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8 Oct, 8 tweets, 3 min read
Quick review of the Victorian Railways R class locomotives
First classification of R class was in 1886. Some of the class were built by Beyer Peacock, most Phoenix Ballarat. From 1889 known as Old R class.
VR Power Parade 1954.
R 189
museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image…
Not dated c. 1880s
New R class. Subsequently classed as Ry and then Y.
VR Power Parade 1954
R 459 (New R class)
Departing Warragul Railway Station, Gippsland, Victoria, circa 1910
collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/795944
Belgian R class
VR Power Parade 1954
R 245 (Belgian R class)
railstory.org/wp-content/upl…
R class 4-6-4 Hudson
VR Power Parade 1954
Victorian railways R-Class locomotive R-732 at Ingliston bank [c. September 1952]
flickr.com/photos/8571926…

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10 Oct
Good Morning Crowes!
Crowes was the terminal station of the Colac to Beech Forest, Beech Forest to Crowes VR narrow gauge (2' 6" gauge) railway. Opened in 1911. Crowes was the southernmost railway terminus in mainland Australia.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930… Image
Line profile Beech Forest to Crowes.
The station building at Crowes was on the northern side of the yard.
victorianrailways.net/grades/beech.h… ImageImage
Crowes Station soon after opening in 1912 with Locomotive 8A about to depart for Beech Forest and Colac.
victoriancollections.net.au/items/5265eb9d… via @VicCollections Image
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10 Oct
Wedderburn branch line.
Short branch line from Wedderburn junction on the Robinvale line. Opened 1887, just under 5 miles long. Closed 1986. Only one station Wedderburn.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930… Image
Wedderburn Junction - Wedderburn line profile
victorianrailways.net/grades/wedderb… Image
Track schematic for Wedderburn Junction (left) and Wedderburn
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9 Oct
Victorian Railways network change of gauge stations < 1960.
There were a few ( not including private tramways which were numerous, particularly logging tramways).
Serviceton - for a short time VR 5' 3" & SAR 3' 6"
Mount Gambier - VR 5' 3" & SAR 3' 6"
Oaklands - VR 5' 3" and NSWGR 4' 8.5"
Tocumwal - VR 5' 3" and NSWGR 4' 8.5"
Albury - VR 5' 3" and NSWGR 4' 8.5"
Bandiana - VR 5' 3" and NSWGR 4' 8.5"
Wangaratta - VR 5' 3" and VR 2' 6" (Whitfield line)
Upper Ferntree Gully VR 5' 3" and VR 2' 6" (Gembrook line)
Moe VR 5' 3" and VR 2' 6" (Walhalla line)
Colac VR 5' 3" and VR 2' 6" (Crowes, Beech Forest line)
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8 Oct
Good Morning Albury!
“Albury Station, All Change”
Perhaps Australia's most infamous change of gauge station.
Terminus for the NSWGR Main Southern Line from 1881 until 1962. Terminus for the VR North East Main line from 1883 to 1962.
makinghistoryoz.wordpress.com/albury-station… Image
Albury layout diagram 1962
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
complicated railway yards of mixed 4' 8.5" and 5' 3" gauge railways. Image
Albury Railway station. Showing last trip of "Drag" from Albury to Wodonga carrying mail etc.
1883
search.sl.nsw.gov.au/permalink/f/1c…
The impressive station building complete 1881 (minus clocks in the tower). VR connection 1883, hence the last coach to Wodonga. Image
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7 Oct
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…
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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…
Toolamba - Echuca - Deniliquin 1928 timetable
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Toolamba Railway Station c. 1920
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