Good Morning Strzelecki !
Branch line from Koo Wee Rup, ~30 miles (49 km).
Opened 1922. Section Triholm - Strzelecki closed 1930 due to a 'swaying' trestle bridge which VR decided to not repair. Yannathan to Triholm was closed on 7 August 1941.
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Branch line from Koo Wee Rup, ~30 miles (49 km).
Opened 1922. Section Triholm - Strzelecki closed 1930 due to a 'swaying' trestle bridge which VR decided to not repair. Yannathan to Triholm was closed on 7 August 1941.
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NEW RAILWAY.
Koo-wee-rup to Strzlecki.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Tue 27 Jun 1922
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Strezlecki line was also known as McDonald's Track Railway.
Koo-wee-rup to Strzlecki.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Tue 27 Jun 1922
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Strezlecki line was also known as McDonald's Track Railway.
Bayles to Yannathan closed on 15 April 1950. The line to Bayles was kept open until 4 February 1959 to serve a butter factory.
Yannathan Station, Easter 1940
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D1 locomotive 4-6-0
Yannathan Station, Easter 1940
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D1 locomotive 4-6-0
Bayles Railway Station, 1924
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Frederick Bayles was the first member of the Railway Construction Branch to be killed in WW1.
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Frederick Bayles was the first member of the Railway Construction Branch to be killed in WW1.
Bayles Goods shunting in No 2 Road viewed from end of track
Weston Langford 8 January 1958
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Weston Langford 8 January 1958
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Strzelecki Station was the only station on the line to be fitted with a 53-foot turntable.
View Strzelecki turntable looking away from Station 2014.
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After the closure to Strzelecki in 1930 locos ran tender first one direction.
View Strzelecki turntable looking away from Station 2014.
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After the closure to Strzelecki in 1930 locos ran tender first one direction.
River washed sand was transported to the line by narrow gauge tramway.
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Strzelecki - Gangers headquarters, tool shed and departmental residence. Goods facilities at the station included goods loading platform, goods shed and cattle and sheep yards. Motor gang trolleys were also kept at the station.
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Road bridge over line at Triholm, Koo Wee Rup to Strzelecki Line.
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Photograph of the bridge was taken at Easter 1940, from the western side of the bridge, or up side, looking east.
Line from Triholm as closed in 1930. A very short run!
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Photograph of the bridge was taken at Easter 1940, from the western side of the bridge, or up side, looking east.
Line from Triholm as closed in 1930. A very short run!
Photographs of Strzelecki railway operations 1920-30 are hard to locate.
Some photographs of the station site in 2016.
Some photographs of the station site in 2016.
Another tweet showing the turntable.
October 1956 Bayles
ARHS Tour. This was as far as I got on the line.
P G Dow.
ARHS Tour. This was as far as I got on the line.
P G Dow.
In August 2010 I travelled to Bayles by horseless carriage to have a look.
Site of Bayles station. The shed is a new building on the station site. ROW can be discerned.
R B Dow
Site of Bayles station. The shed is a new building on the station site. ROW can be discerned.
R B Dow
Onwards to Strzelecki !
At Bayles.
R B Dow 2010
At Bayles.
R B Dow 2010
Signs on location at Bayles.
R B Dow 2010
R B Dow 2010
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