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Commonwealth, Australian National and South Australian Railways Rollingstock Volume 6 ComRails Volume 6: Track Route Information Volume6 Front Page: Port Augusta - GM (CR Red) crossing Spencer Gulf on Whyalla line bridge with freight train (Chris Drymalik Collection) The ComRails web site (www.comrails.com) can be downloaded as a series of printable documents in PDF format. This volume is an example of one of the volumes in the Comrails series. The volumes are: Volume 1 Overview and Articles Information Volume 2 Carriage Information Volume 3 Freight Rollingstock Information Volume 4 Locomotive and Railcar Information Volume 5 War Time History of the Commonwealth Railways Volume 6 Route Information Volume 7 Master Rollingstock List TIMS1 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Rollingstock Lists - this is a listing of all the rollingstock whose detailed records can be found in TIMS3 to TIMS6 TIMS2 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Route Index - basically a listing of all the track speed restrictions and temporary works TIMS3 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Locomotive Rollingstock Records - this is the full detailed entry of all the locomotive rollingstock. TIMS4 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Railcar Rollingstock Records - this is the full detailed entry of all the railcar rollingstock. TIMS5 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Passenger Rollingstock Records - this is the full detailed entry of all the passenger rollingstock. TIMS6 Australian National Traffic Information Management System (TIMS) - Wagon Rollingstock Records - this is the full detailed entry of all the freight wagon rollingstock. Commonwealth, Australian National and South Australian Railways Rollingstock Volume 6 Track Route Information Chris Drymalik iii This document is part of the printed version of the Comrails website. The site is where you will find various bits of information about the Commonwealth Railways, Australian National Railways, Great Southern Railways and the South Australian Railways. The Comrails web site can be found at http://comrails.com The subject material is the South You can email Chris at Australian, Commonwealth and Australian [email protected], or National Railways. [email protected] Chris Drymalik ©Copyright - Chris Drymalik 1998-2021. All rights reserved. This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.5 Australia License. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/au/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 94105, USA. All photos are copyright the original photographer and used with permission. This document was created August 4, 2021 Volume6 CONTENTS Contents i List of Tables iii 1 Mid North Lines - South Australia 1 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie . 3 1.2 Gladstone to Wilmington . 5 1.3 Peterborough to Quorn . 5 1.4 Port Pirie to Broken Hill . 6 1.5 Gawler to Angaston . 8 1.6 Bumbunga to Lochiel . 8 1.7 NuriootpatoTruro .................................................. 8 2 Murray Malley Lines - South Australia 9 2.1 Alawoona to Barmera . 11 2.2 Karoonda to Peebinga . 12 2.3 Karoonda to Waikerie . 12 2.4 Tailem Bend to Loxton . 13 2.5 Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo . 14 2.6 Wanbi to Yinkanie . 15 3 South Lines - South Australia 17 3.1 Serviceton ....................................................... 19 3.2 Mount Pleasant . 23 3.3 Milang.......................................................... 23 3.4 Cambrai......................................................... 23 3.5 Victor Harbor . 24 3.6 Willunga ........................................................ 25 4 South East Lines - South Australia 27 4.1 Wolseley to Mount Gambier . 29 4.2 Mount Gambier to Millicent and BeachPort . 30 4.3 Naracoorte to Kingston . 30 4.4 Wandilo to Glencoe . 31 5 Central-Australian Railway - Narrow Gauge - Port Augusta to Alice Springs 33 5.1 Port Augusta to Marree . 35 5.2 Marree to Oodnadatta . 38 5.3 Oodnadatta to Alice Springs . 42 6 Central-Australian Railway - Standard Gauge - Tarcoola to Darwin 47 6.1 Tarcoola to Alice Springs . 49 6.2 Alice Springs to Darwin . 51 7 Trans-Australia Railway - Port Pirie to Kalgoorlie 53 7.1 Port Pirie to Port Augusta . 55 7.2 Port Augusta to Tarcoola . 58 7.3 Tarcoola to Cook . 67 i CONTENTS 7.4 Cook to Zanthus . 74 8 North Australia Railway - Darwin to Birdum 87 8.1 North Australia Railway . 89 9 Adelaide Suburban 95 9.1 Adelaide to Woodville . 97 9.2 Woodville to Hendon . 97 9.3 Woodville to Grange . 97 9.4 Woodville to Glanville . 98 9.5 Glanville to Semaphore . 99 9.6 Glanville to Outer Harbour . 99 9.7 Woodville to Finsbury . 100 9.8 Adelaide to Dry Creek . 100 9.9 Dry Creek to Northfield . 101 9.10 Dry Creek to Salisbury . 101 9.11 Salisbury to Penfield . 102 9.12 Salisbury to Gawler . 102 9.13 Glenelg North . 102 9.14 Glenelg South . 103 9.15 Woodville to Glanville . 103 10 Eyre Peninsula Lines 105 10.1 Cummins to Buckleboo . 107 10.2 Port Lincoln to Thevenard . 108 10.3 Yeelanna to Mount Hope . 110 10.4 Wandana to Penong . 110 11 Other Lines 113 11.1 Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway . 115 12 Route Index 117 A Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms 135 B References and Bibliography 147 Index 151 ii Volume6 LISTOF TABLES B.1 Commonwealth Railways Files - Central Office . 150 iii HAPTER1 Volume6 C MID NORTH LINES -SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie . 3 1.2 Gladstone to Wilmington . 5 1.3 Peterborough to Quorn . 5 1.4 Port Pirie to Broken Hill . 6 1.5 Gawler to Angaston . 8 1.6 Bumbunga to Lochiel . 8 1.7 NuriootpatoTruro ................................................... 8 1 1.1. Adelaide to Port Pirie 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie Karunye (32.25 m) This section contains information about the Adelaide to - Station Port Pirie railway AN Adelaide Rail Passenger Terminal 0 km Mallala 61.5 km (37.25 m) 28.10.1990 AN Adelaide Rail Passenger Terminal - 28.10.1990 Mallala 61.5 km - goods siding 496 m [WWT crossing loop 500 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Admt 28.10.1990] Mile End Goods 0.5 km Calomba (43.25 m) 28.10.1990 Mile End Goods 0.5 km [WWT Admt - Station 28.10.1990] Long Plains 77 km (47 m).
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