Kerang–Koondrook Tramway
| Kerang-Koondrook Tramway railway line, Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Line details | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Length | 13.94 mi (22.43 km) |
| Type | Vic |
| Rail transport in Victoria | |
The Kerang–Koondrook Tramway was an Australian private railway of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge, running from the state-owned Victorian Railways network at Kerang to the Murray River town of Koondrook, with intermediate stations at Yeoburn, Hinksons, Teal Point and Gannawarra.
The 13.94 mi (22.43 km) long line was opened in 1889,[1] and by 1920 its construction had cost £39,229 by 1920, which was paid out of a loan advanced by the Victorian Government.[2] In 1920 the line was controlled by the Kerang Shire Council.[2] It was transferred to the Victorian Railways on 1 February 1952 and officially closed on 3 March 1981.[3]
A description of a journey on the railway in 1938 is contained in an article in the March 1971 edition of the Australian Railway Historical Society "Bulletin".[1]
In its later years passenger services were run by a 102hp Walker railmotor and paid for by the Victorian Education Department to convey school children. That service was withdrawn on 16 December 1976. A railfan farewell special run by railmotor 7RM ran on 29 December 1976.[4]
References
- Light Railways (Light Railway Research Society of Australia) April 1988 (Number 63)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bakewell, Guy, A Broad Gauge Tramway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March 1971, pp. 49-55
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics - Year Book Australia, 1920
- ↑ Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society, Vic. Div.) March 1990 (Vol 18 No 3)
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