Thread by @ozbob13

Good Morning Orbost!
Orbost railway station was opened 10 April 1916 terminus of the Orbost (Gippsland) line, closed in 1987. Station was located on the west side of the Snowy river, even though the town of Orbost was on the east side.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1920…

The line traversed difficult railway-building country with many rivers, creeks and sections of rugged terrain. A number of timber trestle bridges, metal bridges, & composite timber & metal bridges.

Testing Nicholson River Bridge with two A2s
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
c. 1915

BAIRNSDALE TO ORBOST BRIDGE TAMBO RIVER
Testing c. 1915
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…

BAIRNSDALE TO ORBOST BRIDGE 3 MILE CREEK LONGITUDINAL BRACING WITH 80 POUND RAILS APPROXIMATELY 1915
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…
Loco is possibly an X class.

BAIRNSDALE TO ORBOST BRIDGE STONEY CREEK APPROXIMATELY 1918
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…

Snowy River Floodplain Railway Bridges
two low-level bridges forming part of a causeway over the river flats, leading towards the Orbost station site.
770 m long and the other 183 m.

ORBOST BRIDGE SNOWY RIVER FLATS 2524 FOOT LONG 19 MAY 1921 - PROV
wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…

ORBOST STATION YARD SHOWING AEC RAIL MOTOR
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/129…
Not dated c. 1930 ?

ORBOST STATION
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/129…
Not dated c. 1930s ?

Construction Bairnsdale to Orbost line started 1912 opened to the public on April 1916. One of VR's finest construction engineering achievements. In 2016 Engineers Australia recognised with the award of an Engineering Heritage Marker
portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/e…

'Victoria's longest timber rail bridge in eastern Victoria is on the brink of collapse, but a passionate group of campaigners wants to reclaim the century-old gateway to the region.'

Save The Snowy Rail Bridge, ABC, 10/10/2019

The gap from Orbost to Bombala was ~ 75 miles. It was hoped by some that this gap be bridged by rail.
" BOMBALA !! All change " 😉
Line would have been a construction challenge and the cost sunk it the end. More > hdl.handle.net/11343/24599
Image from portal.engineersaustralia.org.au/system/files/e…

Men laying rails on the Orbost-Bairnsdale line 1914
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/796023

A train crossing a bridge under construction over boggy creek. This was on the Orbost-Bairnsdale line 1914
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/795148
Loco is probably an X class.

Last Train leaving Orbost Railway Station on Friday August 21. 1987
victoriancollections.net.au/items/5e000e8b…
T408 T347 More photographs at link

From Grandview, Newmerella, shows the last train from Orbost crossing the timber trestle viaduct across the Snowy River flats on Friday August 21, 1987
victoriancollections.net.au/items/5e000e8b…

Film: Orbost Railway Line flashback to 1981

"Some scenes taken on the now long closed Orbost line including loading timber at Orbost, and the goods train including the train crossing some wooden trestle bridges"

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