Early photograph of the Peterborough yard taken from near the Hurlstone Street crossing and looking east, c. 1900s. Top of Railway Hotel to the left and orginal town hall in the distance. Railcar shed has not yet been built next to the goods shed to the left.
East end of the Petersburg railway yard looking west, c. 1910s
Early postcard of the Petersburg goods shed with the subway entrance in the foreground, c. 1910s. Postcard was published by C Betteridge of Petersburg.
Panoramic photograph of Peterborough taken from the east end railway light tower and looking towards the loco depot in the distance, 1929.
Peterborough railway yard looking east from near the Hurlstone Street crossing with the goods shed in the centre, c. 1920s
Snow in the Peterborough yard, works foreman section, east end, c. 1920s
Peterborough railway yard looking east from the loco depot, 1926. The materials in the foreground are for constructing the coal gantry.
Peterborough yard looking west from the coal gantry, c. 1930s
East end of the Peterborough yard looking west, c. 1940s
Peterborough yard looking east from the coal gantry in the loco depot, c. 1940s
East end of the Peterborough railway yard c. 1940s. Town Hall to the right.
Peterborough yard at the east end looking east, c. 1940s. Line to Terowie going right.
Peterborough railway yard looking west to Hurlstone Street crossing and crossing guard’s hut to the right, c. 1950s
Peterborough yard taken from the coal gantry looking east, c. 1950s. Des Willis Collection.
Y Class locomotive 162 in the Peterborough yard looking west, c. 1950s
Brill railcar 100 at the Peterborough railcar depot, c. 1950s
300 Class locomotive 301 and T Class locomotives 184 and 197 in the Peterborough yard, 26 January 1953. Archie Williams near 301.
Peterborough yard looking east, 26 January 1953. Leigh Creek coal wagons centre. The passenger cars could have been parked waiting for the Broken Hill picnic people to return to Broken Hill after the annual Semaphore holidays.
Peterborough railway yard taken from the coal gantry looking east, 1955
Peterborough yard taken from the coal gantry looking east, 1955
Flooding in the east end of Peterborough yard showing the old Work’s Foreman Depot, c. 1956. First room is the District Foreman’s office. The small humpy was for the east end crossing keeper, whose job was to operate the Silver Street warning bells and admit Cockburn and Terowie trains.
Leigh Creek coal train in the Peterborough railway yard, c. 1960s
Entering the Peterborough yard from the east end, c. 1960s
Western end of the Peterborough railway yard with passenger vehicle to the right, c. 1960s
Peterborough yard and rolling stock 1960s. Taken from Hurlstone Street crossing looking east.
Peterborough yard c. 1960s looking east from near Hurlstone Street, ore wagons to the right.
Narrow gauge railcar shed at Peterborough housing an MIC and a Brill railcar, c. 1960s
Sheep sale yards adjacent to the Peterborough narrow gauge marshalling yards, c. 1960s
Peterborough railway yard looking east from the coal gantry, 1963
East End of Peterborough yard at the beginning of standard gauge construction, 1964
Peterborough yard at the commencement of work on the standard gauge line, 1964. Hurlstone Street crossing in the centre with the crossing guard’s hut to the left.
Peterborough township and railway yard, October 1965. Photo by S Jones.
Narrow gauge porter’s room in the Peterborough yard, 1966
East end of Peterborough yard, July 1966
Construction of the new Peterborough standard gauge goods platform (power, lighting shed to the rear), 1967
West end of the Peterborough yard constructing the new standard gauge line, 1967
West end of Peterborough yard constructing earthworks for the new standard gauge line, 1967. Railway Terrace to the left.
East end of the Peterborough yard, 1967. Narrow gauge onto standard gauge from the Terowie line on the right.
Peterborough standard gauge/broad gauge bogie exchange yard under construction, 1967
Peterborough standard gauge/broad gauge bogie exchange yard under construction, 1967
Peterborough standard gauge/broad gauge bogie exchange yard under construction, 1967
Arrival of the first standard gauge ballast train into the Peterborough yard and station, 1967
Preparing for the arrival of the first standard gauge ballast train into the Peterborough yard and station, 1967. Laying the track.
Arrival of the first standard gauge ballast train into the Peterborough yard and station, 1967. Laying the track.
Narrow gauge ‘A’ vans in the Peterborough yard, 1967
Peterborough Goods Shed, 1967. The carriage shed on the far right was originally from Port Pirie.
West end of the Peterborough yard, 1967. Early days of standardisation.
Peterborough railway yard taken from the light tower at the east end, looking west, 1967. Early days of standardisation.
Building the Peterborough East end crossing in preparation for standardisation, 1967
New marshalling yards and bogie exchange at Peterborough, 1968
Peterborough railway yard goods shed, 1968. The shed was built in 1880.
Peterborough yard with standard gauge under construction looking towards the east, c. 1968
Construction of Peterborough bogie exchange, 1968
Broad gauge permanent way machinery in the Peterborough broad gauge yard, 1968
Original Peterborough narrow gauge goods shed to the left, new shed to the right, 1968
Peterborough narrow gauge station and yard, 1968
Transhipping coke bags at the Peterborough goods shed, 1968. John Brown, __?, Glenn Mann (at rear), Brian Lawson
Peterborough broad and standard gauge bogie exchange nearing completion, 1968
Peterborough Yard from the east end floodlight tower, 29 November 1969
East end of the Peterborough standard gauge marshalling yards with the bogie exchange in the background, 1969
East end of the Peterborough standard gauge marshalling yards looking east, 1969
Standard gauge sleeper handling machine in the Peterborough marshalling yards, 1969
East end of Peterborough Yard with the new station in the background, 1969
Peterborough standard gauge marshalling yards, 1969
Peterborough yard looking toward the west end from the gantry, c. 1970. This was in the early days of standardisation with the Hurlstone Street crossing in the centre.
Peterborough railway yard and Hurlstone Street crossing, 1970
The west end of the Peterborough railway yard looking east from the coal gantry, 1970. Hurlstone Street crossing in the centre and SARI Hall to the left.
Peterborough standard gauge transfer yard, c. 1970s
Railway superintendent’s house, Railway Terrace Peterborough, 1971
Peterborough railway yard with the Indian Pacific to the right, 1971
Peterborough railway yard (looking east), 1971
District Foreman’s office at the east end of the Peterborough yard fronting Railway terrace, 1971. This was one of the first railway houses in Peterborough.
Peterborough railway yard, 1971. Far left is the goods shed, centre is the station and platform, then the barracks and then the superintendent’s house.
Railway houses in Railway Terrace Peterborough, 1971. Far left is the standard gauge barracks, centre is the former superintendent’s house.
Peterborough standard gauge barracks, 1972
Peterborough narrow gauge railway barracks, 1972
Peterborough narrow gauge railway barracks, 1972
Interior of the Peterborough bogie exchange, 1973
Peterborough Yard looking east, 1973. Goods shed in the centre and station platform to the right.
Peterborough Railway Barracks in Main Street near Quorn crossing being demolished post standardisation, 1973.
East end of the Peterborough railway yard taken from the Junction Hotel balcony with the Works Forman’s office in the centre, 1973. Old iceworks to the left. The office was originally railway cottages and was one of the earliest in Peterborough (built c. 1881)
District Foreman’s office at the eastern end of the Peterborough railway yard on Railway Terrace, 1974
Peterborough yard taken from the floodlight at the east end of the railway yard, 1975. Looking west. Station and platform at centre.
The new standard gauge barracks in Railway Terrace Peterborough, 1975. Narrow gauge sheep and cattle vans in the foreground.
Peterborough township taken from the floodlight at the east end of the railway yard, 1975. Looking east with Terowie line curving right and St Anacletus Catholic church to right. Railway Terrace in foreground.
Peterborough township taken from the floodlight at the east end of the railway yard, 1975. Looking east. Fire station in centre, Memorial Oval in distance.
Peterborough township taken from the floodlight at the east end of the railway yard, 1975. Looking west. Station and platform to the left and centre. Gymnasium, YMCA and Town Hall to right, with Peterborough Hotel in the background.
Broad gauge 500 class at the Peterborough bogie exchange, 1976
East end of the Peterborough railway yard looking east, 1976. Yard floodlight tower to left.
Peterborough bogie exchange shed, 1976
Broken Hill main line looking west from the east end of the Peterborough yard, 1978
Peterborough yard looking west towards the Hurlstone Street crossing, 1983
Remaining old SAR cottages and Works Foreman office at the east end of the Peterborough Yard, October 1987
Peterborough Standard Gauge yard looking north with the, bogie exchange to the left, 1988
Peterborough railway bogie exchange, 1988
Peterborough railway bogie exchange area, 1988
Peterborough marshalling yard, 1976
Peterborough railway bogie exchange area, 1988. Trucks awaiting bogies.
Roof of Peterborough railway bogie exchange, 1988
Peterborough railway bogie exchange, 1988
Peterborough railway bogie exchange area, 1988
The disused Peterborough railway yard looking east from the former loco depot, May 1989
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