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Good Morning Gellibrand!
Gellibrand was an intermediate station on the Colac - Beech Forest - Crowes VR 2' 6" railway. Open 1902 closed 1962. Gellibrand was named after Joseph Gellibrand who disappeared between Geelong and Colac in 1837 while exploring. members.optusnet.com.au/~narrow.gauge/… Image
Gellibrand signalling and layout diagram 1947
translink.com.au
Originally built with 3 roads, a 4th was added in 1923. Image
Gellibrand 1922
'The general expansion in traffic led in October 1923 to the laying of an additional loop siding and provision for a goods shed.'
victoriancollections.net.au/items/53a7b445…
Was a busy station for inbound and outbound freight. Image
Gellibrand Station Master and Tea Room staff, c.1920
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Gellibrand station was an important station possessing a waiting room, station office, parcels shed and refreshment room joined by a common verandah. Hot meal for one shilling. Image
Gellibrand, good view of station buildings.
jimsmodeltrains.ws/otways/
c. 1920s Image
Gellibrand railway bridge c. 1900s
handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/122901
Note road bridge behind.
Gellibrand river. Gellibrand was popular for camping and fishing in the river. The original railway bridge was demolished to make way for the current road. Image
Down goods hauled by G42 about to depart Gellibrand 1955
victoriancollections.net.au/items/53003ccf…
When the last section of the Walhalla line closed in 1954 G42 was moved to Colac. Image
Gellibrand River Down Passenger G 42
Weston Langford 11 March 1962
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Special train shortly before line closed. Image
Gellibrand G 42 detached from Down Goods at Down End
Weston Langford 15 January 1958
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1… Image
Gellibrand Down ARHS Special G 41
Weston Langford 4 March 1959
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I travelled on this train. Image
G41 at Gellibrand.
P G Dow 1959 Image
Gellibrand River Up Goods G 42
Weston Langford 9 August 1961
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1… Image
The two VR 2' 6" Beyer Garratts together at Colac
Rare occurrence. G41 foreground, G42 on a special train.
P G Dow 1959 Image
Gellibrand 1960 special train
P G Dow Image
Myself on board a NBH carriage at Gellibrand 1960.
At Spencer Street, prior to departure for Colac R 724.
I was very fortunate to have travelled on this railway.
P G Dow
Steam all the way! ImageImage
Gellibrand 2009
victorianplaces.com.au/node/67803
The original railway station building survives at Gellibrand and contains an historical display. Now part of the Old Beechy Rail Trail railtrails.org.au/trail?view=tra… Image
Gellibrand Information Centre (2011)
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15 Oct
VR F class 2-4-0
No. 98 (pattern engine) built by Beyer Peacock England 1873.
Nos. 126 to 144 (even numbers), and 166 to 184 (even numbers) built Phoenix Ballarat 1876-79.
Subsequently known as F class.

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14 Oct
VR 4-4-0 D class (2nd series) passenger loco
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Nos. 82 92 122 242 244 248 250 260 322-344 (even numbers).
Built Phoenix Ballarat 1887-88.
Known as D class. Last scrapped 1928.
D CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.250 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
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13 Oct
Good Morning Ararat!
Ballarat - Ararat 1875
Ararat - Portland 1877
Ararat - Serviceton 1887
Ararat - Maryborough 1890
A major regional rail centre with locomotive maintenance facilities. Ararat had a 85' turntable from the late 1930s. Image
Ararat 1937
The original loco depot was moved to a new location.
This had an 85' turntable with 24 roads around it. There were plans to use H class steam locomotives on The Overland services, but that never eventuated.
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Ararat Locomotive Depot
Weston Langford 10 March 1958
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AA CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.530 AT PERSPECTIVE VIEW AT SPENCER STREET - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
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AA CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.548 ON MORNINGTON TRAIN AT HAWKSBURN 8-3-1913 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
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Good Morning Walhalla!
VR 2' 6" narrow gauge railway from Moe to Walhalla 26.5 miles in length. Opened 1910.
Closed Platina - Walhalla 1944, Erica - Platina 1952,
Moe - Erica 1954. At time of construction Walhalla was a major gold mining centre.
victorianrailways.net/grades/walhall…
Moe to Walhalla line profile
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Moe to Walhalla grade profile
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Erica was the highest elevation point above sea level on the line. It was a steady climb from Moe to Erica.
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12 Oct
Yallourn branch lines.
Two. The first from Hernes Oak, situated between Moe and Morwell, which was in service from 1922-1955.
Second from Moe and was used between 1953 and 1986.
For a few years both lines were in use.
1930 vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1930…
1960 vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1960…
Yallourn 1953. Both branches in operation.
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Line from Moe left bottom, line from Hernes Oak right bottom. Access was for the loading and transport of briquettes. Some passenger services were provided. Moe - Yallourn sparked 1955.
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