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7 Oct, 18 tweets, 9 min read
Good Morning Tocumwal!
Tocumwal was another break of gauge station.
VR line reached Tocumwal in 1908. NSWGR reached Tocumwal 1914. Tocumwal is in NSW.
nswrail.net/maps/images/ns…
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930…
NSWGR initially had a separate platform at Tocumwal. In 1941, the NSWGR moved from the previous separate platform to the opposite side of the VR platform. Tocumwal was transferred to NSWGR from VR in 1941/42.

Tocumwal station standard gauge side 2007
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocumwal_…
From the north. The lines to the right are the broad gauge line from Victoria. Used for container transfer and picking up grain from silos. The area to the left housed the standard gauge yard.
1998
nswrail.net/locations/gpho…
The last passenger service from Vic was in 1975. The last passenger service on the NSW side was 1983 with the last goods train 1986 and the NSW line closed December 1987.

Tocumwal Up NSW Diesel Train 706 606
Weston Langford 4 January 1975
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Truss lift span bridge over Murray River open 1895. Initially provided for road traffic was strengthened for rail traffic in 1908. Used for both road & rail traffic until Nov 1987 when a new road bridge opened. Still used for rail.

Tocumwal Railway Bridge
Tocumwal
Up VR Passenger T 334 Up NSW Diesel Train 706 606
Weston Langford 4 January 1975
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Strathmerton to Tocumwal line profile
victorianrailways.net/grades/tocumwa…
Tocumwal, New South Wales and Victoria / prepared by Australian Section Imperial General Staff ; printed by A.H.Q. Cartographic Company, Melbourne, 1941
gocard.translink.com.au/webtix/
Station staff and other railway workers, Tocumwal Station, circa 1930.
Source: Museums Victoria
facebook.com/officialtocumw…
Tocumwal Murray River Bridge Looking towards Victoria
Weston Langford 4 January 1975
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Narranderra Down Tocumwal Diesel Train 606 706
Weston Langford 4 January 1975
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Tocumwal Up ARE Special GM 36 T 320
Weston Langford 8 February 1997
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Tallarook Up Freight from Tocumwal A 73 P 20 X 41
Weston Langford 21 January 2011
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Wunghngu to Tocumwal signalling diagram 1973
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Layout of Tocumwal is at the bottom of the diagram.
Video:
'Royal Train' to Tocumwal
X31-B75-B80 up Tocumwal freight crosses the Murray River bridge at Tocumwal
Saturday, 18th February 2017
Photo: Ben Mitchell
vicsig.net/photo/21293
R761 J515 Tocumwal Weekender October 1995
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Good Morning Koondrook!
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Benalla to Yarrawonga railway.
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Yarrawonga to Oaklands NSW railway.
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1929 construction plan
victorianrailways.net/grades/plan_se…
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Constructing rail bridge over Murray River, Yarrawonga, circa 1930.
museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image…
Railway Bridge Over The Lake, Yarrawonga, Vic.
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