Re: what Gauge in Victoria?

Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.net.au)
6 Oct 1997 21:44:19 GMT

The Melbourne - Albury route was not dual gauge; it was a separate parallel
line.
A short branch from it from Somerton to Upfield (to serve a Ford factory)
had gauntlel track.

In 1995 an sg route to Adelaide was established. Dual gauge from a
junction at Tottenham via Brooklyn to Newport; new track to North Geelong;
dual gauge to Gheringhap; conversion of broad-gauge track to Adelaide.
Certain Victorian branches were converted to standard gauge: Dimboola -
Yaapeet, Murtoa - Hopetoun, Ararat - Maryborough (with dual gauge then to
Dunolly); Maroona - Portland.

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor


Krist van Besien <no@commercial.email.please> wrote in article
<3438c4b9.417060468@news.nl.net>...
> Hello all,
> 
> I spent a year in Victoria as part of an exchange program during
> 87/88, and travelled the Victorian Rail system on several occasions. I
> remember from that time that all rails in victoria were broad gauge,
> except Melbourne - Vic/NSW border, which was dual gauge.
> 
> I've now heard that some lines have been regauged. Can somebody bring
> me up to date?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Krist
> 
> 
> 
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