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Benalla to Yarrawonga railway.
Open to St James 1883
St James to Yarrawonga 1886
Extended to Oaklands NSW 1932
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930…
Benalla to Yarrawonga line profile
victorianrailways.net/grades/yarra.h…
Yarrawonga yards and station in the distance 1907
viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE4198… via @Library_Vic
RAILWAY STATION YARRAWONGA DECEMBER 1960 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
25 RM at Yarrawonga
facebook.com/PioneerMuseumY…
Walkers 153 HP
Known locally as ' blue beetle ' possibly a follow on from the ' red beetle ' AEC rail motors.
Benalla - Yarrawonga 1928 timetable
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192…
Yarrawonga
facebook.com/PioneerMuseumY…
Not dated but probably c. 1900
locomotive is possibly R class 0-6-0 built Phoenix Ballarat 1881-87.
' WHEAT SEASON YARRAWONGA '
facebook.com/PioneerMuseumY…
Massive wheat stacks in background. Hard yakka!
56 RM at Yarrawonga
facebook.com/PioneerMuseumY…
YARRAWONGA RAIL MOTOR TRACTOR HAULING WOOL 1920 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Inspection trolleys doing some work!
K CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE YARRAWONGA
HAULING GOODS TRAIN TO BENALLA DECEMBER 1960
Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
DD CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.772 HAULING FREIGHT MURRAY BRIDGE YARRAWONGA CIRCA 1930 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Derailment between St. James and Tungamah 1897
R.341
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
The plaque commemorates 100 years of railway service to Goorambat, Devenish and St James from 1883 to 1983.
monumentaustralia.org.au/australian_mon…
Yarrawonga Looking towards Benalla
Weston Langford 6 April 1996
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Last regular passenger service on the line was between Benalla and Yarrawonga on 13 October 1979, operated by DERM 55RM
St James Up RTA Special 43 DRC
Weston Langford 18 April 1998
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Benalla Yarrawonga DRC 24 RM
Weston Langford 21 April 1973
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Yarrawonga station was refurbished in 2015 and now used as a meeting space.
facebook.com/YarrawongaRail…
The railway from Benalla - Yarrawonga - Oaklands converted to standard gauge 2009, now used for grain trains.
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6 Oct
Toolamba–Echuca railway is a 5' 3" gauge cross-country rail link between the towns of Toolamba and Echuca.
Toolamba - Tatura open1880
Tatura - Echuca open 1887
Provides an alternative to the usual route via Bendigo for Echuca & Deniliquin.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930… Image
Toolamba - Echuca - Deniliquin 1928 timetable
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192… Image
Toolamba Railway Station c. 1920
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5 Oct
Good Morning Koondrook!
Shire of Swan Hill tramway (railway) 5' 3" gauge from Kerang to Koondrook on the Murray River. 14 miles in length with intermediate stations at Yeoburn, Hinksons, Teal Point and Gannawarra. Opened 1889, transferred to VR in 1952.
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Koondrook’s name is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning moon.
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Kerang - Koondrook Tramway 1928 timetable
victorianrailways.net/timetables/192… Image
Steam locomotive - Koondrook, VIC c. 1910
digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/Deliv…
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5 Oct
Yarrawonga to Oaklands NSW railway.
Railway open to Yarrawonga 1886. 1922 Border Railways Act line was extended another 61 km to Oaklands, completed 1932. Oaklands was then a break of gauge station with the standard gauge NSWGR.

1929 construction plan
victorianrailways.net/grades/plan_se…
Yarrawonga was on the south bank of the Murray River. A wooden bridge was built to cross the river. Construction of Yarrawonga weir began early in 1935 and was completed in 1939.

Constructing rail bridge over Murray River, Yarrawonga, circa 1930.
museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image…
Railway Bridge Over The Lake, Yarrawonga, Vic.
viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE8945… via @Library_Vic c. 1940s
The wooden bridge was replaced by an earthen embankment in 1975, and the last remaining section of wooden railway bridge was replaced by concrete and steel in 1989.
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4 Oct
Good Morning Deniliquin!
Railway reached Echuca in 1864. 1876 the Deniliquin and Moama Railway Company opened its 71 km (44 mile) private railway to Deniliquin. This connected with the VR network at Echuca by a temporary bridge, later replaced.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930…
1 Dec 1923 under the terms of the 1922 Border Railways Act the private railway was taken over by NSW Govt for transfer to VR.

Deniliquin & Moama train crossing Murray River to Echuca 1910
This bridge opened 1878. Replaced a very rickety wooden structure.
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Wed 5 Jul 1876 Page 5
DENILIQUIN AND MOAMA RAILWAY.
Opening Ceremony
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
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4 Oct
Elmore to Cohuna branch line opened 1915, closed 1981.
Pastoral and agricultural areas noted for sheep and pig raising and the growing of wheat and fruit, dairying and general farming with the assistance of irrigation.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1940…
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Thu 11 Nov 1915 Page 6
COHUNA RAILWAY OPENED
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
Elmore to Cohuna line profile
victorianrailways.net/grades/cohuna.…
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3 Oct
Good Morning Robinvale!
Korong Vale - Boort open 1883, Quambatook 1894, Ultima 1900, Chillingollah 1909, Manangatang 1914, Annuello in 1921, Robinvale in 1924. 1930 extended to Koorakee NSW as part of the proposed Lette railway line, never used, closed 1943. Image
Korong Vale diagram 1929
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Junction for Robinvale (Boort) and Kulwin (Sea Lake).
Major railway junction. Image
FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN TO ROBINVALE - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
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