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Moolort Railway Line
The Moolort Line was a cross-country railway line which connected Maryborough railway station, Victoria, Maryborough and Castlemaine railway station, Castlemaine in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The line, now defunct, starts in Castlemaine, Victoria, Castlemaine, passes through Campbells Creek, Victoria, Campbells Creek, Yapeen, Guildford, Victoria, Guildford, Strangways, Victoria, Strangways, Newstead, Victoria, Newstead, Moolort, Victoria, Moolort, and Carisbrook, Victoria, Carisbrook, before joining the Mildura railway line, Mildura line at Maryborough, Victoria, Maryborough. History The Castlemaine and Maryborough railway, known as the Moolort railway line, Moolort line, was started in September 1872, raising local concerns over the effect trains would have on horses. Its course and construction of its first section from Castlemaine to Newstead was described in the Melbourne ''The Argus (Melbourne), Argus;''The line will be constructed upon economic principle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single Track (rail)
A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track. Single track is usually found on lesser-used rail lines, often branch lines, where the level of traffic is not high enough to justify the cost of constructing and maintaining a second track. Advantages and disadvantages Single track is significantly cheaper to build and maintain, but has operational and safety disadvantages. For example, a single-track line that takes 15 minutes to travel through would have capacity for only two trains per hour in each direction safely. By contrast, a double track with signal boxes four minutes apart can allow up to 15 trains per hour in each direction safely, provided all the trains travel at the same speed. This hindrance on the capacity of a single track may be partly overcome by making the track one-way on alternate days, if the single track is not used for public passenger transit. Long freight trains are a problem if the passing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
