Lochiel railway line
| Lochiel railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed and removed |
| Termini | |
| Continues from | Adelaide-Port Augusta line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 8.04 km (5.00 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) |
The Lochiel railway line was a railway line that branched off the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line at Bumbunga. It opened in 1926 and closed in 1981.
History
The Lochiel railway line opened in 1926 being 5 miles in length. It was built to serve the Australian Salt Company salt works which had been operating since the late 1880s on Lake Bumbunga. Along a station, a siding was laid to the company's refinery on the shore of the lake, about three-quarters of a mile away. There was also a siding at Bumbunga.[1] The line closed in 1981 when the salt works were closed and salt harvesting became a stop-start business managed from afar.[2]
References
- ^ LOCHIEL-BUMBUNGA New Railway Opened 18 November 1926
- ^ Bumbunga to Lochiel Railway Line