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Good Morning Peechelba !
Peechelba Railway was opened in 1927, and actually went to Peechelba East, rather than Peechelba per se, the station being to the east of the Ovens River. Around 20km long. Line closed 1986.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1950…
NEW RAILWAY LINE Bowser to Peechelba
The Age Tue 1 Nov 1927 Page 4
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
Late construction, support for soldier settlers in the area. Line carried mainly agricultural produce. Some opposition to building it, some folk wanted the line be built to Yarrawonga.
Peechelba station name was changed to Peechelba East around late 1940s. Possibly to stop confusion.
vicsig.net/infrastructure…
Boorhaman railway station - only station on the line besides Peechelba East.
P G Dow 1959
Transport of wheat kept the line open longer than many other VR branch lines.
Peechelba East. End of the line. 1968
Les Brown
brownfam.com.au/ROLL33/ROLL33.…
Y126 Boorhaman 1968
Les Brown
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Y126. Peechelba East 1968
Les Brown
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Shortly before departure with a good load of wheat!
Peechelba East D3 635
P G Dow 1959
I was fortunate to get to Peechelba East by steam in 1959.
That's me in the grey overcoat and Bomber beanie.
ARHS tour.
Peechelba East station
P G Dow 1959.
Still in good condition, note the ' EAST ' appears to have added after the original ' PEECHELBA ' sign was in place.
Farmer using the station for tractor storage ..
Y138 near Boorhaman with the AREA Peechelba East tour, Sat. 6 May 1978.
GSWRHS Collection
flickr.com/photos/gcargee…
Y138 at Peechelba East with an AREA tour, Sat. 6 May 1978
GSWRHS Collection
flickr.com/photos/gcargee…
Box diagram for Bowser 1933
This was the junction for Peechelba and Everton.
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Note small loop on branch to Everton. Probably to allow trains to wait without blocking main line. Reasonable number of trains to Everton (Beechworth, Yackandadah, Bright) then.
Timetable for Peechelba 1928
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192…
This was the opening timetable. Passenger service Mondays and Thursdays!
Peechelba East Up Goods D3 606
Weston Langford 12 January 1959
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Peechelba East Y 119 at down end off AREA Special
Weston Langford 28 December 1972
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Peechelba East Up AREA Special Y 119
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Peechelba East looking towards end of track
Weston Langford 8 January 2007
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
20 years after line closed. Wheat is still transported from PE by road.
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Opened 1901, original station building manufactured in England 1899. Replaced late 1920s. Original building went to Canberra but destroyed by fire 1977.

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slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
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vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1940…
Steam locomotive passing Wycheproof Hotel, circa 1930.
museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image…
DD loco or a derivative.
1928 VR Country timetable.
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192…
Interesting range of rail motors, mixed trains and passenger trains.
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