423:
418:
400:
396:
381:
343:
321:
310:Central Australia Railway
307:
285:
259:
211:
203:
198:
190:
182:Port Augusta–Marree: 1884
178:
173:
158:South Australian Railways
153:
129:South Australian Railways
122:
117:
92:
84:
79:
67:
63:Central Australia Railway
62:
9872:. 6 May 1954. p. 10
9629:"Alice Springs line cut"
9294:"The Australian Outback"
8992:. Australian Government.
8451:, Railmac Publications,
8423:Newell, Brian R (2000),
8282:
8228:Alice Springs Abattoirs
7364:Pedirka–Ilbunga; Hookina
7290:Heavy rain and washouts
7189:1939 – January, February
6989:Line cut by floodwaters
6843:had followed a chain of
6771:Extending the line from
6731:were transferred to the
6709:3 ft 6 in
6631:Initial design and route
6579:Trans-Australian Railway
6227:Similar to the 1862 Act.
5434:World War II commences.
4668:The Port Augusta Railway
4450:Port Augusta Racecourse
2494:Marree gauge interchange
1755:Mount Dutton stock yards
224:3 ft 6 in
9846:. 5 May 1954. p. 6
8267:North Australia Railway
7658:(near Port Augusta) to
7517:
7508:North Australia Railway
7492:North Australia Railway
7450:1974 – January to April
7108:Boolcunda Creek bridge
6097:Farina, South Australia
6083:Gauge and minimum speed
4036:Quorn Pichi Richi Depot
2276:Coward Springs triangle
519:Alice Springs abattoir
184:Marree–Oodnadatta: 1891
37:North Australia Railway
9127:Fuller, Basil (2012),
8675:"Port Augusta Railway"
8013:(originally Hergott)
7875:Port Augusta racetrack
7747:(105 km) closed.
7429:1967 – February, March
7309:Brachina to Curdimurka
7295:1950 – February, March
7274:1947 – February, March
7238:River crossing closed
6768:
6648:
6321:Route defined between
6111:State versus corporate
4919:Government passes the
4899:Severe drought in SA.
4702:Great Northern Railway
4657:Whilst officially the
4608:
4596:
4422:Northern Power Station
2160:William Creek triangle
1946:Edwards Creek triangle
10156:Wilson, John (2021).
10137:Pearce, Kenn (2011).
10097:Anchen, Nick (2017).
9968:Reid, Graeme (1996),
9722:The Worker (Brisbane)
9576:. Fairfax. p. 12
9356:Wilson, John (2021).
8447:Pearce, Kenn (2011),
8350:"North-South railway"
7622:Commonwealth Railways
7192:Hawker, Farina, Finke
6754:
6741:Commonwealth Railways
6638:
6422:Australian Government
6407:Australian Government
6377:, South Australia to
6325:and Government Gums (
6008:First standard-gauge
4607:
4595:
2908:Leigh Creek Coalfield
2022:Duff Creek (Weedina)
1800:Mount Dutton triangle
1158:Rumbalara stock yards
162:Commonwealth Railways
139:Commonwealth Railways
10193:31 July 2021 at the
10061:ABC News (Australia)
7830:Port Augusta station
7763:standard gauge line.
7166:Willochra to Beltana
7144:Willochra to Gordon
6912:Washouts throughout
6901:Washouts throughout
6890:Washouts throughout
6853:John McDouall Stuart
6759:, or Ntaripe in the
6713:narrow gauge railway
6691:(372 km), 1888
6687:(320 km), 1884
5740:February & March
5589:First diesel-hauled
5235:World War I starts.
4733:The Ghan (Etymology)
4671:The Northern Railway
4626:1067 mm narrow gauge
4154:start dormant tracks
1998:Edwards Creek siding
419:Alice Springs (old)
10035:Pichi Richi Railway
9434:"Central Australia"
8398:"Newspaper archive"
8272:Pichi Richi Railway
8262:Marree railway line
7810:Pichi Richi Railway
7752:Pichi Richi Railway
7700:Marree Railway Line
7652:standard gauge line
7648:Marree Railway Line
7473:2007 (post-closure)
7462:1981 (post-closure)
7432:North of Oodnadatta
7331:Oodnadatta to Finke
7227:Finke River floods
7012:region; Algebuckina
6931:North of Parachilna
6675:14 water courses".
6405:to the new federal
6091:Route and end point
5487:World War II ends.
4695:North-South Railway
4647:Pichi Richi Railway
4183:Bungala Solar Plant
3967:Pichi Richi Railway
2207:Strangways Springs
1901:Warrina stock yards
1014:Rodinga stock yards
824:end preserved track
731:Macdonnell triangle
346:Marree railway line
167:Australian National
145:Australian National
53:Pichi Richi Railway
9570:"Train weeks late"
9301:: Extreme Railways
8355:The Northern Miner
8057:Strangways Springs
7498:Diesel locomotives
7345:Numerous washouts
7342:Finke to Bundooma
7008:Copley to Farina;
6857:Overland Telegraph
6769:
6649:
6403:Northern Territory
6103:(390 km) and
5663:Last narrow-gauge
5290:The Afghan Express
4609:
4597:
1823:Algebuckina Bridge
1678:Oodnadatta sidings
1326:Northern Territory
1228:Finke stock yards
9670:978 1 7635387 3 3
9138:978-1-74257-275-8
9083:Adelaide Observer
8458:978-1-86477-079-7
8434:978-0-646-39415-2
8375:The Barrier Miner
8232:
8231:
7732:(232 km) to
7721:(262 km) to
7710:(173 km) to
7483:
7482:
6967:Bridge destroyed
6909:Hawker to Beltana
6841:Aboriginal people
6761:Arrernte language
6620:
6619:
6059:
6058:
5994:18 September
5809:17 September
5210:14 September
4618:
4617:
4584:
4583:
4580:
4579:
4576:
4575:
4572:
4571:
4520:
4519:
4493:Pichi Richi Depot
2645:Farina triangles
2448:
2447:
1626:Wire Creek siding
1338:
1337:
846:Ewaninga triangle
685:
684:
489:
488:
461:
460:
373:
372:
23:. For the former
10251:
10171:
10152:
10133:
10112:
10083:
10082:
10071:
10065:
10064:
10052:
10046:
10045:
10043:
10041:
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10021:
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10018:
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9996:
9995:
9993:
9991:
9980:
9974:
9973:
9965:
9959:
9958:
9956:
9954:
9940:
9934:
9933:
9931:
9929:
9914:
9908:
9907:
9905:
9903:
9888:
9882:
9881:
9879:
9877:
9862:
9856:
9855:
9853:
9851:
9836:
9830:
9829:
9827:
9825:
9810:
9804:
9803:
9801:
9799:
9784:
9778:
9777:
9775:
9773:
9758:
9752:
9751:
9740:
9734:
9733:
9731:
9729:
9714:
9708:
9707:
9706:
9700:
9698:
9696:
9681:
9675:
9674:
9656:
9645:
9644:
9642:
9640:
9625:
9619:
9618:
9616:
9614:
9599:
9593:
9592:
9591:
9585:
9583:
9581:
9566:
9560:
9559:
9557:
9555:
9534:
9528:
9527:
9525:
9523:
9508:
9502:
9501:
9499:
9497:
9482:
9476:
9475:
9473:
9471:
9456:
9450:
9449:
9447:
9445:
9430:
9424:
9423:
9421:
9419:
9404:
9398:
9397:
9395:
9393:
9378:
9372:
9371:
9353:
9347:
9346:
9344:
9342:
9327:
9321:
9320:
9318:
9316:
9307:. Archived from
9290:
9284:
9283:
9281:
9279:
9262:
9256:
9255:
9247:
9241:
9240:
9232:
9226:
9225:
9224:. 12 March 1927.
9217:
9211:
9210:
9209:
9203:
9201:
9199:
9184:
9178:
9177:
9166:
9160:
9159:
9148:
9142:
9141:
9124:
9118:
9117:
9115:
9113:
9108:on 28 April 2012
9093:
9087:
9086:
9075:
9066:
9065:
9054:
9048:
9047:
9036:
9030:
9029:
9018:
9012:
9011:
9000:
8994:
8993:
8982:
8976:
8975:
8964:
8958:
8957:
8951:
8943:
8937:
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8894:
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8838:
8837:
8826:
8820:
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8808:
8802:
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8754:
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8691:
8690:
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8569:
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8444:
8438:
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8414:
8413:
8411:
8409:
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7376:1960 – December
7350:1955 – February
7264:1946 – February
7243:1944 – February
7221:1940 – February
7174:1938 – February
7163:1937 – December
7152:1937 – February
7116:1936 – February
7074:1933 – November
7031:1930 – February
7020:1929 – December
6994:1919 – February
6939:1911 – February
6928:1904 – February
6917:1903 – December
6887:Flinders Ranges
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6411:South Australia
6163:Key provisions
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4887:Waste Lands Act
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8015:
8014:
8008:
8005:
8002:
7995:
7994:
7989:
7984:
7974:
7970:
7969:
7964:
7961:
7956:
7952:
7951:
7946:
7941:
7936:
7925:
7924:
7919:
7914:
7909:
7903:
7902:
7897:
7894:
7891:
7887:
7886:
7881:
7879:Stirling North
7876:
7873:
7867:
7866:
7859:
7858:
7847:
7844:
7818:Stirling North
7803:heritage trail
7798:
7795:
7794:
7793:
7789:
7788:
7783:
7782:
7778:standard gauge
7771:Stirling North
7767:
7764:
7757:
7756:
7755:
7737:
7726:
7715:
7695:
7692:
7680:Stirling North
7656:Stirling North
7596:
7593:
7592:
7591:
7580:
7577:
7566:
7563:
7556:
7551:The track was
7549:
7537:
7534:
7524:BBC Television
7519:
7516:
7499:
7496:
7487:
7484:
7481:
7480:
7477:
7474:
7470:
7469:
7466:
7463:
7459:
7458:
7454:
7451:
7447:
7446:
7443:
7441:
7437:
7436:
7433:
7430:
7426:
7425:
7422:
7419:
7415:
7414:
7402:
7399:
7395:
7394:
7391:
7388:
7384:
7383:
7380:
7377:
7373:
7372:
7365:
7362:
7358:
7357:
7354:
7351:
7347:
7346:
7343:
7340:
7339:1954 – October
7336:
7335:
7332:
7329:
7328:1953 – January
7325:
7324:
7321:
7318:
7314:
7313:
7310:
7307:
7303:
7302:
7299:
7296:
7292:
7291:
7288:
7286:
7282:
7281:
7278:
7275:
7271:
7270:
7267:
7265:
7261:
7260:
7257:
7254:
7253:1946 – January
7250:
7249:
7246:
7244:
7240:
7239:
7236:
7233:
7229:
7228:
7225:
7222:
7218:
7217:
7214:
7211:
7210:1940 – January
7207:
7206:
7203:
7201:
7197:
7196:
7193:
7190:
7186:
7185:
7181:
7175:
7171:
7170:
7167:
7164:
7160:
7159:
7156:
7153:
7149:
7148:
7145:
7142:
7138:
7137:
7134:
7131:
7127:
7126:
7120:
7117:
7113:
7112:
7109:
7106:
7105:1936 – January
7102:
7101:
7098:
7095:
7094:1935 – October
7091:
7090:
7087:
7085:
7084:1935 – January
7081:
7080:
7077:
7075:
7071:
7070:
7067:
7064:
7060:
7059:
7056:
7054:
7050:
7049:
7048:Many washouts
7046:
7043:
7042:1930 – October
7039:
7038:
7035:
7032:
7028:
7027:
7024:
7021:
7017:
7016:
7013:
7006:
7002:
7001:
6998:
6995:
6991:
6990:
6987:
6986:Near Bopeechee
6984:
6983:1918 – January
6980:
6979:
6976:
6973:
6972:1917 – January
6969:
6968:
6965:
6962:
6958:
6957:
6954:
6951:
6950:1914 – January
6947:
6946:
6943:
6940:
6936:
6935:
6932:
6929:
6925:
6924:
6921:
6918:
6914:
6913:
6910:
6907:
6906:1890 – January
6903:
6902:
6899:
6896:
6895:1889 – January
6892:
6891:
6888:
6885:
6881:
6880:
6877:
6874:
6870:
6869:
6836:
6833:
6808:
6805:
6803:
6800:
6748:
6745:
6720:
6717:
6693:Coward Springs
6680:
6677:
6632:
6629:
6624:
6621:
6618:
6617:
6616:
6615:
6601:
6598:
6593:
6589:
6588:
6587:
6586:
6569:
6566:
6561:
6557:
6556:
6555:
6554:
6548:
6545:
6540:
6536:
6535:
6534:
6533:
6527:
6524:
6519:
6515:
6514:
6513:
6512:
6506:
6503:
6498:
6494:
6493:
6492:
6491:
6485:
6482:
6477:
6473:
6472:
6471:
6470:
6464:
6461:
6456:
6452:
6451:
6450:
6449:
6440:
6437:
6432:
6428:
6427:
6426:
6425:
6414:
6397:
6394:
6389:
6385:
6384:
6383:
6382:
6369:
6366:
6361:
6357:
6356:
6355:
6354:
6345:
6342:
6337:
6333:
6332:
6331:
6330:
6319:
6316:miles per hour
6312:
6299:
6296:
6291:
6287:
6286:
6285:
6284:
6281:
6278:
6269:
6266:
6261:
6257:
6256:
6255:
6254:
6249:
6246:
6241:
6237:
6236:
6235:
6234:
6231:
6228:
6223:
6220:
6215:
6211:
6210:
6209:
6208:
6204:
6201:
6198:
6195:
6188:
6185:
6182:
6177:
6174:
6169:
6165:
6164:
6161:
6158:
6155:
6151:
6150:
6136:
6133:
6115:The State run
6112:
6109:
6092:
6089:
6084:
6081:
6075:
6072:
6063:
6060:
6057:
6056:
6053:
6050:
6046:
6045:
6042:
6039:
6035:
6034:
6031:
6029:
6025:
6024:
6021:
6018:
6014:
6013:
6006:
6003:
5999:
5998:
5995:
5992:
5988:
5987:
5984:
5981:
5977:
5976:
5973:
5970:
5966:
5965:
5962:
5959:
5955:
5954:
5951:
5948:
5944:
5943:
5940:
5938:
5934:
5933:
5930:
5927:
5923:
5922:
5919:
5916:
5912:
5911:
5908:
5905:
5901:
5900:
5897:
5894:
5890:
5889:
5886:
5885:9 October
5883:
5879:
5878:
5875:
5872:
5868:
5867:
5864:
5861:
5857:
5856:
5853:
5850:
5846:
5845:
5842:
5839:
5835:
5834:
5831:
5829:
5825:
5824:
5821:
5818:
5814:
5813:
5810:
5807:
5803:
5802:
5795:
5792:
5788:
5787:
5784:
5781:
5777:
5776:
5773:
5772:8 January
5770:
5766:
5765:
5762:
5759:
5755:
5754:
5751:
5749:
5745:
5744:
5741:
5738:
5734:
5733:
5730:
5727:
5723:
5722:
5719:
5717:
5713:
5712:
5709:
5706:
5702:
5701:
5698:
5695:
5691:
5690:
5687:
5684:
5680:
5679:
5676:
5675:4 October
5673:
5669:
5668:
5661:
5660:13 August
5658:
5654:
5653:
5646:
5643:
5639:
5638:
5635:
5632:
5628:
5627:
5624:
5621:
5617:
5616:
5613:
5610:
5606:
5605:
5602:
5599:
5595:
5594:
5587:
5584:
5580:
5579:
5576:
5573:
5569:
5568:
5565:
5563:
5559:
5558:
5555:
5552:
5548:
5547:
5544:
5543:27 August
5541:
5537:
5536:
5533:
5531:
5527:
5526:
5523:
5520:
5516:
5515:
5509:
5507:
5503:
5502:
5495:
5493:
5489:
5488:
5485:
5482:
5478:
5477:
5474:
5472:
5468:
5467:
5464:
5461:
5457:
5456:
5453:
5450:
5446:
5445:
5442:
5440:
5436:
5435:
5432:
5429:
5425:
5424:
5421:
5419:
5415:
5414:
5411:
5408:
5404:
5403:
5400:
5398:
5394:
5393:
5390:
5387:
5383:
5382:
5379:
5377:
5373:
5372:
5369:
5366:
5362:
5361:
5358:
5355:
5351:
5350:
5347:
5344:
5340:
5339:
5336:
5334:
5330:
5329:
5326:
5324:
5320:
5319:
5316:
5315:1 January
5313:
5309:
5308:
5305:
5302:
5298:
5297:
5286:
5284:
5280:
5279:
5276:
5273:
5269:
5268:
5265:
5262:
5258:
5257:
5254:
5252:
5248:
5247:
5244:
5241:
5237:
5236:
5233:
5230:
5226:
5225:
5222:
5219:
5215:
5214:
5211:
5208:
5204:
5203:
5200:
5197:
5193:
5192:
5188:
5187:1 January
5185:
5181:
5180:
5177:
5174:
5170:
5169:
5166:
5163:
5159:
5158:
5155:
5153:
5149:
5148:
5145:
5144:7 January
5142:
5138:
5137:
5134:
5131:
5127:
5126:
5123:
5120:
5116:
5115:
5112:
5109:
5105:
5104:
5101:
5099:
5095:
5094:
5091:
5089:
5085:
5084:
5081:
5078:
5074:
5073:
5070:
5067:
5063:
5062:
5059:
5056:
5052:
5051:
5048:
5045:
5041:
5040:
5037:
5034:
5030:
5029:
5026:
5024:
5020:
5019:
5016:
5013:
5009:
5008:
5005:
5002:
4998:
4997:
4994:
4991:
4987:
4986:
4983:
4980:
4976:
4975:
4972:
4970:
4966:
4965:
4962:
4960:
4956:
4955:
4952:
4950:
4946:
4945:
4942:
4940:
4936:
4935:
4932:
4931:29 August
4929:
4925:
4924:
4921:Strangways Act
4917:
4915:
4911:
4910:
4907:
4905:
4901:
4900:
4897:
4895:
4891:
4890:
4883:
4881:
4877:
4876:
4873:
4871:
4867:
4866:
4863:
4861:
4857:
4856:
4853:
4851:
4847:
4846:
4843:
4842:5 October
4840:
4836:
4835:
4832:
4829:
4825:
4824:
4821:
4819:
4815:
4814:
4811:
4808:
4804:
4803:
4800:
4798:
4794:
4793:
4790:
4788:
4784:
4783:
4780:
4777:
4773:
4772:
4756:
4753:
4676:
4675:
4672:
4669:
4654:
4651:
4638:standard gauge
4616:
4615:
4602:
4590:
4589:
4582:
4581:
4578:
4577:
4574:
4573:
4570:
4569:
4567:
4565:
4563:
4561:
4559:
4557:
4554:
4553:
4551:
4549:
4542:
4535:
4528:
4526:
4524:
4518:
4517:
4510:
4509:
4499:
4496:
4495:
4492:
4490:
4485:
4482:
4480:
4473:
4466:
4459:
4457:
4455:
4452:
4451:
4448:
4446:
4439:
4432:
4430:
4428:
4425:
4424:
4419:
4417:
4410:
4403:
4396:
4394:
4392:
4389:
4388:
4381:
4379:
4377:
4370:
4363:
4356:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4348:
4346:
4344:
4337:
4329:
4321:
4314:
4313:
4312:
4310:
4308:
4305:
4304:
4302:
4300:
4292:
4284:
4277:
4276:
4275:
4268:
4266:
4264:
4261:
4260:
4258:
4256:
4249:
4242:
4240:
4238:
4235:
4234:
4232:
4230:
4223:
4216:
4214:
4212:
4208:
4207:
4205:
4203:
4196:
4189:
4187:
4185:
4179:
4178:
4176:
4174:
4167:
4160:
4158:
4156:
4153:
4150:
4149:
4143:
4140:
4138:
4131:
4124:
4122:
4120:
4117:
4116:
4115:Woolshed Flat
4113:
4110:
4108:
4100:
4092:
4085:
4084:
4083:
4076:
4074:
4072:
4069:
4068:
4067:Summit siding
4065:
4062:
4060:
4053:
4046:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4038:
4035:
4033:
4031:
4024:
4017:
4010:
4008:
4006:
4003:
4002:
3997:
3994:
3992:
3985:
3978:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3970:
3964:
3962:
3960:
3953:
3946:
3944:
3942:
3939:
3938:
3931:
3929:
3927:
3920:
3913:
3906:
3904:
3902:
3899:
3898:
3896:
3894:
3887:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3869:
3868:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3851:
3844:
3842:
3840:
3837:
3836:
3831:
3828:
3826:
3819:
3812:
3810:
3808:
3805:
3804:
3799:
3796:
3794:
3787:
3780:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3772:
3767:
3764:
3762:
3755:
3748:
3746:
3744:
3741:
3740:
3738:
3736:
3729:
3722:
3720:
3717:
3715:
3711:
3710:
3700:
3697:
3695:
3688:
3681:
3679:
3677:
3674:
3673:
3671:
3669:
3662:
3655:
3653:
3650:
3648:
3644:
3643:
3638:
3635:
3633:
3626:
3619:
3617:
3615:
3612:
3611:
3609:
3607:
3600:
3593:
3591:
3588:
3586:
3582:
3581:
3576:
3573:
3571:
3564:
3557:
3555:
3553:
3550:
3549:
3547:
3545:
3537:
3529:
3528:
3527:
3520:
3518:
3516:
3513:
3512:
3510:
3508:
3501:
3493:
3485:
3484:
3483:
3481:
3479:
3476:
3475:
3472:
3469:
3467:
3460:
3453:
3451:
3448:
3446:
3442:
3441:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3426:
3419:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3408:
3407:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3381:
3378:
3376:
3372:
3371:
3369:
3367:
3360:
3352:
3344:
3343:
3342:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3334:
3332:
3330:
3322:
3314:
3313:
3312:
3305:
3303:
3301:
3298:
3297:
3294:
3291:
3289:
3282:
3275:
3273:
3271:
3268:
3267:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3250:
3243:
3241:
3239:
3235:
3234:
3232:
3230:
3222:
3214:
3213:
3212:
3205:
3203:
3201:
3198:
3197:
3195:
3193:
3186:
3178:
3170:
3169:
3168:
3166:
3164:
3161:
3160:
3155:
3152:
3150:
3143:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3125:
3124:
3122:
3120:
3113:
3105:
3097:
3096:
3095:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3087:
3085:
3083:
3075:
3067:
3066:
3065:
3058:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3050:
3048:
3046:
3039:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3021:
3020:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3003:
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2985:
2984:
2982:
2980:
2972:
2964:
2963:
2962:
2955:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2947:
2945:
2943:
2936:
2928:
2920:
2919:
2918:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2910:
2905:
2903:
2896:
2889:
2887:
2885:
2882:
2881:
2874:
2872:
2870:
2863:
2856:
2854:
2852:
2849:
2848:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2833:
2826:
2824:
2822:
2818:
2817:
2816:Old Mine loop
2814:
2812:
2805:
2798:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2790:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2775:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2756:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2739:
2732:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2721:
2720:
2718:
2716:
2709:
2701:
2693:
2692:
2691:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2683:
2681:
2679:
2671:
2663:
2662:
2661:
2654:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2634:
2627:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2619:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2604:
2597:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2589:
2587:
2585:
2578:
2571:
2569:
2567:
2563:
2562:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2547:
2540:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2532:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2515:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2497:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2489:
2482:
2474:
2466:
2465:
2464:
2457:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2449:
2446:
2445:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2430:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2422:
2419:
2416:
2414:
2407:
2405:
2403:
2400:
2399:
2396:
2393:
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6757:Heavitree Gap
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6653:George Goyder
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6499:
6496:
6495:
6488:
6487:
6486:
6483:
6481:
6478:
6475:
6474:
6467:
6466:
6465:
6462:
6460:
6457:
6454:
6453:
6447:
6443:
6442:
6441:
6438:
6436:
6433:
6430:
6429:
6423:
6419:
6415:
6412:
6408:
6404:
6400:
6399:
6398:
6395:
6393:
6390:
6387:
6386:
6380:
6376:
6372:
6371:
6370:
6367:
6365:
6362:
6359:
6358:
6352:
6348:
6347:
6346:
6343:
6341:
6338:
6335:
6334:
6328:
6324:
6320:
6317:
6313:
6310:
6306:
6303:Gauge set to
6302:
6301:
6300:
6297:
6295:
6292:
6289:
6288:
6282:
6279:
6276:
6272:
6271:
6270:
6267:
6265:
6262:
6259:
6258:
6252:
6251:
6250:
6247:
6245:
6242:
6239:
6238:
6232:
6229:
6226:
6225:
6224:
6221:
6219:
6216:
6213:
6212:
6205:
6202:
6199:
6196:
6193:
6189:
6186:
6183:
6180:
6179:
6178:
6175:
6173:
6170:
6167:
6166:
6160:Juris-diction
6152:
6148:
6143:
6140:
6132:
6130:
6126:
6122:
6118:
6108:
6106:
6102:
6098:
6088:
6080:
6074:Cost benefits
6071:
6068:
6054:
6051:
6048:
6047:
6043:
6041:27 April
6040:
6037:
6036:
6032:
6030:
6027:
6026:
6022:
6019:
6016:
6015:
6011:
6007:
6004:
6001:
6000:
5996:
5993:
5990:
5989:
5985:
5982:
5979:
5978:
5974:
5971:
5968:
5967:
5963:
5960:
5957:
5956:
5952:
5949:
5946:
5945:
5941:
5939:
5936:
5935:
5931:
5928:
5925:
5924:
5920:
5917:
5914:
5913:
5909:
5906:
5903:
5902:
5898:
5895:
5892:
5891:
5887:
5884:
5881:
5880:
5876:
5873:
5870:
5869:
5865:
5862:
5859:
5858:
5854:
5852:12 April
5851:
5848:
5847:
5843:
5840:
5837:
5836:
5832:
5830:
5827:
5826:
5822:
5819:
5816:
5815:
5811:
5808:
5805:
5804:
5800:
5796:
5794:28 April
5793:
5790:
5789:
5785:
5782:
5779:
5778:
5774:
5771:
5768:
5767:
5763:
5760:
5757:
5756:
5752:
5750:
5747:
5746:
5742:
5739:
5736:
5735:
5731:
5729:24 April
5728:
5725:
5724:
5720:
5718:
5715:
5714:
5710:
5708:26 March
5707:
5704:
5703:
5699:
5696:
5693:
5692:
5688:
5685:
5682:
5681:
5677:
5674:
5671:
5670:
5666:
5662:
5659:
5656:
5655:
5651:
5647:
5644:
5641:
5640:
5636:
5633:
5630:
5629:
5625:
5622:
5619:
5618:
5614:
5611:
5608:
5607:
5603:
5600:
5597:
5596:
5592:
5588:
5585:
5582:
5581:
5577:
5574:
5571:
5570:
5566:
5564:
5561:
5560:
5556:
5553:
5550:
5549:
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5534:
5532:
5529:
5528:
5524:
5521:
5518:
5517:
5513:
5510:
5508:
5505:
5504:
5500:
5496:
5494:
5491:
5490:
5486:
5483:
5480:
5479:
5475:
5473:
5470:
5469:
5465:
5462:
5459:
5458:
5454:
5451:
5448:
5447:
5443:
5441:
5438:
5437:
5433:
5430:
5427:
5426:
5422:
5420:
5417:
5416:
5412:
5409:
5406:
5405:
5401:
5399:
5396:
5395:
5391:
5388:
5385:
5384:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5374:
5370:
5368:2 August
5367:
5364:
5363:
5359:
5356:
5353:
5352:
5348:
5345:
5342:
5341:
5337:
5335:
5332:
5331:
5327:
5325:
5322:
5321:
5317:
5314:
5311:
5310:
5306:
5303:
5300:
5299:
5295:
5291:
5287:
5285:
5282:
5281:
5277:
5274:
5271:
5270:
5266:
5263:
5260:
5259:
5255:
5253:
5250:
5249:
5245:
5242:
5239:
5238:
5234:
5231:
5228:
5227:
5223:
5221:28 March
5220:
5217:
5216:
5212:
5209:
5206:
5205:
5201:
5198:
5195:
5194:
5189:
5186:
5183:
5182:
5178:
5175:
5172:
5171:
5167:
5164:
5161:
5160:
5156:
5154:
5151:
5150:
5146:
5143:
5140:
5139:
5135:
5132:
5129:
5128:
5124:
5121:
5118:
5117:
5113:
5110:
5107:
5106:
5102:
5100:
5097:
5096:
5092:
5090:
5087:
5086:
5082:
5079:
5076:
5075:
5071:
5068:
5065:
5064:
5060:
5057:
5054:
5053:
5049:
5047:18 April
5046:
5043:
5042:
5038:
5035:
5032:
5031:
5027:
5025:
5022:
5021:
5017:
5014:
5011:
5010:
5006:
5003:
5000:
4999:
4995:
4992:
4989:
4988:
4984:
4981:
4978:
4977:
4973:
4971:
4968:
4967:
4963:
4961:
4958:
4957:
4953:
4951:
4948:
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4937:
4933:
4930:
4927:
4926:
4922:
4918:
4916:
4913:
4912:
4908:
4906:
4903:
4902:
4898:
4896:
4893:
4892:
4888:
4884:
4882:
4879:
4878:
4874:
4872:
4869:
4868:
4864:
4862:
4859:
4858:
4854:
4852:
4849:
4848:
4844:
4841:
4838:
4837:
4833:
4831:19 April
4830:
4827:
4826:
4822:
4820:
4817:
4816:
4812:
4809:
4806:
4805:
4801:
4799:
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4791:
4789:
4786:
4785:
4774:
4767:
4760:
4752:
4750:
4746:
4742:
4738:
4734:
4730:
4726:
4722:
4717:
4715:
4711:
4707:
4703:
4698:
4696:
4692:
4691:Alice Springs
4688:
4686:
4682:
4673:
4670:
4667:
4666:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4650:
4648:
4644:
4639:
4635:
4634:Alice Springs
4631:
4627:
4623:
4606:
4594:
4587:
4568:
4566:
4564:
4562:
4560:
4558:
4556:
4555:
4550:
4527:
4525:
4522:
4516:
4515:Alice Springs
4512:
4511:
4508:
4505:
4504:
4497:
4491:
4489:
4486:
4481:
4458:
4456:
4453:
4447:
4431:
4429:
4426:
4423:
4418:
4395:
4393:
4390:
4386:
4385:
4378:
4355:
4353:
4350:
4345:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4301:
4267:
4265:
4262:
4257:
4241:
4239:
4236:
4231:
4215:
4213:
4209:
4204:
4188:
4186:
4184:
4180:
4175:
4159:
4157:
4151:
4147:
4139:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4109:
4075:
4073:
4070:
4061:
4045:
4043:
4040:
4032:
4009:
4007:
4004:
4001:
3993:
3977:
3975:
3972:
3968:
3961:
3945:
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3928:
3905:
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3900:
3895:
3879:
3874:
3870:
3867:
3859:
3843:
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3835:
3827:
3811:
3809:
3806:
3803:
3795:
3779:
3777:
3774:
3771:
3763:
3747:
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3742:
3737:
3721:
3716:
3712:
3708:
3704:
3696:
3680:
3678:
3675:
3670:
3654:
3649:
3645:
3642:
3634:
3618:
3616:
3613:
3608:
3592:
3587:
3583:
3580:
3572:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3546:
3519:
3517:
3514:
3509:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3468:
3452:
3447:
3443:
3434:
3418:
3413:
3409:
3406:
3398:
3382:
3377:
3373:
3368:
3341:
3339:
3336:
3331:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3290:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3266:
3258:
3242:
3240:
3236:
3231:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3194:
3167:
3165:
3162:
3159:
3151:
3135:
3130:
3126:
3121:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3084:
3057:
3055:
3052:
3047:
3031:
3026:
3022:
3019:
3011:
2995:
2990:
2986:
2981:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2944:
2917:
2915:
2912:
2909:
2904:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2878:
2871:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2841:
2825:
2823:
2819:
2813:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2783:
2767:
2762:
2758:
2755:
2747:
2731:
2726:
2722:
2717:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2680:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2642:
2626:
2624:
2621:
2612:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2586:
2570:
2568:
2564:
2555:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2523:
2507:
2502:
2498:
2490:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2438:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2415:
2406:
2404:
2401:
2392:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2369:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2352:
2344:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2326:
2325:Stuarts Creek
2317:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2294:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2272:
2263:
2261:
2258:
2255:
2247:
2238:
2236:
2233:
2224:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2201:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2178:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2156:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2139:
2138:William Creek
2131:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2108:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2085:
2076:
2074:
2071:
2062:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2039:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2016:
2007:
2005:
2002:
1994:
1978:
1976:
1973:
1964:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1942:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1919:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1897:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1867:
1858:
1856:
1853:
1850:
1842:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1824:
1818:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1796:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1779:Mount Dutton
1773:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1751:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1721:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1704:
1696:
1687:
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1658:
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1592:
1583:
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1569:
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1468:
1466:
1463:
1454:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1431:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1414:Bloods Creek
1408:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1386:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1356:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1339: border
1334:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1314:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1291:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1268:
1259:
1257:
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1245:
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1234:
1231:
1222:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1199:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1176:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1154:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1124:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1107:Mount Squire
1101:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1078:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1055:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1032:
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1021:
1018:
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1001:
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996:
987:
978:
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692:
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681:
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676:
673:
670:
669:
662:
657:
623:
621:
618:
609:
589:
587:
584:
580:
579:Alice Springs
575:
523:
521:
517:
512:
496:
494:
491:
485:
481:
480:
477:
474:
473:
466:
463:
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289:
287:
284:
281:
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277:
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273:
270:
269:
263:
262:
258:
253:
229:1,435 mm
221:
219:1,067 mm
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8308:
8212:Mount Ertiva
8179:Mount Squire
8148:Bloods Creek
8140:Mount Emery
8104:Mount Dutton
8094:Peake Creek
8040:(Curdimurka)
7979:(originally
7871:Port Augusta
7862:
7854:
7837:
7834:
7822:Port Augusta
7807:
7800:
7741:Port Augusta
7697:
7645:
7637:
7633:
7626:
7613:World War II
7602:
7598:
7584:Port Augusta
7553:narrow gauge
7542:World War II
7539:
7527:
7521:
7501:
7489:
7486:World War II
7404:
7387:1961 – April
7369:
7306:1950 – March
7232:1941 – March
7178:
7130:1936 – March
7123:
7063:1932 – March
7053:1931 – April
7005:1926 – March
6884:1882 – March
6838:
6817:laid on sand
6810:
6796:
6793:
6781:
6770:
6722:
6682:
6669:
6665:Port Augusta
6650:
6626:
6623:Construction
6595:
6563:
6542:
6521:
6500:
6479:
6458:
6434:
6391:
6363:
6351:narrow gauge
6349:Specified a
6339:
6323:Port Augusta
6305:narrow gauge
6293:
6275:Port Augusta
6263:
6243:
6217:
6171:
6146:
6138:
6114:
6094:
6086:
6077:
6069:
6065:
6009:
5972:17 July
5950:10 June
5874:1 April
5841:20 July
5798:
5697:27 July
5686:29 June
5664:
5649:
5645:10 July
5590:
5586:24 June
5511:
5498:
5410:26 July
5293:
5289:
5232:28 July
5015:28 June
4993:19 June
4920:
4886:
4763:
4749:The Old Ghan
4748:
4744:
4741:The New Ghan
4740:
4724:
4720:
4718:
4706:Port Augusta
4701:
4699:
4694:
4681:Port Augusta
4679:
4677:
4663:
4658:
4656:
4630:Port Augusta
4621:
4619:
4500:
4488:Port Augusta
4382:
3932:
3024:Leigh Creek
2323:Curdimurka (
2184:Irrappatana
1873:Peake Creek
1727:North Creek
1460:Mount Emery
1251:Crown Point
803:Mount Ertwa
680:Port Augusta
665:
469:
451:
450:
314:narrow gauge
309:
271:
104:Port Augusta
57:
45:Port Augusta
25:narrow gauge
10040:2 September
9928:2 September
9902:2 September
9876:2 September
9850:2 September
9824:2 September
9798:2 September
9772:2 September
9639:2 September
9613:2 September
9392:2 September
9341:29 December
9315:13 December
8215:MacDonnell
8162:Crown Point
8154:Wall Creek
8131:Mount Sarah
8107:North Creek
8100:Algebuckina
8080:Boorthanna
8061:Irrappatana
7981:Leigh Creek
7893:Pichi Richi
7775:Telford Cut
7734:Leigh Creek
7719:Leigh Creek
7676:Telford Cut
7672:Leigh Creek
7609:Telford Cut
7605:Leigh Creek
7504:locomotives
7418:1963 – June
7361:1956 – July
7317:1950 – June
7200:1939 – June
6975:Entire line
6953:Entire line
6657:Goyder line
6446:Port Darwin
6135:Legislation
5961:4 June
5863:1 July
5799:Ben Chifley
5634:17 May
5623:28 May
5554:4 July
5463:11 May
5275:4 June
5122:1 June
5058:17 May
5036:1 July
4810:18 May
4620:The former
4211:Goods yard
3375:Parachilna
2618:Wirrawilla
2566:Witchelina
2091:Anna Creek
1849:Algebuckina
1598:Wire Creek
1506:Mt Rebecca
1297:Wall Creek
1084:Engoordina
780:Macdonnell
213:Track gauge
204:Line length
154:Operator(s)
10218:Categories
9460:"Isolated"
8288:References
8201:Ooraminna
8182:Engoordina
8120:Wire Creek
8111:Oodnadatta
8085:Duff Creek
8074:Anna Creek
8027:Bopeechee
8004:Wirrawilla
7959:Parachilna
7939:Mern Merna
7650:, the new
7411:Oodnadatta
7398:1963 – May
7285:1949 – May
7141:1936 – May
7010:Oodnadatta
6807:Conditions
6802:Operations
6773:Oodnadatta
6697:Oodnadatta
6605:Committed
6379:Pine Creek
6375:Oodnadatta
5176:2 May
5152:1891–1892
5088:1885–1891
5023:1880–1882
4959:1873–1877
4894:1865–1866
4685:Oodnadatta
3872:Wilkatana
3714:Neuroodla
3641:Mern Merna
3440:Commodore
3411:Commodore
3405:Parachilna
2789:Lyndhurst
2760:Lyndhurst
2561:Mundownda
2421:Wangianna
2375:Bopeechee
2230:Beresford
2068:Box Creek
2045:Boorthana
1703:Oodnadatta
1650:Todmorten
1130:Rumbalara
916:Ooraminna
615:Heavitree
581:(current)
10015:8 October
9990:7 October
9496:15 August
9470:15 August
9444:15 August
9418:15 August
9305:Channel 5
9278:8 October
8382:9 October
8220:Heavitree
8197:Deep Well
8185:Bundooma
8176:Rumbalara
8171:Musgrave
8117:Todmorten
8077:Box Creek
8053:Beresford
8033:Lake Eyre
8021:Wangianna
8007:Mundowdna
7992:Lyndhurst
7907:Willochra
7216:Washouts
7169:Washouts
7155:Willochra
7147:Washouts
7100:Washouts
7000:Washouts
6978:Washouts
6876:Location
6311:per mile.
5983:September
5484:September
4725:The 'Ghan
3866:Willochra
3647:Cotabena
3585:Moralana
3474:Brachina
3445:Brachina
2444:Callanna
2351:Lake Eyre
2300:Margaret
1274:Duffield
1182:Musgrave
1061:Bundooma
1038:Maryvale
940:Deep Well
870:Ewaninga
265:Route map
199:Technical
141:1926–1975
131:1878–1917
10191:Archived
10075:"(home)"
9695:23 April
9580:23 April
9198:23 April
8408:17 April
8314:17 April
8277:The Ghan
8235:See also
8209:Ewaninga
8190:Maryvale
8159:Duffield
8145:Illbunga
8126:Macumba
8018:Callanna
7949:Brachina
7708:Brachina
7694:Closures
7574:Adelaide
7406:The Ghan
7379:Ewaninga
6964:Brachina
6942:Brachina
6845:artesian
6829:termites
6819:without
6725:Tarcoola
6583:Tarcoola
6207:railway.
6062:Proposal
5918:December
5783:November
5601:November
5294:The Ghan
4745:The Ghan
4721:The Ghan
3238:Beltana
3128:Puttapa
2847:Telford
2821:Telford
2114:Douglas
1925:Warrina
1575:Alberga
1552:Macumba
1483:Pedirka
1437:Ilbunga
1362:Abminga
993:Rodinga
247: in
165:(became
80:Overview
41:The Ghan
9953:7 March
9689:The Age
9543:The Age
9522:28 July
9252:The Age
9237:The Age
9192:The Age
8742:11 June
8193:Rodinga
8151:Abminga
8137:Pedirka
8123:Alberga
8091:Warrina
8071:Douglas
7987:Telford
7973:Puttapa
7967:Beltana
7944:Edeowie
7929:Hookina
7820:, near
7730:Beltana
7712:Beltana
7465:Abminga
7353:Hookina
7320:Alberga
6821:ballast
6661:Beltana
6645:ballast
6553:pounds.
6105:Beltana
5199:January
4770:
4755:History
4687:railway
4148:siding
4141:18.2 km
4111:23.6 km
4063:32.4 km
3995:39.8 km
3965:end of
3861:57.5 km
3829:73.0 km
3797:89.6 km
3703:Hookina
3579:Edeowie
3265:Beltana
3158:Puttapa
2988:Copley
2875:end of
2724:Farina
2500:Marree
1224:1012 km
1201:1014 km
1178:1028 km
1126:1044 km
1103:1060 km
1080:1076 km
1057:1099 km
1034:1125 km
989:1141 km
935:1163 km
912:1175 km
889:1192 km
866:1208 km
799:1224 km
776:1231 km
611:1237 km
415:1241 km
242:⁄
174:History
118:Service
93:Termini
10164:
10145:
10126:
10105:
9728:5 July
9667:
9554:8 July
9364:
9337:. 2021
9135:
9112:9 July
8714:2 June
8685:2 June
8659:1 June
8633:1 June
8605:
8580:
8455:
8431:
8011:Marree
7999:Farina
7977:Copley
7933:Wonoka
7922:Hawker
7917:Wilson
7912:Gordon
7896:Summit
7884:Saltia
7840:Farina
7769:2016:
7745:Hawker
7739:1972:
7728:1958:
7723:Marree
7684:Marree
7660:Marree
7629:Marree
7570:Darwin
7540:After
7476:Gordon
7179:Creek
7133:Finke
6920:Farina
6879:Event
6835:Floods
6823:, and
6813:Marree
6727:. The
6327:Farina
6309:pounds
4782:Event
4653:Naming
4146:Saltia
3834:Gordon
3802:Wilson
3770:Hawker
3765:105 km
3707:Wonoka
3698:124 km
3651:107 km
3636:137 km
3589:127 km
3574:163 km
3470:173 km
3449:153 km
3436:183 km
3415:163 km
3400:195 km
3379:175 km
3292:212 km
3260:232 km
3153:247 km
3132:231 km
3028:240 km
3018:Copley
3013:262 km
2992:245 km
2879:tracks
2843:271 km
2785:294 km
2764:278 km
2754:Farina
2749:320 km
2728:303 km
2614:339 km
2557:359 km
2530:Marree
2525:372 km
2504:356 km
2440:387 km
2417:407 km
2394:425 km
2371:440 km
2346:453 km
2319:473 km
2296:489 km
2249:501 km
2226:525 km
2203:537 km
2180:554 km
2133:574 km
2110:588 km
2087:600 km
2064:616 km
2041:632 km
2018:650 km
1966:666 km
1921:682 km
1869:698 km
1844:714 km
1775:729 km
1723:744 km
1698:770 km
1646:792 km
1594:804 km
1571:811 km
1548:825 km
1525:841 km
1502:859 km
1479:876 km
1456:895 km
1433:908 km
1410:929 km
1358:945 km
1316:962 km
1293:965 km
1270:981 km
1247:997 km
753:start
484:Darwin
272:
191:Closed
179:Opened
123:System
85:Status
51:, see
35:, see
33:Birdum
29:Darwin
9548:Trove
8950:(PDF)
8929:(PDF)
8887:(PDF)
8402:Trove
8283:Notes
8166:Finke
7900:Quorn
7814:Quorn
7787:Farm.
7664:Quorn
7654:from
7618:Quorn
7588:Maree
7562:line.
7390:Finke
7235:Finke
7224:Finke
7066:Finke
6873:Date
6703:as a
6689:Maree
6409:from
6129:Burra
6049:2016
6038:2016
6028:2013
6017:2007
6002:2004
5991:2003
5980:2001
5969:2001
5958:1995
5947:1987
5937:1982
5926:1981
5915:1980
5904:1980
5893:1980
5882:1980
5871:1978
5860:1975
5849:1975
5838:1974
5828:1974
5817:1973
5806:1972
5791:1971
5780:1970
5769:1970
5758:1969
5748:1968
5737:1967
5726:1965
5716:1961
5705:1958
5694:1957
5683:1957
5672:1956
5657:1956
5642:1956
5631:1956
5620:1955
5609:1955
5598:1954
5583:1954
5572:1954
5562:1954
5551:1952
5540:1951
5530:1951
5519:1949
5506:1949
5492:1946
5481:1945
5471:1944
5460:1944
5449:1943
5439:1942
5428:1939
5418:1938
5407:1937
5397:1930
5386:1930
5376:1929
5365:1929
5354:1928
5343:1927
5333:1926
5323:1926
5312:1926
5301:1925
5283:1923
5272:1921
5261:1918
5251:1918
5240:1917
5229:1914
5218:1914
5207:1912
5196:1911
5184:1911
5173:1904
5162:1892
5141:1891
5130:1889
5119:1889
5108:1888
5098:1887
5077:1884
5066:1884
5055:1882
5044:1882
5033:1881
5012:1880
5001:1879
4990:1879
4979:1878
4969:1877
4949:1870
4939:1870
4928:1870
4914:1869
4904:1865
4880:1864
4870:1863
4860:1862
4850:1857
4839:1857
4828:1856
4818:1854
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4797:1854
4787:1853
4779:Date
4776:Year
4710:Quorn
4643:Quorn
4521:
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4000:Quorn
3876:48 km
3718:89 km
1320:
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666:
490:
470:
102:near
49:Quorn
10210:1980
10162:ISBN
10143:ISBN
10124:ISBN
10103:ISBN
10042:2018
10017:2012
9992:2015
9955:2018
9930:2018
9904:2018
9878:2018
9852:2018
9826:2018
9800:2018
9774:2018
9730:2018
9697:2017
9665:ISBN
9641:2018
9615:2018
9582:2017
9556:2024
9524:2018
9498:2018
9472:2018
9446:2018
9420:2018
9394:2018
9362:ISBN
9343:2021
9317:2012
9280:2012
9200:2017
9133:ISBN
9114:2008
8744:2018
8716:2018
8687:2018
8661:2018
8635:2018
8603:ISBN
8578:ISBN
8453:ISBN
8429:ISBN
8410:2017
8384:2012
8316:2017
7931:(at
7674:and
7668:coal
7607:and
7603:The
7572:and
7518:Film
7440:1968
6961:1915
6592:1997
6560:1974
6539:1954
6518:1952
6497:1950
6476:1950
6455:1949
6431:1910
6388:1907
6360:1902
6336:1883
6290:1876
6260:1867
6240:1864
6214:1864
6168:1862
6154:Year
6010:Ghan
5820:July
5665:Ghan
5650:Ghan
5591:Ghan
5575:June
5512:Ghan
5499:Ghan
5304:June
4708:and
4636:. A
4632:and
4483:0 km
194:1981
47:and
31:and
7586:to
6775:to
6581:at
6568:Cth
6547:Cth
6526:Cth
6505:Cth
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