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This mineral railway was opened in 1966 to bring lime sands 39 km from Coffin Bay to Proper Bay, near Port
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Following storm damage to the wharf at Billy Lights Point, the line closed in 1989. The track was lifted in the early 2000s and reused on the
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Although built as a high standard railway line, it was known as tramway because of a law that only allowed the
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Buckland, J.L. (August 1977). "A standard gauge railway in mothballs (Coffin Bay tramway of BHP Co. Ltd.)".
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Standard Gauge Lime-Sand Line
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locomotives (DE01/02). A fleet of 31 wagons were built by
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209:to carry lime sand for steelmaking at
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1191:Standard gauge railways in Australia
1201:1989 disestablishments in Australia
483:Port Augusta (western suburbs only)
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197:. Running for 40 kilometres from
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749:Pinkawillinie Conservation Park
427:issue 144 July 2001 pages 28/29
189:) gauge railway located on the
336:BHP Tramways Centenary History
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205:it was built and operated by
1206:Mining railways in Australia
1186:Railway lines closed in 1989
1181:Railway lines opened in 1966
1102:Port Lincoln railway station
724:Gawler Ranges National Park
126:39.5 km (24.5 mi)
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1145:The Peninsulas zone (wine)
744:Munyaroo Conservation Park
390:Lime sand from Coffin Bay
16:Railway in South Australia
1138:Related and uncategorised
950:Unnamed island, Baird Bay
605:State electoral districts
334:Griffiths, David (1985).
719:Coffin Bay National Park
666:Lower Eyre Peninsula DC
201:to Billy Lights Point,
1097:Eyre Peninsula Railway
407:Railway Transportation
396:5 January 1968 page 15
288:Railway Transportation
267:Eyre Peninsula Railway
967:Nicolas Baudin Island
734:Lincoln National Park
366:Knife, Peter (2006).
291:September 1964 page 7
1120:Joy Baluch AM Bridge
812:Coffin Bay Peninsula
677:City of Port Lincoln
671:City of Port Augusta
409:December 1964 page 7
63:Billy Lights Point,
1087:BHP Whyalla Tramway
656:Franklin Harbour DC
248:BHP Whyalla Tramway
1211:Limestone industry
1092:Coffin Bay Tramway
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857:Fishery Bay
847:Slade Point
827:Point Avoid
787:Cape Carnot
772:Anxious Bay
729:Lake Gilles
651:Elliston DC
554:Streaky Bay
424:Catch Point
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215:Port Kembla
132:Track gauge
123:Line length
79:Operator(s)
1160:Categories
981:East coast
957:Eba Island
941:Baird Bay
935:West coast
885:Cape Hardy
868:East coast
807:Cape Wiles
765:West coast
697:Wudinna DC
578:Governance
519:Coffin Bay
377:0975783505
273:References
260:Bassendean
199:Coffin Bay
59:Coffin Bay
895:Lucky Bay
875:Cape Burr
641:Ceduna DC
564:Tumby Bay
559:Thevenard
549:Smoky Bay
502:Townships
118:Technical
1080:Railways
1043:Highways
661:Kimba DC
646:Cleve DC
613:Flinders
534:Elliston
319:website)
236:DE class
187: in
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91:DE class
29:Overview
569:Wudinna
529:Cummins
493:Whyalla
312:(478).
233:EMD G12
219:Kwinana
211:Whyalla
182:⁄
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97:History
74:Service
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524:Cowell
509:Ceduna
476:Cities
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252:EMD G8
244:Sydney
167:was a
110:Closed
102:Opened
34:Status
1113:Other
618:Giles
539:Kimba
514:Cleve
42:Owner
594:Grey
544:Lock
372:ISBN
340:ISBN
231:Two
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