Re: Whyalla steelworks railway

[Peter Homann <phomann@crosswinds.net>]

"< Tell >" wrote:

> "Derek Rogers" <DekRogers@nospambigpond.com> wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone able to provide distances
> > for the narrow gauge railways serving
> > the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia?
> >
> > The distances required (in km) are:
> >
> > 1. Whyalla - Iron Knob
> > 2. Whyalla - junction of Iron Knob/Iron Baron lines
> > 3. Whyalla - Iron Baron
> > 4. Iron Baron - Iron Duke
>
> If you can find a copy of David Griffiths book "BHP
> Tramways Centenary History" published by MERM you can
> with some hard work, piece together the distances.
>
> Iron Knob line, the original line was and I quote,
> 33 miles 5 furlongs and 4.11 chains, duh.!
>
>

My memory of that line has it approx 55km.

> Whyalla to the Knob/Baron junction was depending on
> what part of the book you read, 13 miles from Whyalla
> OR 12Kms on a 1985 photo caption.!
>

21km to the junction, which better fits the 13 miles.

>
> Whyalla to Iron Barron on a gradient profile map
> appears to be 29 miles approx.
>
> The planned Iron Baron to Iron Duke line was 30Kms.
>
> This wonderful book with some outstanding photographs
> and history was marred by not having a simple line
> diagram showing the lines and their distances.
>
> ----Terry Burton
> << Remove net after @ for email reply. >>

Cheers.

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