Edited 04 Feb 2020 19:16, 11 months ago, edited by duttonbay

as allan said earlier,

According to WH Callaghan ("The Overland Railway"), the 3'6" track was laid as the station was built (1885), without passenger access to the station, and was taken up in 1898

It was mixed gauge when opened.

To where?

To Wolseley (SA) and beyond...

Had a look at a 1890 SAR WTT today - and found no reference to any narrow gauge service to Serviceton.

The mixed gauge went past Wolsley to Bordertown. But that's an interesting comment allan. Unfortunately, like far too many "enthusiast" books,"The Overland Railway" has no references, so we have no idea where Callaghan got his information.  There is a station diagram of Serviceton at 1894, showing the mixed and narrow gauge lines there, and presumably that was obtained from somewhere? Reece Jennings' "Line Clear" also has a diagram showing the mixed and narrow gauge at Serviceton, which is annotated "Original drawing by the Victorian Railways 1890, supplied by J. MacLean."  Perhaps by 1890 the narrow gauge had been closed, but was not lifted until 1898?

Edited 04 Feb 2020 19:16, 11 months ago, edited by duttonbay

as allan said earlier,

According to WH Callaghan ("The Overland Railway"), the 3'6" track was laid as the station was built (1885), without passenger access to the station, and was taken up in 1898

It was mixed gauge when opened.

To where?

To Wolseley (SA) and beyond...

Had a look at a 1890 SAR WTT today - and found no reference to any narrow gauge service to Serviceton.

The mixed gauge went to past Wolsley to Bordertown. But that's an interesting comment allan. Unfortunately, like far too many "enthusiast" books,"The Overland Railway" has no references, so we have no idea where Callaghan got his information.  There is a station diagram of Serviceton at 1894, showing the mixed and narrow gauge lines there, and presumably that was obtained from somewhere? Reece Jennings' "Line Clear" also has a diagram showing the mixed and narrow gauge at Serviceton, which is annotated "Original drawing by the Victorian Railways 1890, supplied by J. MacLean."  Perhaps by 1890 the narrow gauge had been closed, but was not lifted until 1898?