Re: Old rail line near Foster Victoria

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

John Wayman wrote:

> The Outtrim line is the one you saw, it branched off the Great Southern line
> at Korumburra, and headed south through Jumbunna and Outtrim North to
> Outtrim.
>
> Looking in my VR Grades Book, it shows two other lines branching off to
> sidings near the Outtrim line Junction. These were to Coal Creek sidings and
> Strezlecki sidings. Can anyone tell me how these lines were worked from
> Korumburra?
>
> Cheers
> John Wayman
>

They were worked as branch lines like any other. The safeworking system on the
Outtrim was Staff and Ticket although for a number of years in the early part of
this century electric staff was used between Korumburra and Jumbunna. The Coal
Creek etc lines were always worked as sidings and it was case of you knew where
the others were. Is that the answer you wanted?

David Langley.