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Re: National guage standardisation - why 4'8.5"?



Ted Gay wrote:

> And when was the standard guage extented from Port Augusta to Port Pirie?
> 

Would you believe - 26th July 1937 - the same day the BG was extended up from Red Hill to Port Pirie.  So, on that one day, Port Pirie went from a single gauge station to triple gauge!

Chris Brownbill.