Peterborough–Quorn railway line
History
History
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Following the opening of the [Trans\-Australian Railway](/wiki/Trans-Australian_Railway "Trans-Australian Railway") in 1917 it became part of the main [east\-west railway](/wiki/Sydney-Perth_rail_corridor "Sydney-Perth rail corridor") across Australia from [Sydney](/wiki/Sydney "Sydney") to [Perth](/wiki/Perth "Perth"). This ceased in 1937 when the [Trans\-Australian Railway](/wiki/Trans-Australian_Railway "Trans-Australian Railway") was altered to operate via [Port Pirie](/wiki/Port_Pirie_Junction_railway_station "Port Pirie Junction railway station").

At the time it was built, [Quorn](/wiki/Quorn_railway_station "Quorn railway station") was on the [Central Australia Railway](/wiki/Central_Australia_Railway "Central Australia Railway") from [Port Augusta](/wiki/Port_Augusta_railway_station "Port Augusta railway station") to [Alice Springs](/wiki/Alice_Springs "Alice Springs"), and Peterborough was on the [Port Pirie–Broken Hill railway line](/wiki/Crystal_Brook-Broken_Hill_railway_line "Crystal Brook-Broken Hill railway line") from [Port Pirie](/wiki/Port_Pirie_%28Ellen_Street%29_railway_station "Port Pirie (Ellen Street) railway station") to [Broken Hill](/wiki/Broken_Hill_railway_station "Broken Hill railway station").

It closed between [Eurelia](/wiki/Eurelia "Eurelia") and Quorn on 3 March 1987, and Peterborough and Eurelia on 22 November 1988\.Line closures *[The Recorder](/wiki/The_Recorder_%28periodical%29 "The Recorder (periodical)")* May 1988 page 117Railways are Finally Closed *[Catch Point](/wiki/Catch_Point_%28periodical%29 "Catch Point (periodical)")* issue 77 May 1990 page 19 After closure, part of the line was used by the [Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society](/wiki/Steamtown_Peterborough_Railway_Preservation_Society "Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society").

The stations south to north on the line were Peterborough, [Black Rock](/wiki/Black_Rock%2C_South_Australia "Black Rock, South Australia"), [Orroroo](/wiki/Orroroo%2C_South_Australia "Orroroo, South Australia"), [Walloway](/wiki/Walloway%2C_South_Australia "Walloway, South Australia"), [Eurelia](/wiki/Eurelia "Eurelia"), [Carrieton](/wiki/Carrieton "Carrieton"), [Moockra](/wiki/Moockra "Moockra"), [Hammond](/wiki/Hammond%2C_South_Australia "Hammond, South Australia"), [Bruce](/wiki/Bruce%2C_South_Australia "Bruce, South Australia") and Quorn.


How did the Trans-Australian Railway change in 1937?