Good morning Serviceton!
The Adelaide-Wolseley line was extended from Bordertown in South Australia on 19 January 1887 coinciding with the opening of the line from Dimboola in Victoria. The was some dispute re the naming the border station but Serviceton prevailed.
The Adelaide-Wolseley line was extended from Bordertown in South Australia on 19 January 1887 coinciding with the opening of the line from Dimboola in Victoria. The was some dispute re the naming the border station but Serviceton prevailed.
The impressive station building was completed in 1889. 15 large rooms and a refreshment facility.
D CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.324 ON MIXED TRAIN AT SERVICETON - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
D class 4-4-0 324 was built Phoenix Ballarat 1888.
c. 1900 ?
D CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.324 ON MIXED TRAIN AT SERVICETON - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
D class 4-4-0 324 was built Phoenix Ballarat 1888.
c. 1900 ?
For a short period (1884-1898) Serviceton was dual gauge, 5' 3" and 3' 6". SAR extended both gauges to Serviceton from Wolesley.
Red = 5' 3"
Purple = dual gauge 5' 3" and 3' 6"
Blue = 3' 6"
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Red = 5' 3"
Purple = dual gauge 5' 3" and 3' 6"
Blue = 3' 6"
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Serviceton Railway station 2006
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Serviceton is now on the Western standard gauge line. The line gauge was changed in 1995. So Serviceton has seen three different gauges over the years.
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Serviceton is now on the Western standard gauge line. The line gauge was changed in 1995. So Serviceton has seen three different gauges over the years.
Serviceton signal box showing the SAR instruments on the left and the VR instruments on the right, 2 clocks showing the different times in each state, April 1938
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As Serviceton was the border post, train crews and engines were changed between SAR & VR.
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As Serviceton was the border post, train crews and engines were changed between SAR & VR.
SMASH AT SERVICETON SEPTEMBER 1951 1 DEATH LOCOMOTIVE CREW wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
7 Sep 1951, westbound Overland was involved in a head-on collision with an eastbound Overland at Serviceton. One fatality. 3 A2 locos written off. A2 946 repaired.
7 Sep 1951, westbound Overland was involved in a head-on collision with an eastbound Overland at Serviceton. One fatality. 3 A2 locos written off. A2 946 repaired.
The refreshment rooms closed in 1981, station closed as a staffed station in 1986.
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John Jennings
Today it houses a display of local and railway memorabilia.
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John Jennings
Today it houses a display of local and railway memorabilia.
Photos of Serviceton Railway Station
Station House Museum, Elizabeth Street SERVICETON
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Station House Museum, Elizabeth Street SERVICETON
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Today, no passenger trains stop at Serviceton.
The Overland, when it is running, passes through ..
Tom Waits song in part about the closure of Serviceton
The Overland, when it is running, passes through ..
Tom Waits song in part about the closure of Serviceton
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I think @VLine should introduce regular passenger services between Serviceton and Ararat, and towns in between. This new standard gauge service could connect with the 5' 3" Vliner services at Ararat for Ballarat and Melbourne.
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