[SA] Dismantled railways in Adelaide
Bradley Torr
While browsing through the South Australian State Electoral Office's
website, I found that the boundary between the state electorates of Reynell
and Mawson is formed in part by a dismantled railway. Referring to my latest
version of the RAA Adelaide & Suburbs map, there is no railway but a path is
clearly visible running north-south through Reynella, Morphett Vale and
Hackham. What was this line used for, and when was it closed, etc. etc.
Also, another dismantled railway appears heading south from the Ascot Park
area to the Mitsubishi Motors factory - but the stations are still shown!
(Tonsley, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park). Is this railway still around or is
it simply a map error?
More map errors - what appears to be a railway marshalling yard is shown
just north of Port Adelaide on Grand Trunkway. There seems to be a line
heading south, but its stubbed out just before Francis Street - did this
ever meet up with the Port Adelaide to Adelaide line?
And is the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek line still used for passenger services?
Stations are shown, but I couldn't imagine there being many passengers
wanting to use such a service......
Thanks in advance for any information which could enlighten me.
Regards,
Bradley.
Peter Homann
> Hello,
>
> While browsing through the South Australian State Electoral Office's
> website, I found that the boundary between the state electorates of Reynell
> and Mawson is formed in part by a dismantled railway. Referring to my latest
> version of the RAA Adelaide & Suburbs map, there is no railway but a path is
> clearly visible running north-south through Reynella, Morphett Vale and
> Hackham. What was this line used for, and when was it closed, etc. etc.
The line was part of the metropolitan system, and branched off the current line
near Hallett Cove and went down to Willunga.
I think it was closed around 1968, but I'm not 100% sure.
Dismalted is an understatement! Parts of the formation are covered by Main
South Road, and other parts are now a bikeway.
Check your street directory. My Gregory's (from last year) shows virtually the
whole line as a "Disused Railway" apart from the sections of bikeway (and the
section through Seaford which has been completely built over).
> Also, another dismantled railway appears heading south from the Ascot Park
> area to the Mitsubishi Motors factory - but the stations are still shown!
> (Tonsley, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park). Is this railway still around or is
> it simply a map error?
No error there - TransAdelaide use the line daily for commuter services.
> More map errors - what appears to be a railway marshalling yard is shown
> just north of Port Adelaide on Grand Trunkway. There seems to be a line
> heading south, but its stubbed out just before Francis Street - did this
> ever meet up with the Port Adelaide to Adelaide line?
>
> And is the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek line still used for passenger services?
> Stations are shown, but I couldn't imagine there being many passengers
> wanting to use such a service......
>
> Thanks in advance for any information which could enlighten me.
>
> Regards,
> Bradley.
AFAIK, the Port Adelaide - Dry Creek section doesn't normally see passenger
traffic, although there have been odd occasions for tours etc, but they didn't
stop.
I'll leave the rest for someone who has more info than me.
Cheers.
--
Peter Homann
Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
http://www.prr.org.au
Arthur Marsh
"Bradley Torr" <bt...@bigpond.SPAMTRAP.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> While browsing through the South Australian State Electoral Office's
> website, I found that the boundary between the state electorates of
Reynell
> and Mawson is formed in part by a dismantled railway. Referring to my
latest
> version of the RAA Adelaide & Suburbs map, there is no railway but a path
is
> clearly visible running north-south through Reynella, Morphett Vale and
> Hackham. What was this line used for, and when was it closed, etc. etc.
This was the Willunga line, pulled up around 1972.
>
> Also, another dismantled railway appears heading south from the Ascot Park
> area to the Mitsubishi Motors factory - but the stations are still shown!
> (Tonsley, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park). Is this railway still around or
is
> it simply a map error?
The Tonsley line is still used for a few passenger services, see
www.transadelaide.sa.gov.au
>
> More map errors - what appears to be a railway marshalling yard is shown
> just north of Port Adelaide on Grand Trunkway. There seems to be a line
> heading south, but its stubbed out just before Francis Street - did this
> ever meet up with the Port Adelaide to Adelaide line?
You should consult some earlier maps to see what used to be in this area,
even old street directories should show the former lines.
>
> And is the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek line still used for passenger services?
> Stations are shown, but I couldn't imagine there being many passengers
> wanting to use such a service......
No, the passenger service was withdrawn around 1986-87. I only travelled on
that section on an ARHS tour on the then recently restored locomotive 621
around 1972.
Graeme Cleak
Some closure dates for this thread are - Willunga Pass Service 18/5/57,
Reynella Pass Service 8/61, Line closed 30/4/69.
Port Adelaide - Dry Creek Pass Service 29/4/88.
Arthur Marsh <mars...@flinders.edu.au> wrote in message
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Lindsay Hope
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Bradley Torr <bt...@bigpond.SPAMTRAP.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> While browsing through the South Australian State Electoral Office's
> website, I found that the boundary between the state electorates of
Reynell
> and Mawson is formed in part by a dismantled railway. Referring to my
latest
> version of the RAA Adelaide & Suburbs map, there is no railway but a path
is
> clearly visible running north-south through Reynella, Morphett Vale and
> Hackham. What was this line used for, and when was it closed, etc. etc.
>
> Also, another dismantled railway appears heading south from the Ascot Park
> area to the Mitsubishi Motors factory - but the stations are still shown!
> (Tonsley, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park). Is this railway still around or
is
> it simply a map error?
>
> More map errors - what appears to be a railway marshalling yard is shown
> just north of Port Adelaide on Grand Trunkway. There seems to be a line
> heading south, but its stubbed out just before Francis Street - did this
> ever meet up with the Port Adelaide to Adelaide line?
>
> And is the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek line still used for passenger services?
> Stations are shown, but I couldn't imagine there being many passengers
> wanting to use such a service......
>
bsc...@hotmail.com
> That is the old Willunga line
>
Hi
Does anyone know what diesels used this line? AFAIK, 526 hauled the
last train. Also, what freight did it carry ?
It's a pity they pulled up the Willunga line, with all the suburban
development in that area they could probably justify running a suburban
rail service today- there are quite a few buses running from Noarlunga
down to Willunga, Maslin's etc.
Cheers
Ben
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Arthur Marsh
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>
>
> > That is the old Willunga line
> >
>
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know what diesels used this line? AFAIK, 526 hauled the
> last train. Also, what freight did it carry ?
Yes, I remember the AHRS campaigns for the restoration of 520 showing
pictures of 526 being scrapped.
The last freight trains were the ones pulling up the track... 930 class
diesels did the task as far as I can remember.
> It's a pity they pulled up the Willunga line, with all the suburban
> development in that area they could probably justify running a suburban
> rail service today- there are quite a few buses running from Noarlunga
> down to Willunga, Maslin's etc.
The Noarlunga Centre line was supposed to be extended southwards, but the
latest street directories seem to indicate that the idea has been
abandoned )-:.
Taliesin Walker
> development in that area they could probably justify running a suburban
> rail service today- there are quite a few buses running from Noarlunga
> down to Willunga, Maslin's etc.
>
>
> Ben
Yes, I agree. In my opinion it would be a good idea if the Tonsley line was
extended across Sturt Road to service the suburbs to the east of the
existing Norlunga line. This would probably be better than ripping up the
Tonsley line and replacing it with a busway.
Tali
Alexander McCooke
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> Bradley Torr wrote:
>
> > While browsing through the South Australian State Electoral Office's
> > website, I found that the boundary between the state electorates of
Reynell
> > and Mawson is formed in part by a dismantled railway.
>
line
> near Hallett Cove and went down to Willunga.
> I think it was closed around 1968, but I'm not 100% sure.
> Dismalted is an understatement! Parts of the formation are covered by
Main
> South Road, and other parts are now a bikeway.
The Willunga Railway is now a railtrail for walkers, cyclists and horse
riders. The trail is open in five parts and the former railway bridge over
the Onkaparinga River is currently being restored. There is not much of
railway interest remaining on this trail apart from the formation itself and
a few bridges. Willunga Station and good platform remain and a couple of
carriages have been placed on the formation at McLaren Vale used as a shop.
A short description and map of the trail can be found at
http://www.railtrails.org.au/states/sa.htm
The approximate location of the railway stations has been marked on the map
based on an SA Railway Map. Can someone advise the exact locations of the
station sites? Also can anyone suggest where I could get gradient profiles
for closed SA railways?
Alexander McCooke,
Railtrails Australia.
www.railtrails.org.au
Jeff Melvaine
Peter Homann wrote in message
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>Bradley Torr wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
Snip
>
>> More map errors - what appears to be a railway marshalling yard is shown
>> just north of Port Adelaide on Grand Trunkway. There seems to be a line
>> heading south, but its stubbed out just before Francis Street - did this
>> ever meet up with the Port Adelaide to Adelaide line?
My UBD of Adelaide, 16th edition (which refuses to admit to its age but was
certainly not up to date in 1979(?) when I first visited Adelaide) shows
extensive rail sidings all the way from No 3 Dock (silos near Moonta Rd) to
the Victoria Road bridge. All these lines fed into a triangular junction
with the Dry Creek to Port dock line, between Bedford St and Lee Terrace.
The west leg split immediately at another triangular junction serving Port
Dock and Adelaide via the Outer Harbour line. The east leg ran to the local
marshalling yard at Gillman, just west of the Eastern Parade crossing.
Passenger trains from Dry Creek to Port Dock turned out to the south at this
crossing and ran through Rosewater station, then parallel with the Outer
Harbour line under Grand Junction Road. East of the Eastern Parade crossing
was a connection to the Finsbury line which rejoined the Outer Harbour line
at Woodville.
On the western side of the harbour was a line running in a loop from
Glanville to Osborne, with numerous sidings shown near the power station.
On my visit in 1979(?), there were passenger services to Port Dock via Dry
Creek, Finsbury Stores and ICI Osborne.
>>
>> And is the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek line still used for passenger
services?
>> Stations are shown, but I couldn't imagine there being many passengers
>> wanting to use such a service......
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any information which could enlighten me.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bradley.
>