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Narrow Gauge Lines Of The Victorian Railways
The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia, built a number of experimental narrow-gauge lines around the beginning of the 20th century. Although all were closed by the early 1960s, parts of two have been reopened as heritage railways. Background A depression in the early 1890s brought a halt to the rapid expansion of railways in Victoria. Politicians promoted narrow-gauge lines as a way to link remote communities, particularly in hilly country, without the expense of the railways. Railway officials opposed them, citing the inconvenience and expense of a break-of-gauge. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways examined 14 regions for potential railways: # Bass River District: Without recommending a specific route, the Committee considered a narrow gauge line through the Bass River district to exploit timber resources along the river, coal deposits around Kilcunda and farming around Wonthaggi, eventually recommending examina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Original
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Gembrook Railway Station
Gembrook Station is located in the township of Gembrook. It was opened with the line on 18 December 1900 and closed on 30 April 1954. The line was rebuilt to the Gembrook terminus in 1998 by the Puffing Billy Railway The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in the southern foothills of the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne, Australia. The railway was one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways which opened around the beg .... Heritage steam trains operated by Puffing Billy now stop at a new "Town" platform located on the site of a former siding. A "heritage" station has also been constructed on the site of the original Gembrook station. It has a layout very similar to that of the station in the 1920s, with only minor alterations to meet modern requirements. External links Melway mapat street-directory.com.au Tourist railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in the Shire of Cardinia {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eskdale, Victoria
Eskdale is a small town near the major regional centre of Albury-Wodonga, in Victoria's north. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2016 census, Eskdale and the surrounding area had a population of 242. History The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885. A Beaufort bomber crashed near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight. The town today The town has a supermarket, cafe, post office, church, primary school, bowling green and a recently built sports complex. The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Mitta Mitta has an Australian Rules football team Mitta United competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League The Tallangatta and District Football League (TDFL) is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern border area of Riverina region of the New South Wales. The clubs compete across four competitions, two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallangatta Railway Station
Tallangatta is a closed station located in the town of Tallangatta, on the Cudgewa railway line in Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seyche ..., Australia. Today the station is privately owned. The turntable at Tallangatta was abolished in 1976. References Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia) Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891 Railway stations closed in 1981 1981 disestablishments in Australia Shire of Towong {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strzelecki Railway Line
The Strzelecki railway line was a 49 km steam-era branch railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line opened in June 1922, branching off the former ''Great Southern Railway'' ( South Gippsland line) at Koo Wee Rup Station. The main line branched off the current Pakenham line at Dandenong, extending out into the South Gippsland region. Construction The line was constructed with 'D' steel rail, using sleepers long, wide and deep, with nine sleepers being used for every , or 20 sleepers per length of rail, laid on a ballast of sand deep. Track speed for passenger and freight services was . Opening and description The Strzelecki line opened on 29 June 1922, serving the farms of the Strzelecki Ranges. Sheep and/or cattle loading facilities were provided at all stations except Heath Hill, with goods loading and storage facilities at all stations except Athlone. Two years after the line opened, two goods sidings, situated between Koo Wee Rup and Bayles, were provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorpdale Railway Station
Thorpdale Railway Station was located in Thorpdale, Victoria and was the terminus of the Thorpdale railway line The Thorpdale railway line, which ran from Moe to Thorpdale, is a closed railway line in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Austr .... History Thorpdale Railway Station was opened on Tuesday 8 May 1888 as Warrington and renamed Thorpdale on 1 July 1888. It closed on 3 December 1958. Little evidence remains of the station itself. Facilities Apart from a passenger platform, the station yard included; a turntable, sheep and cattle yards, a crane, and a goods platform. External links Thorpdale stationVicsig References {{Reflist Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Railway stations in Australia opened in 1888 Railway stations closed in 1958 Transport in Gippsland (region) Shire of Baw Baw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monomeith Railway Station
Monomeith was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station operated until the late 1970s. None of this station remains intact except for a very rusty set of points coming out of the former station, however the track still in reasonable condition. Despite hopes of re-opening the line between Cranbourne and Leongatha Leongatha is a town in the foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne. At the , Leongatha had a population of 5,869. Canadian dairy company Saputo which trades in Australia ... of which this station is part, the Victorian State Government has decided not to reopen the line, as the costs were too high, at $72 million dollars. Improved coach services have been provided instead. Near the former Monomeith Railway Station is the local horse club. There is also the Worri Yallock Creek concrete piles trestle bridge nearby the station site, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyora Railway Station
Nyora is a railway station on the former South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ..., Australia. The station is now part of the South Gippsland Tourist railway, after passenger operations on the line ceased beyond Cranbourne station in 1993. The station itself and outbuildings have been restored, albeit with a few changes, by the volunteers of the South Gippsland Railway. This included painting, general repairs, and reinstatement of the floor in the main room, to form a public meeting and exhibition space. The station contains a nearly fully operational turntable (currently undergoing repairs). Nyora was the final station on the line from Melbourne before the Wonthaggi line branched off from the main South Gippsland (Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitfield Railway Station
Whitfield Railway station was the terminus railway station for the Whitfield railway line. It was opened in 1899 and closed in 1953. It was the most distant narrow gauge railway station from Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ... in Victoria. Infrastructure The station had a moderately long passenger platform, small goods yard, goods shed, ticket office and locomotive shed. References Rail transport in Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangaratta Railway Station
Wangaratta railway station is located on the North East line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Wangaratta, and it opened on 28 October 1873. History Wangaratta opened on 28 October 1873, as the temporary terminus of the line from Benalla, before it was extended to Wodonga on 21 November 1873. A goods shed is located across from the main platform, but has no siding, with the goods shed office itself demolished in 1978. Dock platforms were also once located at both ends of the station. Wangaratta was once the junction for the Whitfield narrow gauge railway line. Footbridges are located at both the south end of the platform and over the northern end of the yard. The main platform and station building is located to the east of the standard gauge "West" line. The original standard gauge line runs in a concrete walled cutting, located between the station and adjoining street, with a number of bridges crossing this cutting to provide station access (this cutting w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohuna Railway Line
The Cohuna Line is a closed railway line in the north of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Branching off the Bendigo-Deniliquin line at Elmore, Victoria, Elmore, it ran north-west to a final terminus at Cohuna, Victoria, Cohuna. History The line was progressively opened between 1912 and 1915.http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/etcrca1912413/ Stations Cohuna railway station, Victoria, Cohuna Railway Station 185 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Keely railway station, Victoria, Keely Railway Station 181 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Leitchville railway station, Victoria, Leitchville Railway Station 177 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Gunbower railway station, Victoria, Gunbower Railway Station 172 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Patho railway station, Victoria, Patho Railway Station 165 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Roslynmead railway station, Victoria, Roslynmead 157 Miles *1915 – 1 March 1981. Kotta railway station, Victoria, Kotta 152 Miles *1915 – 1 March 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cohuna
Cohuna is a town situated north of Melbourne, on the Murray Valley Highway, in northern Victoria, Australia. At the , Cohuna had a population of 2,428. History A post office opened in the area on 18 September 1875, known as Mologa until 1876, then Cohuna, and renamed Cullen in 1884 when Cohuna Township PO opened. This latter office was renamed Cohuna around 1887. The Cohuna Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990. The Cohuna & District Historical Society has a museum that is open to visitors. The museum is in the old Scots Church building. The collection contains a variety of old household items and memorabilia from the district. The town today Surrounded by dairy farms and situated on the banks of Gunbower Creek, (an anabranch of the Murray River), the town is a popular holiday spot as well as a regional sports centre with a wide range of facilities. Cohuna is the main access point to the attractions of the vast red gum and box forest covered Gunbower Island, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
