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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 The subject material is the be found at South Australian, http://comrails.com Commonwealth and You can email Chris at Australian National [email protected], Railways. or [email protected] Chris Drymalik ©Copyright - Chris Drymalik 1998-2019. 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This document was created October 18, 2019 Volume6 CONTENTS Contents i List of Tables iv 1 Mid North Lines - South Australia 1 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie . 2 1.2 Gladstone to Wilmington . 6 1.3 Peterborough to Quorn . 7 1.4 Port Pirie to Broken Hill . 9 1.5 Gawler to Angaston . 12 1.6 Bumbunga to Lochiel . 13 1.7 Nuriootpa to Truro . 14 2 Murray Malley Lines - South Australia 15 2.1 Alawoona to Barmera . 16 2.2 Karoonda to Peebinga . 18 2.3 Karoonda to Waikerie . 20 2.4 Tailem Bend to Loxton . 22 2.5 Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo . 24 2.6 Wanbi to Yinkanie . 27 3 South Lines - South Australia 29 3.1 Serviceton . 30 3.2 Mount Pleasant . 39 3.3 Milang . 41 3.4 Cambrai . 42 3.5 Victor Harbor . 43 3.6 Willunga . 46 4 South East Lines - South Australia 50 4.1 Wolseley to Mount Gambier . 51 4.2 Mount Gambier to Millicent and BeachPort . 53 4.3 Naracoorte to Kingston . 55 4.4 Wandilo to Glencoe . 56 i CONTENTS 5 Central-Australian Railway - Narrow Gauge - Port Augusta to Alice Springs 58 5.1 Port Augusta to Marree . 59 5.2 Marree to Oodnadatta . 67 5.3 Oodnadatta to Alice Springs . 74 6 Central-Australian Railway - Standard Gauge - Tarcoola to Darwin 80 6.1 Tarcoola to Alice Springs . 81 6.2 Alice Springs to Darwin . 84 7 Trans-Australia Railway - Port Pirie to Kalgoorlie 90 7.1 Port Pirie to Port Augusta . 91 7.2 Port Augusta to Tarcoola . 98 7.3 Tarcoola to Cook . 115 7.4 Cook to Zanthus . 128 8 North Australia Railway - Darwin to Birdum 151 8.1 North Australia Railway . 152 9 Adelaide Suburban 163 9.1 Adelaide to Woodville . 164 9.2 Woodville to Hendon . 165 9.3 Woodville to Grange . 166 9.4 Woodville to Glanville . 167 9.5 Glanville to Semaphore . 169 9.6 Glanville to Outer Harbour . 170 9.7 Woodville to Finsbury . 171 9.8 Adelaide to Dry Creek . 172 9.9 Dry Creek to Northfield . 173 9.10 Dry Creek to Salisbury . 174 9.11 Salisbury to Penfield . 175 9.12 Salisbury to Gawler . 175 9.13 Glenelg North . 177 9.14 Glenelg South . 178 9.15 Woodville to Glanville . 179 10 Eyre Peninsula Lines 181 10.1 Cummins to Buckleboo . 182 10.2 Port Lincoln to Thevenard . 185 10.3 Yeelanna to Mount Hope . 190 10.4 Wandana to Penong . 191 11 Other Lines 193 11.1 Port Augusta to Whyalla Railway . 194 12 Route Index 196 ii Contents A Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms 225 B References and Bibliography 249 Index 255 iii Volume6 LISTOF TABLES B.1 Commonwealth Railways Files - Central Office . 254 iv HAPTER1 Volume6 C MID NORTH LINES -SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie . 2 1.2 Gladstone to Wilmington . 6 1.3 Peterborough to Quorn . 7 1.4 Port Pirie to Broken Hill . 9 1.5 Gawler to Angaston . 12 1.6 Bumbunga to Lochiel . 13 1.7 Nuriootpa to Truro . 14 1 1. MID NORTH LINES -SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1.1 Adelaide to Port Pirie This section contains information about the Adelaide to Port Pirie railway AN Adelaide Rail Passenger Terminal 0 km 28.10.1990 AN Adelaide Rail Passenger Terminal - crossing loop 500 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Mile End Goods 0.5 km 28.10.1990 Mile End Goods 0.5 km [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Islington Freight Terminal 7.5 km 28.10.1990 Islington Freight Terminal 7.5 km - crossing loop 580 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Dry Creek North 15.5 km 28.10.1990 Dry Creek North 15.5 km [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Salisbury (12.45 m) - Station Direk (17.60 m) - Station Bolivar (32 km) 28.10.1990 Bolivar 32 km - crossing loop 1230 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] 2009 Although flawed when first designed and built by ANR in 1982, this existing ll00m long loop has been an issue for train working reasons. With only a short loop available, and located just 15kms from Dry Creek yard, obviously one of the trains involved in the cross or pass needs to fit in. Generally it’s only grain trains or GSR passenger services that will be involved in any such pathing decision. After the decision by DTEI to build an overpass bridge at the existing Taylors Road level crossing, it allowed ARTC to simply exstend this loop towards Dry Creek, on the northern side of the main line, creating the necessary l800m length. The existing goods siding will be retained as it is used on an ad-hoc basis for departmental work trains[cp 9.2009] Virginia (20.74 m) - Station 2 1.1. Adelaide to Port Pirie Two Wells 45 km (26.86 m) 28.10.1990 Two Wells 45 km - crossing loop 1817 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Karunye (32.25 m) - Station 28th December 1990 – Mallala Budd car CB 1 on Iron Triangle Ltd + Silo (Chris Drymalik) Mallala 61.5 km (37.25 m) 28.10.1990 Mallala 61.5 km - goods siding 496 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Calomba (43.25 m) - Station Long Plains 77 km (47 m) 28.10.1990 Long Plains 77 km - crossing loop 1900 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Avon (52.70 m) - Station 3 1. MID NORTH LINES -SOUTH AUSTRALIA Kallora (57.25 m) - Station Bowmans 101.5 km (62.87 m) 28.10.1990 Bowmans 101.5 km - crossing loop 1800 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Goyder (69.75 m) - Station Nantawarra 120.5 km (75.10 m) 28.10.1990 Nantawarra 120.5 km - crossing loop 1810 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Bumbunga (80.45 m) - Station Snowtown 146 km (89.75 m) 28.10.1990 Snowtown 146 km - crossing loop 1790 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Burnsfield (96 m) - Station Lake View (100.25 m) - Station Collinsfield (102 m) - Station Redhill 173 km (106.5 m) 28.10.1990 Redhill 173 km - crossing loop 1980 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Merriton (116.03 m) - Station Nurom (123.15 m) - Station 4 1.1. Adelaide to Port Pirie Wandearah (119.50 m) - Station Rocky River 193 km 28.10.1990 Rocky River 193 km - crossing loop 1800 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] Crystal Brook 334.5 km — Crystal Brook 197.5 km — Crystal Brook 22.5 km 1.7.1979 Crystal Brook 334.5 km - Attended - Crossing loop 1006 m - ANR WTT 1.7.1979 28.10.1990 Crystal Brook 197.5 km - crossing loop 968 m [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] 23.3.1992 Crystal Brook 22.5 km (distance from Port Pirie) - crossing loop 964 m [WWT Admt 23.3.1992] Warnertown 348 km 1.7.1979 Warnertown 348 km - Unattended - Crossing loop 1006 m - ANR WTT 1.7.1979 Coonamia 359.5 km — Coonamia 225 km 12.1.1970 Coonamia West Junction - Yard Connection opened (Broken Hill Line open) to 18/7/70.[WN 27/70] 9.4.1978 Coonamia North Junction - Opened [WN 14/78] 9.4.1978 Coonamia East Junction - Opened.[WN 14/78] 28.10.1990 Coonamia 359.5 km [WWT Admt 28.10.1990] 23.3.1992 Coonamia Siding (225 km from Adelaide) [WWT Admt 23.3.1992] 4.8.1993 Coonamia West Junction - closed [SN 30/93] Port Pirie Junction (134.24 m) — Port Pirie Junction (0 m) 23.7.1937 Opened - loop 1530 ft., sidings 18,440 ft[annual report] 26.7.1937 Extension of line from Port Augusta to Port Pirie officially opened.