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Everton Railway Station
Everton is a closed station of the closed Bright line. Everton was the former junction station for the Yackandandah line. Only the platform remains at this station where a new shelter and toilets have been built as part of a rail trail project. A plaque and commemorative buffer stop have also been erected on the platform. Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Railway Line
The Bright railway line was a railway line in Victoria, Australia constructed by the Victorian Railways as a branch from the previously constructed Yackandandah line to Beechworth, with the Bright line branching at Everton. The line followed the Ovens Valley opening as far as Myrtleford on 17 December 1883 being extended to Bright on 17 October 1890.Bright Railway 1890 to 1983 Bright Pictorial HeritageBright Line Vicsig The line carried a variety of traffic, including many tourists to , where the Victorian Railways operated the |
Brookfield Railway Station, Victoria
Brookfield railway station was located on the Bright line A bright-line rule (or bright-line test) is a clearly defined rule or standard, composed of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation. The purpose of a bright-line rule is to produce predictable and consistent ... serving the town of Brookfield in Victoria. It opened in September 1888 and closed on 4 October 1954. Vicsig A station sign has also been erected as part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail. References {{Reflist Disused r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yackandandah Railway Line
Yackandandah is a small tourist town in northeast Victoria, Australia. It is near the regional cities of Wodonga and Albury, and is close to the tourist town of Beechworth. At the , Yackandandah had a population of 2,008. History The indigenous people of the area prior to white colonization were the Dhudhuroa people, in whose language the toponym ''Yackandandah'' is said to have meant “one boulder on top of another at the junction of two creeks”, namely the Yackandandah and Commissioner creeks' intersection.'Sir Isaac Isaacs — A Sesquicentenary Reflection,' Melbourne University Law Review 2006 pp.880-904 p.882 Further reading *O'Brien, Antony. ''Shenanigans on the Ovens goldfields: The 1859 election'', Artillery Publishing, Hartwell, 2005. *Larsen, Wal. ''The Mayday Hills Railway'', Wal Larsen, Bright, 1976. References External links The Official Yackandandah Tourism (Indigo Shire) Web Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Closed Railway Stations In Victoria
This is a list of former railway stations and railway lines in Victoria, Australia. Many of these stations and lines have been abandoned or demolished. There is a strong desire by communities to have many of these re-opened to better link Regional Victoria to the state capital Melbourne. Public transport has become increasingly popular in the 21st century for convenience and affordability reasons. For closed railway stations in suburban Melbourne, see List of closed railway stations in Melbourne. Mildura line Originally withdrawn on 12 September 1993. Once served by ''The Vinelander'' service, the line branches from the Serviceton line at Ballarat. * Dunolly * St Arnaud *Donald *Birchip *Ouyen * Red Cliffs *Irymple *Mildura Leongatha line The passenger service was withdrawn on 24 July 1993, but the Dandenong to Cranbourne section was later electrified and became part of the Melbourne suburban rail network in 1995. *Cranbourne East *Clyde *Tooradin *Koo Wee Rup *Lang Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
