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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS

WEEKLY NOTICES

1967

Interim listing

1
  • Gladstone - closure of railway refreshment rooms 1st February.
  • Thevenard - passenger timetable
2
  • Mitcham - permanent way and signalling alterations. Diagram
  • Karoonda to Peebinga - maximum speeds.
3
  • Commendation in relation to recent flooding of track between Cummins and Rudall
  • Sleep's Hill - alterations to permanent way and signalling.
  • Islington - switchstands
  • Crystal Brook - switchstands,
  • Tonsley Line - renaming of stations. Tonsley will be changed to Chrysler Park. Sturt will be changed to Tonsley.
  • Ambleside - re-opened as a stopping place for passengers.
  • Milang line - Sunday passenger service cancelled.
4
  • Tantanoola - temporary camp train siding.
  • Thrington - removal of switches.
  • Tailem Bend - passenger timetable alteration
  • Mount Gambier - goods timetable alteration.
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  • Kimba - alterations to permanent way and switchstands.
  • Gawler to Hamley Bridge - engine loads.
  • Peterborough Division - lines over which 830 class diesels may operate.
8
  • Port Pirie Junction - track and signalling alterations. Diagram
  • Cockburn line - opening of new level crossing between Ucolta and Oodlawirra.
9
  • Roseworthy to Gawler - loads for 930 class.
10
  • Peterborough to Port Pirie - engine loads for 830 class.
  • Penong Junction to Penong - running times.
11
  • Peebinga line - instructions.
12
  • Paratoo - permanent way and switchstand alterations. Diagram
13
  • North Gawler - level crossing protection for Murray Street crossing. Use of red lanterns at night. "Stop" disc will continue in use during the day.
14
  • Rhynie siding - closed 17th April
  • Islington Works - passenger timetable.
  • Paratoo - withdrawal of resident signalman and station now unattended.
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  • Millicent - derails
  • Melrose - conversion of passing siding to goods siding.
17
  • Clare - permanent way and switchstand alterations. Diagram
  • Up "Overland" to stop at Bridgewater, and not Mount Lofty, if required.
18
  • Pinnaroo - Ouyen passenger service.
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  • Murray Bridge - permanent way and signalling alterations. Diagram.
  • Pinnaroo - Ouyen passenger service.
21
  • Tantanoola - restoration of passing siding.
  • Warnertown - removal of sleeper siding.
  • Moonta - goods timetable.
  • Spalding - goods timetable.
22
  • Peterborough - permanent way and signalling alteration.
  • Morgan - signalling.
  • Old Morphett Street Bridge - demolition.
  • Mount Gambier - passenger timetable.
  • Kingston - passenger timetables.
23
  • Railways of Australia - applications called for U.K. Representative.
  • Adelaide and Aldgate - increased load for 930 class diesel locomotives.
24
  • Kimba - switchstands. Diagram.
  • Kalangadoo - signalling.
25
  • Movement of bulk cement from Angaston to Broken Hill in HCA bulk cement wagons.
  • Marree to Alice Springs - sitting up service on "The Ghan" withdrawn from 3rd July.
  • "Ghan" timetable.
  • Peebinga line - speeds.
26
  • Finsbury station - name altered to Woodville North from 30th July.
27
  • Port Pirie - removal of broad-gauge livestock facilities. Stock arriving at Port Pirie must be transferred to standard-gauge vehicles for unloading.
  • Commonwealth Railways - passenger timetables.
  • Pinnaroo - goods timetable
  • Serviceton - timetable.
  • Terowie to Peterborough - timetable.
28
  • Port Pirie Junction - alterations re new passenger platform from 22nd July. Diagram.
  • Coombe - remodelling of yard.
  • Monarto South - Kinchina - new main line turn out for stone siding.
  • Adelaide to Terowie and Peterborough - timetable.
29
  • Port Pirie - instructions re new passenger platform.
  • Willunga - goods timetable.
  • Tailem Bend - timetable
  • Victor Harbour - timetable.
30
  • Gumbowie - closed
  • Goyder - closed from 1st August.
  • Port Lincoln to Duck Ponds - level crossing warning signals.
  • Port Adelaide - Cabin "B". Permanent way and signalling alterations.
  • Road service to Ardrossan and Pine Point connecting with rail service at Melton - prior arrangement with road operator required.
  • Finsbury Area - alteration of names. From 30th July, Finsbury to become Woodville North, Finsbury No 18 Shed to No, 18 Shed, Finsbury No 1 to Finsbury Stores.
  • Port Pirie - Ellen Street station closed from 24th July.
31
  • Alawoona Refreshment Rooms - closed 11th August.
32
  • Mount Lofty - permanent way and signalling alterations. Diagram.
  • Gumbowie - remains open for livestock and passenger purposes.
33
  • Port Stanvac - permanent way and switchstands alterations. Diagram.
34
  • Willunga line - new level crossing at Hackham.
  • Mail weighing 1967.
35
  • Woodville to Woodville North - signalling.
  • Peterborough - signalling
  • Automatic Couplers - two types, "Alliance" and "Sharon" - instructions and photographs.
  • Waikerie - labourer will now light fires in barracks at 1.45 am.
  • Wilmington - passenger motor timetable.
36
  • Willunga line - goods load for 620 class engine ( a curious instruction, given that broad-gauge steam power on regulary-scheduled services, had effectively ceased).
37
  • Port Pirie Junction - alterations to permanent way and signalling. Diagram.
  • Vehicles suitable for 60 m.p.h. working and bogie exchange.
38
  • Burnsfield - Lakeview - Collinsfield. Permanent way and signalling alterations. Diagram.
  • Port Pirie Junction - permanent way and signalling. Standard-gauge triangle out of use - Diagram.
  • Yeelanna - Kapinnie. load restrictions
  • Hallett Cove - timetable.
39
  • Tanunda to Nuriootpa - staff working
  • Peterborough - permanent way and signalling alterations - Diagram.
  • Dry Creek to Salisbury - moving of permissive signal.
  • Port Pirie line - timetable alterations.
40
  • Locomotive headlights switched on during daylight - exceptions for shunt movements.
  • Yongala - alterations to permanent way. Diagram.
  • Burnsfield and Collinsfield closed fro traffic.
41
  • Mile End North - diagram
  • Millicent - signalling
  • Cellulose siding - renamed Snuggery 1st November.
  • Tailem Bend line - timetable alteration.
42
  • Port Pirie Junction - signalling.
43
  • Littlehampton - level crossing warning signals. Wig-Wags removed and replaced with flashing light signals 31st October.
  • Model 75 railcars - use of front coupler only allowed for shunting.
  • Whyte Yarcowie - unattended from 31st October.
44
  • Six Course Christmas Dinner in the Overland Dining Room.
  • Port Pirie Junction - permanent way and signalling - diagrams.
  • Trans Australia Railway - passengers for intermediate stations to travel by Budd Car.
  • Gladstone line - engine loads and running times.
45
  • Commonwealth Railways - timetables.
  • Port Pirie line - timetables.
46
  • Port Pirie Junction - permanent way and signalling alterations. Diagram.
  • Yinkanie mail car - timetable.
  • Broken Hill to Terowie - limited mixed train - marshalling.
47
  • Gurrai - switchstands etc.
  • Mount Gambier to Portland - goods timetables.
  • Adelaide to Tailem Bend - load for three 930 class locomotives.
48
  • Port Pirie Junction - alteration to signalling.
  • Peterborough - new narrow-gauge main line connecting to goods siding.
  • Ki Ki - relocation of up automatic electric staff exchanger.
  • Crystal Brook - alterations to permanent way and signalling. Diagram.
  • ABD cars - conversion to AD class cars.
  • Pinnaroo - Ouyen passenger service.
  • Mount Gambier to Heywood - goods timetable.
  • Port Pirie to Gladstone - passenger motor timetable.
  • Angaston and Truro line - maximum speeds.
  • Morgan line - timetable.
49
  • Tailem Bend - shunting signal alteration.
  • Rabila - closed for passenger and parcels traffic.
50
  • Crystal Brook - alterations to permanent way and switchstands.
  • Cookes Plains - relocation of down automatic electric staff exchanger.
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