Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line

Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line
Australian Southern Railroad
History
Opened	Roseworthy-Forresters: 3 July 1869 Forresters-Manoora: 21 February 1870 Manoora-Burra: 29 August 1870 Burra-Hallett: 10 March 1878 Hallett-Terowie: 14 December 1880 Terowie-Peterborough: 11 May 1881
Closed	Hallett-Peterborough: 26 July 1988 Burra-Hallett: 14 November 1990 Saddleworth-Burra: 12 March 2004 Roseworthy-Saddleworth: 31 October 2005 Gawler-Roseworthy: 11 October 2007
Technical
Line length	199.1 km (123.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Old gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) north of Terowie until 1970
Route map Quorn line Peterborough Crystal Brook–Broken Hill line Terowie Whyte Yarcowie Ulooloo Hallett Mount Bryan Burra Hanson Farrell Flat Mintaro Wakefield River Manoora Saddleworth Spalding line Riverton Gilbert River Tarlee Stockport Hamley Bridge–Gladstone line Hamley Bridge Light River Wasleys to Morgan Roseworthy Morgan line to Gawler & Adelaide broad gauge standard gauge 3 ft 6 in narrow gauge [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The Roseworthy–Peterborough railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It extended from a junction at Roseworthy on the Morgan railway line through Hamley Bridge, Riverton, initially to Tarlee, then extended in stages to Peterborough.

History

Proposal and Opening

The Burra Burra railway was initially proposed as early as 1850, before any other railways north from

Full conversion to broad gauge and transfer to Australian National

On 12 January 1970, the 22.9-kilometre Terowie-Peterborough section was

Regular Australian National passenger services ceased in December 1986, with the line north of Hallett closed on 26 July 1988, followed by the Burra to Hallett section on 14 November 1990.^[7][8] The line north of Burra was removed in 1992/93. The last passenger train to operate the full line to Peterborough was a

On 1 November 1997, Australian Southern Railroad acquired a 50-year lease on the rail corridor and total ownership of the rail infrastructure as part of Australian National's South Australian freight assets sale to ASR. Grain services to Burra last operated in January 1999, with the line from Saddleworth to Burra last used by an Australian Railroad Group (formerly ASR) locomotive on 12 March 2004.^[10] In the same month, the last passenger train operated on the line, a Friends of Belair Railway Station charter to Riverton using 3000 class railcars. The last grain train to Saddleworth was operated on 31 October 2005, and the last grain train on the line was operated by Roseworthy by Genesee and Wyoming Australia (formerly ARG) on 2 February 2007. Stored hoppers were collected on 11 October 2007, marking the last use of the line.^[11] The lease of the land and ownership of the rail infrastructure passed to Aurizon in 2022, following their purchase of One Rail Australia (the final successor of Australian Southern Railroad).

Present day

Aurizon does not list the line as being open or in use, but it is available for access.