Hamley Bridge–Gladstone railway line

The Hamley Bridge-Gladstone railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network. It extended from a junction at Hamley Bridge on the Roseworthy-Peterborough line (which provided connection through to Adelaide) through Balaklava and Brinkworth to Gladstone.

Hamley Bridge–Gladstone railway line
Bridge over the Gilbert River at Hamley Bridge
Overview
StatusClosed
Termini
Continues fromRoseworthy-Peterborough line
Continues asWilmington line
Service
SystemSouth Australian Railways
Operator(s)South Australian Railways
Australian National
History
OpenedHamley Bridge-Balaklava: 15 January 1880
Balaklava-Blyth: 14 March 1876
Blyth to Gladstone: 2 July 1894
ClosedGulnare-Gladstone: 11 May 1988
Balaklava-Gulnare: 29 March 1989
Technical
Line length147.7 km (91.8 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Old gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

Wilmington line
Gladstone
George Town
Yackamoorundie Creek
Gulnare
Yacka
Koolunga
Brinkworth
Anama
Blyth
Kybunga
Hoyleton
Halbury
Wakefield River
Balaklava
Moonta line
to Kadina via Port Wakefield
Ridgeway
Woods
Owen
Stockyard Creek
to Burra & Peterborough
Hamley Bridge
Roseworthy–Peterborough line
to Roseworthy & Adelaide

standard gauge
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