| Girgarre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Former train line Now Girgarre-Stanhope Rail Trail[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Locale | Loddon Mallee (region), Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former connections | Colbinabbin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 4 former stations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 May 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Completed | 15 May 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 12 October 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 23.000 km (14.292 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of tracks | Single track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Girgarre railway line is a closed 23-kilometre (14 mi)[2][3] branch railway line situated in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. Constructed by the Victorian Railways, it branches from the Colbinabbin line at Rushworth station, and runs north from the town of Rushworth to Girgarre. The line was primarily built to serve the livestock and other farm industries as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area.
History
The line was opened in May 1917,[4][5][6] and closed in 2 stages from March 1975 to October 1987.[4]
Special trains
- As part of the 23rd tour, the Better Farming Train visited on 29 August 1928.[7][8]
- 19 November 1924 - Joined with a train from Colbinabbin to form the Rushworth great picnic train (1300 passengers). It we the longest train, drawn by two engines, that officials had seen at Flinders Street Station.[9]
Stations
| Station | Opened | Closed | Age |
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| Rushworth | 1 September 1890 || 12 October 1987 || data-sort-value=35,469 | 97 years | ||
| Karook | 15 May 1917 || 21 October 1965 || data-sort-value=17,691 | 48 years | ||
| Stanhope | 15 May 1917 || 12 October 1987 || data-sort-value=25,717 | 70 years | ||
| Girgarre | 15 May 1917 || 1 March 1975 || data-sort-value=21,109 | 57 years |
Accidents
- 1929 - 28 January - The engine of the mixed train from Rushworth to Girgarre failed at Rushworth.[10]
References
- ↑ "Girgarre Stanhope Rail Trail – Rail Trails Australia".
- ↑ Victorian Railways Diagram of Gradients &Curves. Victoria, Australia: Victorian Railways. c. 1927. p. 99.
- ↑ "VICTORIAN RAILWAYS". Argus. 9 May 1917.
- 1 2 "Girgarre line". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ "Opening of the RushworthStanhope Railway". Murchison Advertiser and Murchison, Toolamba, Mooroopna and Dargalong Express. 18 May 1917.
- ↑ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.
- ↑ "BETTER FARMING TRAIN". Shepparton Advertiser. 27 August 1928.
- ↑ "BETTER-FARMING TRAIN". Age. 30 August 1928.
- ↑ "RUSHWORTH COMES TO TOWN". Weekly Times. 22 November 1924.
- ↑ "GOODS TRAIN BREAKS DOWN". Argus. 29 January 1929.
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