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Multiple Loops and sidings for station, goods, grain and fuel depot plus loco servicing facilities.<br> | Multiple Loops and sidings for station, goods, grain and fuel depot plus loco servicing facilities.<br> | ||
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| + | '''Quorn''' was originally the junction between the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Central Australia Line </span> ('''Port Augusta''' to '''Alice Springs''') and the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Peterborough-Quorn Line </span> and was a major service and supply centre. In 1950 the '''Central Australia Line''' was diverted away from '''Quorn''' and in 1956 the remaining line from '''Port Augusta''' was terminated at '''Hawker'''. As a result traffic through '''Quorn''' declined significantly.<br> | ||
After the closure of the '''Port Augusta-Hawker Line''' (1972) and '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''' (1987) '''Quorn''' became the operations centre for the '''Pichi Richi Railway''', a narrow gauge steam preservation railway running from '''Quorn''' to '''Port Augusta'''. | After the closure of the '''Port Augusta-Hawker Line''' (1972) and '''Peterborough-Quorn Line''' (1987) '''Quorn''' became the operations centre for the '''Pichi Richi Railway''', a narrow gauge steam preservation railway running from '''Quorn''' to '''Port Augusta'''. | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 15 May 2021
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