Adelaide- Broad Gauge to Peterborough & Narrow Gauge to Orroroo

1st October 2008

A South Australian Road trip, stopping at all of the closed stations between Roseworthy (north of Gawler) to Burra. The 5'3" presently terminates at Burra, however, the track has been booked out since early 2008. Several stations between Burra and Peterborough were also visited, this is still on the original corridor of the 5'3". The steamtown depot at Peterborough was also visited, and Peterborough is where the 5'3" terminated. Peterborough is famous, as it is the only location in the Southern Hemisphere where 3 rail gauges meet. Those being 3'6" (NG), 4'8.5" (SG) and 5'3" (BG). The NG was followed to the terminus at Orroroo. Port Pirie and Jamestown were also visited on the return to Adelaide

Derail at Roseworthy 1504x1000 DSC_8414_1.jpg 2008-10-01 08:50:34	Looking towards Burra at Roseworthy 1504x1000 DSC_8415_1.jpg 2008-10-01 08:52:11	The disused station at Tarlee 1504x1000 DSC_8418_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:24:28
Goods shed at Tarlee 1504x1000 DSC_8419_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:24:52	Little Puppy at Tarlee 1504x1000 DSC_8423_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:27:12	Faded sign at Tarlee 1504x1000 DSC_8428_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:29:55
Run-down red hens at Riverton 1504x1000 DSC_8429_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:58:37	The station at Riverton 1504x1000 DSC_8430_1.jpg 2008-10-01 09:58:41	The old signal box at Riverton 1504x1000 DSC_8435_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:01:07
The heavily run-down station at Saddleworth 1504x1000 DSC_8436_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:13:14	The station sign at Saddleworth 1504x1000 DSC_8437_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:14:00	Station closed sign at Manoora 1504x1000 DSC_8441_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:26:39
Manoora's water tower 1504x2262 DSC_8443_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:27:10	Manoora Station Sign 1504x1000 DSC_8444_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:28:14	Goods shed at Manoora 1504x1000 DSC_8447_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:29:09
Station building at Manoora 1504x1000 DSC_8449_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:29:25	Hanson Station 1504x1000 DSC_8451_1.jpg 2008-10-01 10:55:30	Disused bridge at Burra 1504x1000 DSC_8457_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:10:01
End of the 5'3" at Burra 1504x1000 DSC_8458_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:13:13	Burra's turntable 1504x1000 DSC_8460_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:14:12	Water crane at Burra 1504x2262 DSC_8462_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:15:29
Station building at Burra 1504x1000 DSC_8470_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:22:58	Point lever. Interesting bend, for clearance purposes 1504x2262 DSC_8471_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:23:19	Illuminated Burra Sign 1504x1000 DSC_8472_1.jpg 2008-10-01 11:24:02