Re: [Vic] Gellibrand (was Re: [NSW] Holbrook railway)

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Yes, map producers' treatment of railways can be hilarious.  I think I've
mentioned here before the Mobile Phone coverage maps - available free from
Telstra and Octopus dealers.  They have some real rippers.  My Telstra coverage
map of Vic shows some loooong closed lines whilst not showing some more recently
closed lines.  For example, it shows the Colac-Beech Forest line (closed 1962),
Birregurra-Forrest  (closed '60s?), Warrnambool - Port Fairy (closed late '70s),
Kerang - Murrabit - Stony Crossing! (Closed 1940s?), Colac to Cressy (closed
early '60s), Leongatha to Yarram and Port Albert (early '80s), Carlsruhe -
Daylesford (late '70s), North Creswick to Daylesford (late '50s), Epping to
Whittlesea and LOTS of others.  It even seems to have the Moe to Erica part of
the narrow gauge line and something South of Alexandra (Rubicon tramway
maybe?).  The real knockout though is it even shows the Lal Lal Racecourse
line!  Across the border it shows The Rock to Mangoplah.  On the other hand - it
DOESN'T show the relatively recently closed lines to Mansfield beyond Yea (late
'70s), Branxholme to Casterton, Hamilton to Coleraine, Heathcote Junction to
Heathcote (and Bendigo), Clarkefield to Lancefield, Cressy to Newtown, Diggora
West (Warragamba) to Gunbower (Cohuna line) nor Maldon to Shelbourne South.  It
also doesnt show the currently Open Puffing Billy line Lakeside to Gembrook nor
WGR's Thomson to Walhalla line.

Actually, its got more railway on it that many other maps - and its available
free if you pretend you're interested in buying a mobile phone.


Trevor Staats wrote:
> 
> Yes, I think 1962 is the correct closure date.  I don't think that that line
> ever went *just* to Gellibrand though did it?  My map shows it terminating
> there.  IIRC the Crowes section was progressively lifted in the late 1950's,
> then the remainder from Beech Forest to Colac closed in 1962.  It's strange
> some of the other lines the map also shows that have been closed since the
> 60's, but recent closures are no longer shown...
> 
> Trev.
> 
> Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
> 39D9DCAA.B017B333@enternet.com.au">news:39D9DCAA.B017B333@enternet.com.au...
> > But there WAS a railway from Colac to Gellibrand - in fact it was a 2ft
> 6in
> > 'puffing billy' railway which was closed in 1962 IIRC.  So your map atlas
> aint
> > all ignorant - just a bit out of date.
> >
> > Trevor Staats wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > Driving through Holbrook on the Hume the other day I noticed what looked
> > > like the remains of a railway goods yard with goods shed on the right as
> we
> > > were heading North.  Is this the remains of a railway line to (through?)
> > > Holbrook?  My map atlas didn't show any railway line at Holbrook
> (nearest
> > > was Culcairn), but the same map atlas also shows a line from Colac -
> > > Gellibrand in Vic so that doesn't mean much.
> > >
> > > Totally off topic (well, Aussie Olympic rider Andrew Hoy comes from
> > > Culcairn!) I was amused at the 3 day event final to hear the standard
> "Oi!
> > > Oi! Oi!" chant changed to "Hoy! Hoy! Hoy!" after Andrew Hoy rode and
> > > Australia won the gold - good on ya Aussie riders!
> > >
> > > Trev.