Thread by @ozbob13

Good Morning Waubra !

VR branchline to Waubra was opened in 1889. In 1931, passenger services were withdrawn and the line continued as a "goods only" line through to its closure in January 1968.
(upper top left of track diagram)
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930…

F-class steam locomotive hauling passenger carriages and goods trucks, Waubra, 1910
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/795826
F-class 2-4-0 type steam locomotive No.126 (built by Phoenix Foundry Co., of Ballarat, 1876)

Meeting of the Waubra Farmers Association and the rail goods shed Waubra, 1910
waubra.org.au/our-area/histo…
Waubra was around 16 miles from Ballarat by rail.

In 1903 Waubra was described in the Australian handbook:
victorianplaces.com.au/waubra

The party halts for a few minutes at Waubra Junction 1926
viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1533… via @Library_Vic

Track diagram Waubra Junction 1938
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…

The line to Waubra closed in 1968, the section from Waubra junction to the racecourse remained open till 1970.

Film: Last Train to Waubra 1960s

Railway Centenary Monument
The monument was erected in 1988 (Australian Bi-Centenial year) by the Learmonth & District Historical Society to mark 100 years of the Racecourse to The Springs (Waubra) railway.
learmonthdhs.com.au/index.php/heri…
Excellent history of the line on this page.

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