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THE TRAINS - Railway Transportation Magazine
An index of items relevant to railway operations in South Australia. It includes material on the Commonwealth Railways, including the Northern Territory operations, and also the operations of the Silverton Tramway Company, and other private railways.
"Railway Transportation" was an industry publication, although its subscription base in latter years was probably dominated by rail enthusiasts.
| 1952 | ||
| August | 10 | S.A.R. fare and freight rises |
| Commonwealth Railways Royal Commission on North-South line. | ||
| 41 | BJ cars for "The Overland" introduced 30th June. | |
| Photo of GM11 and S.A.R. 740 class leaving Clyde. | ||
| 42 | 300 class Garratts | |
| 43 | Marino line duplication | |
| 46 | S.A.R. diesels withdrawn from "The Overland". | |
| September | 4 | Extra Trans-Australian Railway trains. |
| 6 | New Commonwealth Railways air-conditioned stock. | |
| 7 | Commonwealth Railways - new North-South line. | |
| 8 | Commonwealth Railways - Budd Cars. | |
| 30 | Australian Standard Garratts - proposed ban on Cockburn line. | |
| 52 | Commonwealth Railways cars. | |
| October | 4 | "Overland" BJ3 in service. |
| 5 | 300 class: also page 6 | |
| Victorian Railways diesels on "The Overland". | ||
| 6 | 900 class diesels restored on "The Overland". | |
| Overland cars. | ||
| 10 | Mr. Fidock - S.A.R. Secretary | |
| 41 | Transfer of two T class locos to Port Lincoln. | |
| 46 | Silverton Tramway Co. - dividend. | |
| November | 4 | Adelaide to Melbourne freight trains |
| 5 | Gauge widening to Kalangadoo. | |
| 6 | Commonwealth Railways express and Budd cars. | |
| 7 | Commonwealth Railways - North-South line. | |
| New "Overland" cars | ||
| 30 | Whyalla - Iron Knob line | |
| December | 4 | New Commonwealth Railways train: also page 23 |
| 6 | 305, last Australian Standard Garratt. | |
| 10 | South Australian Railways. Mr Fidock, Mr. Harvey, Mr. Watson, Mr. | |
| Silverton Tramway Co. Mr Gun. | ||
| 42 | Cars transferred from South East to Eyre Peninsula. | |
| 1953 | ||
| January | missing | |
| February | 10 | "The Ghan". |
| 19 | S.A. - Vic. freight services | |
| 21 | "The Overland" - record number of passengers. | |
| March | 12 | Beyer Garratts for South Australian Railways. |
| 14 | Floodwaters cut North - South line. | |
| 16 | Marino duplication | |
| 17 | North - South railway. | |
| 18 | Mr Roberts - Silverton Tramway Co. | |
| 31 | Trans Australian Railway operations. | |
| April | 19 | Broken Hill line - South Australia wants broad-gauge line. |
| 22 | First diesels to Victor Harbour. | |
| 24 | New Chief Engineer for South Australian Railways - Mr. Roberts. | |
| Mr. Watson, Chief Engineer, retires. | ||
| 25 | "Overland" cars - modified bogies | |
| South Australian Railways - electrification | ||
| Radium Hill line. | ||
| 32 | S.A.R. gauge conversion. | |
| May | 22 | 400 class |
| Radium Hill line | ||
| 24 | Commonwealth Railways - new line. | |
| 35 | South Australian Railways - Annual Report. | |
| June | 20 | Boom gates on Port Line. |
| Mount Gambier - Broad gauge. | ||
| 24 | North - South line - coal trains | |
| 25 | Mr Chapman - death | |
| 32 | Commonwealth Railways - Annual Report. | |
| July | 20 | Mount Gambier - broad-gauge opened. |
| 21 | Commonwealth Railways - co-ordinated service. | |
| 24 | Rolling stock transferred to Eyre Peninsula. | |
| 26 | Fires to Port Dock, Cheltenham, Golf Lands. | |
| 29 | New diesel depot | |
| 42 | 400 class Beyer Garratts arrive. | |
| August | 19 | Mount Gambier - opening of broad-gauge. |
| 22 | Morgan to Barmera railway opposed. | |
| 23 | First S.A.R. public timetable since 1943. | |
| Last 900 class diesel. | ||
| 26 | 520 and 620 class locomotives. | |
| September | 20 | Northern Territory to Queensland railway. |
| North - South line | ||
| Mount Gambier service. | ||
| Marino duplication. | ||
| 26 | 400 class | |
| 38 | Port Pirie - coal transfer plant. | |
| October | 18 | South Australian Railways Commissioner - position. |
| 19 | "Overland" express detoured through Mount Gambier | |
| 23 | Trans Australian Railway - working profit. | |
| 36 | Port Lincoln Division - passenger accommodation | |
| 37 | 750 class and N class locomotives | |
| November | 26 | S.A.R. order for English Electric diesels. |
| December | 19 | Commonwealth Railways - transport of motor bodies |
| S.A.R. - further 400 class Beyer Garratt locomotives. | ||
| 21 | Radium Hill railway opened | |
| Further S.A.R. conversion | ||
| Gauge standardisation. | ||
| 23 | Mr. Fargher - S.A. Railways Commissioner. | |
| 1954 | ||
| January | 15 | Broken Hill to Port Pirie standardisation |
| Improved Commonwealth Railways finances. | ||
| 17 | Radium Hill branch opened | |
| 19 | South East - Broad gauge conversion. | |
| 23 | South Australian Railways - first public timetable since 1943. | |
| February | 8 | Commonwealth Railways - dieselisation savings (Graph) |
| 19 | Commonwealth Railways seek more diesels. | |
| 22 | Five Beyer Garratt locomotives (400 class) landed. | |
| 23 | Death of C. B. Anderson, former South Australian Railways Commissioner. | |
| 23 | South Australian Government Transport portfolios. Mr. M. McIntosh, Mr. N. Jude. | |
| 35 | New cars for "The Overland". | |
| South Australian Railways - South East gauge conversion. | ||
| March | 27 | Commonwealth Railways - new diesels. |
| 35 | South Australian Railways - Annual Report. | |
| April | 24 | NSU diesels for Commonwealth Railways |
| 32 | Centenary of South Australian Railways - plans | |
| 33 | Commonwealth Railways - Annual report. | |
| 36 | Radium Hill spur line. | |
| May | 21 | Leigh Creek - standardisation. |
| 22 | Passenger cars for Royal Tour | |
| 23 | Bus for Spalding - Jamestown service. | |
| S.A.R. Bid for new diesels. | ||
| South East gauge widening progress - also Editorial. | ||
| June | 21 | Telford to Marree - standard-gauge line approved. |
| 22 | South Australian Railways - centenary celebrations. | |
| 23 | S.A.R. plans for multiple unit suburban railcars | |
| 25 | Mr. Fitch appointed assistant to South Australian Railways Commissioner. | |
| 28 | NSU engines of Commonwealth Railways. | |
| 36 | S.A.R. Centenary. | |
| July | 23 | South East gauge conversion. |
| 24 | NSU locomotive in service: also page 26 | |
| 25 | Riverton to Spalding bus service | |
| 28 | Plan for standardisation. | |
| Aug | 23 | Railway Centenary Stamp. |
| 24 | NSU locomotive run; also page 41. | |
| 27 | S.A.R. Chief Engineer, Mr. Roberts retires. | |
| 32 | Marino line duplication. | |
| 42 | Mr. Bridgland appointed Chief Engineer. | |
| September | 32 | Marree - standard-gauge railway |
| October | 21 | South Australian Railways - Bluebird railcar |
| Telford deviation | ||
| 37 | Commer car for Peebinga line. | |
| November | 23 | First Bluebird in service |
| 24 | Locomotive Pacific 604 (photo) with long train of cars for Royal Visit. | |
| 40 | Adelaide rail electrification urged. | |
| December | 22 | Marree standardisation Bill, and standardisation. |
| 23 | Need for more rail standardisation. | |
| 24 | Commonwealth Railways Budd Cars, and passenger cars. | |
| 1955 | ||
| January | 5 | Is piggy-back operation (Road-rail) feasible? |
| 6 | Port Pirie - Ellen Street tracks to stay. | |
| 13 | Commonwealth Railways - further narrow-gauge locos and passengers cars. | |
| 18 | Commonwealth Railways Gloucester Cars | |
| 36 | Goodwin Alco diesels for South Australian Railways. | |
| February | 14 | Gloucester Cars in service. |
| 42 | Millicent - gauge widening | |
| March | 7 | Marino line duplication. |
| 39 | Commonwealth Railways Annual report. | |
| April | 5 | Brachina line to open soon. |
| 42 | South Australian Railways Bluebird Railcars - torque converters. | |
| May | 5 | V class narrow-gauge engine preserved at Naracoorte. |
| 33 | S.A.R. Annual Report. | |
| June | 6 | Adelaide suburban railcars near completion. |
| Broad-gauge extended to Tantanoola. | ||
| Wandilo to Glencoe railway - proposals | ||
| Two narrow-gauge railcars to North Australia Railway. | ||
| Lynton station opened | ||
| 8 | Silverton Tramway Co. - Personnel. | |
| July | 3 | Opening of Brachina railway. |
| 4 | Proposal for lounge or cafeteria cars on "The Overland" Express. | |
| 5 | Proposed Chrysler railway line. | |
| August | 22 | Commonwealth Railways - piggyback operation. |
| September | 4 | Gloucester Cars for North Australia Railway. |
| Additional Trans Australian Railway express service to 5 per week. | ||
| 5 | Port Pirie - new construction. | |
| 6 | Adelaide to Darwin rail - road service proposed. | |
| October | 7 | S.A.R. Bluebird railcars improve country services. |
| 28 | Freight car construction at Islington Workshops. | |
| 36 | Standardisation proposals | |
| November | 5 | Glencoe and Beachport railway lines to be closed. |
| 6 | New adelaide suburban railcars. | |
| 7 | Faster Mount Gambier service. | |
| December | no items. | |
| 1956 | ||
| January | 4 | S.A.R. Locomotive 930 - inaugural run |
| 5 | Millicent - broad gauge. | |
| 6 | 300 class Adelaide suburban railcars. | |
| February | 4 | 300 class suburban railcars |
| 5 | Delivery of locomotive 930; also p 9 | |
| 26 | Commonwealth Railways GM 12 | |
| 42 | Chrysler works line. | |
| March | 5 | Marino line duplication |
| 32 | Locomotive 930 | |
| 35 | S.A.R. Annual Report | |
| 43 | Adelaide suburban railcars | |
| April | 6 | 931 on the Brisbane Limited |
| Locomotive 930. | ||
| Silverton Tramway Co. Dividend | ||
| May | 5 | Port Augusta - coal rates |
| 6 | South Australia Bulk Wheat. | |
| New standard-gauge Leigh Creek coal line. | ||
| 44 | S.A.R. Railcars, Suburban and Bluebird. | |
| June | 4 | Leigh Creek coal rates |
| 5 | Silverton Tramway Company - capital | |
| 7 | S.A.R. 800 class diesels. | |
| S.A.R. more diesels and railcars | ||
| S.A.R. more Alco diesels ordered | ||
| Level crossing signs. | ||
| 46 | Darwin - road - rail service. | |
| July | 3 | Trans Australian Railway - more trains and roomette cars |
| 5 | South Australian Railways 800 class diesels - delivery. | |
| 6 | Commonwealth Railways - shunting locomotives | |
| S.A.R. Cement vans | ||
| 7 | Locomotives transferred to Eyre Peninsula Division | |
| 38 | Bluebird Railcars | |
| August | 3 | Leigh Creek trains |
| 4 | Paringa link in Murray River floods | |
| 6 | Broken Hill conversion plan | |
| South East conversion slowed. | ||
| September | 19 | Port Pirie to Broken Hill standardisation |
| 21 | New Alice Springs service. | |
| 24 | New Commonwealth Railways standard-gauge line. | |
| October | 21 | S.A.R. Freight rates increase. |
| 22 | Commonwealth Railways - passenger stock conversions | |
| 32 | River Murray floods - Renmark service. | |
| November | 19 | S.A.R. Gauge conversion |
| 20 | South Australian floods and rail operations. | |
| Silverton Tramway forms a holding company. | ||
| 21 | Beachport line closed | |
| 23 | Henley Beach line - proposed closure. | |
| December | 21 | Melbourne to Adelaide day service for Davis Cup. |
| Renmark shuttle service. | ||
| 23 | Beachport railway closed. | |
| 28 | South Australian Railways 800 class diesels. | |
| 1957 | ||
| January | 20 | New locomotives and stock for S.A.R. |
| 21 | Fuel consumption 1952 to 1956 | |
| 22 | Broad-gauge Baby Health car. | |
| New Leigh Creek line affects S.A.R. | ||
| 24 | Wentworth standardisation plan. | |
| February | 20 | S.A.R. Further orders for Alco locomotives. |
| 21 | Marino duplication. | |
| Commonwealth railways - train control. | ||
| Increased Commonwealth Railways traffic - power problems. | ||
| 22 | Commonwealth Railways - beef traffic. | |
| 23 | Mr. Fargher - South Australian Railways Commissioner. | |
| March | 20 | Quorn to Hawker railway. |
| 21 | Trans Australian Railway - roomette cars. | |
| 22 | Renmark shuttle service. | |
| 29 | Naracoorte - improvements. | |
| April | 19 | Adelaide to Alice Springs - containers. |
| 23 | Adelaide to Melbourne - daylight passenger service for Easter. | |
| 24 | Commonwealth Railways - diesel depot. | |
| 33 | South Australian Railways - annual report. | |
| 37 | Commonwealth Railways - narrow-gauge automatic couplers. | |
| 42 | Marree railway extension. | |
| May | 19 | Commonwealth railways - diesel hydraulic locomotives. |
| 21 | Central Australia rail service. | |
| Marree line. | ||
| 28 | S.A.R. 300 class railcars. | |
| 45 | Whyalla tramway. | |
| June | 21 | Wandilo to Glencoe railway |
| 23 | S.A.R. 930 class locomotives. | |
| 30 | New Commonwealth railways cars. | |
| July | 20 | S.A.R. suburban railcars |
| 21 | Willunga line passenger service closed. | |
| 22 | Broken Hill, Crystal Street railway station. also p 32. | |
| 41 | Commonwealth Railways - Gloucester car converted to standard-gauge. | |
| S.A.R. - more engines for suburban railcars. | ||
| August | 19 | Broken Hill railway - gauge conversion. |
| 20 | Wandilo - Glencoe railway to close. | |
| 22 | Standard-gauge railway to Marree open. | |
| 32 | Commonwealth Railways - gauge transfer. | |
| September | 20 | Standardisation of Victorian line, and not Broken Hill railway wanted by Playford. |
| South East gauge conversion. | ||
| 21 | South Australian Railways - diesel changeover. | |
| 22 | Marree railway - opening: also page 26. | |
| October | 20 | South Australia increases passenger fares |
| 22 | Commonwealth Railways - locomotive NB30. | |
| 43 | Henley Beach line closed. | |
| November | 20 | New "Overland" sleeping cars. |
| Diesels on Whyalla line. | ||
| 23 | Port Pirie Junction. | |
| 32 | Broken Hill to Port Pirie - gauge conversion plans. | |
| 44 | Sedan line - station closures. | |
| December | nil relevant. | |
| 1958 | ||
| January | 22 | Commonwealth Railways operations. |
| 23 | Lack of North - South line. | |
| 24 | Scheme for standardisation of railway from Adelaide to Broken Hill. | |
| February | 24 | Iron Baron railway. |
| March | 20 | Trans Australian Railway service to 5 trains per week. |
| 26 | New sleeping cars for Trans Australian Railway. | |
| April | 20 | Whyalla to Port Augusta railway. |
| May | 21 | Trans Australian Railway - piggy back service. |
| Adelaide to Broken Hill - altered service. | ||
| 24 | Port Stanvac railway. | |
| June | 20 | Victorian and South Australian Railways - trial piggyback service. |
| Broken Hill to Port Pirie standardisation. | ||
| July | 23 | Marree railcar service. |
| S.A.R. wheat bulk handling. | ||
| August | 21 | Commonwealth vetoes South Australian gauge-conversion plan. |
| September | nil relevant | |
| October | 19 | Commonwealth Railways - Maybach shunt locomotive. |
| 22 | Adelaide to perth rail containers. | |
| 23 | Silverton Tramway - dividend. | |
| 26 | Commonwealth Railways piggyback freight. | |
| Broken Hill standardisation. | ||
| 31 | Silverton Tramway Company orders Sulzer diesels. | |
| November | 19 | Broken Hill standardisation. |
| 20 | Port Stanvac line. | |
| 22 | Commonwealth approach to standardisation. | |
| 38 | Commonwealth Railways MDH shunt locomotives. | |
| December | 47 | Sulzer diesels. |
| 1959 | ||
| January | nil relevant | |
| February | 27 | Bluebirds speed Port Pirie schedules. |
| 30 | New Cheltenham station. | |
| 31 | South Australian Railways diesel tenders. | |
| 39 | Gauge unification. | |
| 46 | Fred Shea. | |
| March | 31 | Commonwealth will not sell Port Pirie to Port Augusta railway to State. |
| 38 | Australian dieselisation progress. | |
| 48 | Mr. J. Fargher. | |
| April | 27 | Broken Hill standardisation |
| 29 | Kingston line - gauge conversion complete. | |
| 30 | G.M.H. Elizabeth - spur line. | |
| 36 | B.H.P. Whyalla - radio control of trains. | |
| May | 28 | South Australian gauge conversion plan. |
| 31 | Mr. F. B. Harvey. | |
| 33 | Commonwealth Railways - tank cars | |
| 36 | Road - rail pantechneons on Commonwealth Railways | |
| 46 | Central Australia Railway - automatic couplers. | |
| June | 29 | Kingston line. |
| G.M.H. - Elizabeth line | ||
| 30 | Central Australia Railway - containers. | |
| July | 22 | South Australian Railways - order for 830 class diesels. |
| 23 | Terowie services - all Bluebird railcars. | |
| 25 | Mr. T. S. Rogers. | |
| Mr. Lorking - former S.A.R. signals and telegraph engineer. | ||
| 35 | Air-conditioning on Australian trains. | |
| August | 19 | S.A.R. 830 class. |
| 20 | Adelaide to Melbourne - daylight railcar suggested. | |
| September | 24 | Adelaide to Melbourne - daylight Christmas service. |
| 27 | Cockburn line - standardisation. | |
| 34 | Decline of Australian steam power. | |
| October | 5 | Whyalla - need for rail connection. |
| 22 | 300 class suburban railcars with Rolls Royce engines. | |
| South Australian standardisation scheme. | ||
| 25 | Higher S.A. R. fares | |
| 40 | Freight transfer at Alice Springs. | |
| 42 | Port Stanvac railway. | |
| November | 20 | Silverton Tramway Co and standardisation. |
| S.A.R. standardisation plans. | ||
| Adelaide suburban electrification. | ||
| 24 | Silverton Tramway Co. report. | |
| Cheltenham station opened/ | ||
| 30 | 830 class and 48 class | |
| December | 24 | Alice Springs Service. |
| 1960 | ||
| January | 28 | Welded track |
| February | 26 | Arrival of locomotive 830. |
| March | nil relevant | |
| April | 26 | Mr. Hannaberry - Commonwealth Railways Commissioner - resignation. |
| May | 24 | Whyalla - gauge conversion. |
| June | 31 | Mr. Smith - Commonwealth Railways Commissioner. |
| July | 24 | South Australian Railways - gauge discussions. |
| 50 | Murray Lands - dieselisation. | |
| August | 28 | Silverton Tramway - standardisation plans. |
| 29 | Mount Gambier - air-conditioned sleeping car. | |
| 36 | Concrete sleepers at Wirrapa. | |
| September | 5 | Flexivan on S.A.R. |
| Overland - sleeping berth charge up. | ||
| 6 | Commonwealth Railways - Japanese Sleeping Cars. | |
| October | 3 | Commonwealth Railways - piggyback and passenger services. |
| 4 | Silverton Tramway - what future? | |
| 5 | Whyalla - shunter | |
| 6 | Tennant Creek - rail extension from Alice Springs. | |
| 7 | South Australian Railways standardisation. | |
| November | missing | |
| December | 5 | Silverton Tramway proposals. |
| 1961 | ||
| January | 3 | "Overland" car run to Sydney. |
| Broken Hill to Port Pirie standardisation. | ||
| February | 5 | Silverton Tramway - road operations. |
| March | nil relevant | |
| April | 3 | S.A. Government takes legal action re standardisation. |
| 10 | S.A. weekend suburban services cut | |
| 49 | Standardisation. | |
| May | 7 | Eyre Peninsula - piggyback services. |
| 27 | Commonwealth Railways - Japanese cars. | |
| June | 33 | Adelaide Railway Station - proposed sale of air-rights. |
| July | 5 | South Australia. High Court hearing on standardisation. |
| August | 5 | Whyalla line rejected. |
| 7 | Eyre Peninsula - piggyback services | |
| Port Pirie - Ellen Street tracks to stay. | ||
| September | nil relevant | |
| October | 107 | S.A./Commonwealth. Rolling stock offer re Broken Hill line. |
| November | 5 | Silverton Tramway. |
| 6 | S.A.R. to purchase locomotives and trucks for Broken Hill line. | |
| December | 30 | S.A.R. flexivan. |
| 34 | Commonwealth Railways - automatic locomotive refuelling. | |
| 1962 | ||
| January | 5 | Inauguration of "The Jet" express freight service. |
| February | missing | |
| March | 34 | Commonwealth Railways report. |
| April | 5 | One class travel to Moonta. |
| May | missing. | |
| June | 4 | S.A.R. narrow-gauge diesels delivered through Broken Hill. |
| 43 | New S.A.R. freight brakevans. | |
| July | 3 | Broken Hill standardisation |
| 39 | Port Pirie to Broken Hill standardisation. | |
| August | nil relevant | |
| September | 3 | S.A. plans Port Pirie to Broken Hill standardisation; also page 5. |
| 7 | Whyalla to Port augusta railway | |
| 27 | Alice Springs to Darwin railway. | |
| October | 4 | Locomotive 900 completes one million miles. |
| 6 | Port Augusta - Jubilee celebrations. | |
| 7 | Broken Hill line - standardisation | |
| 29 | Commonwealth Railways publicity. | |
| November | 3 | Port Pirie to Broken Hill line. |
| 6 | Silverton Tramway Company - profit. | |
| 6 | S.A.R. locomotives with radios. | |
| December | 6 | Broken Hill to Port Pirie standardisation. |
| 8 | New line to Kevin gypsum fields. | |
| 35 | S.A.R. workmens' trains. | |
| 1963 | ||
| January | 4 | Broken Hill line standardisation. |
| 9 | Mount Pleasant line - closure planned. | |
| February | 3 | Broken Hill line - regrading. |
| 5 | Trans Australian Railway express derailed - one killed. | |
| Sunshine, Victoria: need for connection between "The Overland" and Daylight. | ||
| March | 5 | Sunshine, Victoria - comments re stop for "The Overland". |
| Silverton Tramway Company - traffic. | ||
| 7 | Commonwealth Railways - gauge convertible sleepers. | |
| April | 3 | Broken Hill line - dieselisation. |
| 4 | Sunshine connection. | |
| 33 | Commonwealth Railways livestock vans. | |
| May | 3 | Port Pirie to Broken Hill standardisation. |
| 7 | Bogie exchange opened at Dynon. | |
| 27 | Trans australian Railway - diesel operation. | |
| June | 3 | Adelaide to Port Pirie - standardisation. |
| 30 | Adelaide to Broken Hill - standardisation. | |
| July | 4 | Broken Hill line - regrading. |
| August | 4 | Alice Springs - flood-free railway line recommended. |
| 6 | South Australian Railways to build diesel-electric shunters. | |