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24 Nov, 17 tweets, 8 min read

Everton railway station was on the Beechworth Yackandandah railway line, junction for the Bright line.
Bowser - Everton 1875 Everton - Beechworth 1876
Everton - Myrtleford 1883 Myrtleford - Bright 1890.
Everton closed 1987.

Network 1947
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…

Everton diagram1919
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…

EVERTON STATION - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… c. 1900s
' Everton change for the Bright Line '
Signal box on the platform.

Line profile Bowser to Everton
ww.victorianrailways.net/grades/yack/ya…

Myself next to the Everton station sign.
Photograph was taken on a trip to Bright c. 1959.
P G Dow

Everton
P G Dow 1959

Everton - Down end of yard
Weston Langford 26 May 1960
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Line curving away to the left Beechworth line. Line in the centre Bright. Line on the right was to the turntable.

Everton View from down end showing carriage dock
Weston Langford 27 December 1972
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Everton Up Goods and AREA Car T 321
Weston Langford 27 December 1972
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Everton Down Beechworth Goods with AREA Car T 388
Weston Langford 28 December 1972
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Everton Up Goods T 400
Weston Langford 29 December 1977
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Everton is now on the Murray to the Mountains rail trail
australia247.info/explore/victor…

T367 has departed Beechworth and is on its way back to Everton. The guard is witnessing what was likely to have been his last trip from Beechworth as he stands by the door of the van. 1976
pinterest.com.au/pin/6815213560…

Bowser Down Beechworth Goods D3 684
Weston Langford 25 May 1960
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Bowser
Junction for Peechelba East left line, main line to Wodonga, right branch to Everton, Beechworth (Yack') and Bright lines.
P G Dow 1959

Box diagram for Bowser 1933
This was the junction for Peechelba and Everton.
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Note small loop on branch to Everton. Probably to allow trains to wait without blocking main line. Reasonable number of trains to Everton (Beechworth, Yackandadah, Bright) then.

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Beechworth was on the Yackandandah line NE Victoria.
Everton - Beechworth open 1876
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Everton - Beechworth closed 1976

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Beechworth diagram 1942
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Network 1890
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Ingliston diagram 1890
vrhistory.com/Locations/A034…

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