Pware at 06:16, 9 October 2025

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	In the 1950s a new standard gauge (4ft8½in, 1435mm) line was built from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Marree''' which bypassed the '''Flinders Ranges''', '''Quorn''' and '''Hawker'''. Passengers and freight to '''Oodnadatta''' and '''Alice Springs''' changed trains from standard gauge to narrow gauge at '''Marree'''. As a result the sections of the original narrow gauge line from '''Hawker''' to '''Marree''' and from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' were closed in 1956. This left the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Hawker''' (the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700;"> Hawker Line </span>) still operating. Occasional special passenger excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' continued to use the line from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' and from '''Quorn''' to '''Hawker''' in the 1960s.<br>		In the 1950s a new standard gauge (4ft8½in, 1435mm) line was built from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Marree''' which bypassed the '''Flinders Ranges''', '''Quorn''' and '''Hawker'''. Passengers and freight to '''Oodnadatta''' and '''Alice Springs''' changed trains from standard gauge to narrow gauge at '''Marree'''. As a result the sections of the original narrow gauge line from '''Hawker''' to '''Marree''' and from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' were closed in 1956. This left the section from '''Quorn''' to '''Hawker''' (the <span style="color: white; background-color: black; font-weight: 700;"> Hawker Line </span>) still operating. Occasional special passenger excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' continued to use the line from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' and from '''Quorn''' to '''Hawker''' in the 1960s.<br>

	Prior to the closures, the line between '''Quorn''' and '''Hawker''' saw several through workings each day. After the closures this had been reduced to just two return freight services each week and no passenger services. In the 1960s that was reduced to just a single weekly return freight service, with an additional service that ran "only if required". It was mineral traffic, ''~~barite~~'' or ''~~baryte~~'' (''barium sulfate'') ore, that kept the line open after 1956. It was transported 70km by road from the mine to '''Hawker''' and then loaded into rail wagons for the trip to '''Quorn'''. At '''Quorn''' it was crushed and bagged for shipment around the country. Rail transport was used because of the poor condition of the roads between '''Hawker''' and '''Quorn'''. ~~Barite~~ is still mined north of '''Hawker''' and processed at '''Quorn''' but all transport is now by road.<br>		Prior to the closures, the line between '''Quorn''' and '''Hawker''' saw several through workings each day. After the closures this had been reduced to just two return freight services each week and no passenger services. In the 1960s that was reduced to just a single weekly return freight service, with an additional service that ran "only if required". It was mineral traffic, ''barites'' or ''barytes'' (''barium sulfate'') ore, that kept the line open after 1956. It was transported 70km by road from the mine to '''Hawker''' and then loaded into rail wagons for the trip to '''Quorn'''. At '''Quorn''' it was crushed and bagged for shipment around the country. Rail transport was used because of the poor condition of the roads between '''Hawker''' and '''Quorn'''. Baryte is still mined north of '''Hawker''' and processed at '''Quorn''' but all transport is now by road.<br>

	After the 1956 closures, '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was serviced by a weekly passenger road bus service and a weekly road freight service.<br>		After the 1956 closures, '''Port Augusta''' to '''Quorn''' was serviced by a weekly passenger road bus service and a weekly road freight service.<br>
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	The '''Hawker Line''' was closed in 1972. The 1970s also saw the line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Alice Springs''', with its standard and narrow gauge sections, replaced by a new standard gauge line that bypassed '''Marree''', '''Oodnadatta''' and all the flood prone areas. In the early 2000s this line was extended to '''Darwin''', on the northern coast of the continent about 2900km north of '''Port Augusta'''.<br>		The '''Hawker Line''' was closed in 1972. The 1970s also saw the line from '''Port Augusta''' to '''Alice Springs''', with its standard and narrow gauge sections, replaced by a new standard gauge line that bypassed '''Marree''', '''Oodnadatta''' and all the flood prone areas. In the early 2000s this line was extended to '''Darwin''', on the northern coast of the continent about 2900km north of '''Port Augusta'''.<br>

	The <span style="font-weight: 700;" class="~~plainlinks~~">[https://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/ Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society]</span> was formed in 1972 and was operating steam and heritage diesel trains from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' by 1974, and then onto '''Woolshed Flat''' by 1979. The track used to restore the line to '''Woolshed Flat''' was taken from the closed '''Hawker Line'''.<br>		The <span style="font-weight: 700;" class="plain;s">[https://www.pichirichirailway.org.au/ Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society]</span> was formed in 1972 and was operating steam and heritage diesel trains from '''Quorn''' to '''Summit''' by 1974, and then onto '''Woolshed Flat''' by 1979. The track used to restore the line to '''Woolshed Flat''' was taken from the closed '''Hawker Line'''.<br>

	The line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987.<br>		The line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987.<br>

Pware at 05:24, 10 June 2024

2024-06-10T05:24:08Z

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