Southern & Silverton Rail
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| Industry | Railway operator |
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| Founded | 1886 |
| Defunct | 2010s |
| Headquarters | Broken Hill |
| Parent | Qube Logistics |
| Website | www.silverton.net.au |
Southern & Silverton Rail was an Australian rail operator. Founded in 1886 as the Silverton Tramway Company, it operated the Silverton Tramway until 1970, before diversifying into operating hook and pull services, being renamed Silverton Rail in the mid-1990s. In 2006 it was purchased by South Spur Rail Services and rebranded as Southern & Silverton Rail, before both were sold to Coote Industrial. In June 2010 it was sold to Qube Logistics and rebranded.
The Silverton Tramway Company was formed in 1886 by a consortium led by J. S. Reid, to build and operate the Silverton Tramway, a 58-kilometre (36 mi) long 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railway running from Cockburn on the New South Wales / South Australia state border to Broken Hill after the Government of New South Wales enacted into legislation the Silverton Tramway Act of 1886 that granted the Silverton Tramway Company the rights to build and operate a railway. It was headquartered in Melbourne, listing on the in 1897, later transferring to the Australian Securities Exchange.
The line the line opened on 12 January 1888. Initially using hired South Australian Railways Y class locomotives, until it received its own locomotives. By the end of 1888, it had concluded a deal for the South Australian Railways to operate the main line services with Silverton servicing the various mines and sidings in Broken Hill. On 1 July 1893, Silverton resumed operating mainline services.
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