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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS

WEEKLY NOTICES

1966

Interim listing

1
  • Function at Railways Institute for Mr. J. A. Fargher, on retirement from the service
2
  • Yurgo (Peebinga line) - switchstands etc.
  • List of wagons suitable for bogie exchange and 60 m.p.h. operation.
3
  • Port Pirie to Peterborough - passenger service.
4
  • Port Pirie to Jamestown - loads for 400 class locomotives.
  • Riverton to Jamestown bus service - instructions re parcels at intermediate stops.
  • Kadina - Moonta. Passenger timetable.
5
  • Sturt line - permanent way and signalling. Diagram
  • Ceduna to Kevin - alteration to permanent way and signalling - arrangements re new track, and old track to be removed. Effective 13th February. Diagram.
6
  • Port Adelaide - shunting across Ocean Steamers Road.
  • Thevenard to Penong - timetables.
7
  • Port Pirie - train operations to wharves
  • Mannahill - track arrangements and diagram
  • Millicent - co-ordinated road service.
  • Pinnaroo to Ouyen - timetable for diesel railcar.
  • Port Pirie to Gladstone - passenger motor timetable.
8
  • Alawoona - passenger platform shortened.
9
  • Keith - permanent way alterations.
10
  • Serviceton - express goods timetable
  • Peebinga line - as from 29th November 1965, 830 class diesel locomotives have worked between Karoonda and Peebinga. Loads issued.
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  • Port Adelaide. Cabin "C" - permanent way and signal alterations. Diagram.
12
  • Woodville - Port Adelaide. Moving of signal.
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14
  • Marino to Hallett Cove - signalling alteration
  • Coomandook - switchstand alteration
  • Port Stanvac - lighting of fires in brakevan stove is strictly prohibited.
  • Quorn to Hawker - traffic must be routed and charged via Terowie or Peterborough.
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16
  • Mile End Junction - signal alterations - Diagram.
  • Cheltenham - signalling.
  • Yongala - new siding
  • Peebinga line - speeds.
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18
  • Peebinga line - M and MRP vans permitted between Karoonda and Mulpata.
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20
  • Keswick - moving of signal
  • Mannahill - removal of crossover.
21
  • Jamestown - new siding.
22
  • Letter of Appreciation from the Director of Loxton Milling in appreciation of many years of courteous and efficient service.
  • Adelaide Yard - signalling alterations.
  • Operation of air-conditioning on cars.
23
  • 43 Railway Squadron - information for staff
  • Commonwealth Railways - timetable for Central Australia Railway.
24
  • Letter of Appreciation relating to catering by Railway Refreshment Services at opening of Bolivar Sewerage Works on 3rd June.
  • Keswick Showgrounds Junction - taken out of service 23rd June.
25
  • Goods to Yorke Peninsula towns must be invoiced to Paskeville.
  • Elizabeth, G.M.H. siding and diagram.
  • Spalding goods - timetable alteration.
26
  • Islington - switch indicator.
  • Kowulka siding - closed on 5th July.
27
  • Mulpata - switchstands
  • Warnertown - sleeper siding
  • Sturt Junction - remote control
  • North Gawler line - timetables
  • Tailem Bend line - express goods timetables.
28
  • Dry Creek - signalling alterations and diagram.
  • Finsbury North - delete from timetable
  • Kapunda North - passenger motors must stop if required
29
  • Port Adelaide to Dry Creek and Gillman Yard - electric staff drawer locks.
30
  • Peebinga line - speed limits.
  • Hallett Cove - timetable.
31
  • Long Gully to Mount Lofty - signalling.
  • Buckleboo - temporary closure of line to enable earthworks.
  • Port Pirie - removal of narrow-gauge stock yards. Sheep and cattle arriving at Port Pirie must be transferred to broad-gauge, and unloaded at broad-gauge yard.
32
  • Thrington siding - closed 1st September.
33
  • Mechanical Branch - Loco Superintendent Adelaide to assume control of Depots and Tarpaulins shop.
  • Minnipa - conversion of passing siding to goods siding.
  • Wandana Sleeping Car - alteration of information.
  • Semaphore line - extra 2/55 type railcars timetable.
  • Booleroo Centre - maximum speeds.
34
  • Minnipa line - passenger timetable alteration.
35
  • Port Pirie line - shortage of steel staff hoops for use in automatic exchangers.
  • Adelaide shunt engines - 800, 830, 900, 930 class not to be rostered.
  • Model 75 railcars may haul 4-wheel freight vehicles.
  • Moonta line passenger trains must stop at Thrington to exchange mails for Green Plains.
  • "Pareora" (Bowmans - Port Wakefield) - conditional passenger stop.
  • Hallett cove - passing siding converted to goods siding.
36
  • Kybybolite - temporary camp train siding
  • Naracoorte - signalling
  • North Gawler to Sandy Creek - instructions re caution for Main North Road crossing.
  • Hendon - staff working and caution crossing Gordon Street crossing.
  • Dorrien - withdrawal of station agent and station unattended.
  • Bowmans to Nantawarra - loads for 930 class.
37
  • Port Pirie Junction - alteration to Permanent way and signalling. Diagram
38
  • Naracoorte - permanent way and signalling changes. Diagram
  • Port Pirie Junction - alteration to permanent way and signalling - diagram.
  • 250 class railcars cannot be turned on "02" turntable.
  • Minnipa - passenger timetable.
  • Milang - Station Master replaced by station agent.
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40
  • Tailem Bend - stop shunting signal and diagram
  • Port Lincoln - switchstand and diagram
41
  • Gawler line - Angaston passenger service; altered timetable.
  • Port Pirie Junction - alteration to permanent way and signalling.
  • Paratoo - diagram
42
  • Commendation re fire that destroyed part of Terowie station building on 20th August.
  • Alawoona - Paruna. Facing switches brought into service for line leading to future Chowilla Tramway.
  • Kybybolite - restoration of passing siding.
43
  • Tailem Bend - movement of trains and light engines between passenger station and Loco. Depot.
  • Port Adelaide to Dry Creek - subsidiary automatic electric staff working.
  • Dry Creek to Pooraka - method of working
  • Port Pirie - special loading gauge for broad-gauge movements.
  • Marshalling of passengers cars on goods and mixed trains - must be next to brakevan.
44
  • Model 75 remote control railcars - preparation and stabling.
  • Port Pirie Junction - alterations to permanent way and signalling. Diagram.
  • Wirha - switchstands etc.
  • Mallala - instructions re level crossing at Long Plains end of yard.
  • Vigilance control - pneumatic type.
  • Port Broughton and Mundoora. - Road motor service from Collinsfield has limited capacity and passenger numbers to be advised from Bowmans.
  • Westinghouse air brake - instructions re hauling 500 or 350 class locomotive by another locomotive.
  • Model 75 railcars - list of loads for various grades, and list of cars with Cummins engines, Gardner engines, Vee belt drive, and remote control cars.
  • Chowilla Dam Tramway and siding near Kinchina - ordinary rates payable on materials.
45
  • Railway Refreshment Services - six course Christmas dinner in Railway Dining Room for $4.50. Community singing included.
  • Commonwealth Railways - passenger timetable to Port Augusta, Pimba, Woomera West, and Tarcoola.
  • List of wagons suitable for passenger trains and bogie-exchange
  • Angaston passenger train - amended timetable.
46
  • Port Adelaide - Cabin "B" alterations and diagram
47
  • Bridgewater to Balhannah - alterations to permanent way and signalling, and Ambleside will be thrown out of use as a block station from 5th December. Diagram.
  • Cambrai - goods timetable and working.
48
  • Headlights on locomotives and railcars to be on during daylight hours commencing 4th December.
  • Commonwealth Railways - passenger timetable.
49
  • Unley Park - signalling and automatic gates.
  • Keswick platforms - length at Goodwood end withdrawn from use with construction of new Keswick bridge.
  • Tailem Bend passenger service - timetables.
  • Adelaide and Murray Bridge - loads for South East trains.
50
  • Black Rock - conversion of Passing Siding to Goods siding
  • Outer Harbour line - working of boat trains.
51
  • Gawler to Roseworthy - new level crossing 26 miles, 32 chains.
  • Korunye siding - closed 1st January.
  • Tailem Bend line - load increased for twin 930 class.
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