Re: Victorian line closure dates??

[Rolfe Bozier <rolfe@pobox.com>]

Notagunzel wrote:
> 
> MarkBau1 wrote:
> 
> > For a start I'd like closure dates for:
> 
> I'm going to quote information from 'Weekly Notice Extracts 1894 - 1994'
> published in '96.

The ARHS (NSW) "Bulletin" for 11.1995 contains the National Railway Atlas
details
for Victoria.  This contains preliminary information about line openings and
closings.  From that document:

> > Skipton line, (its now closed all the way to Linton Jct I believe and Linton
> > Jct box was recently demolished)Can anyone confirm this?
> 
> Appears to have never been 'officially' closed.  Certainly by 1987.

Closed 4/12/1986 and lifted.

> > Bolangum/Marnoo line.
> 
> Again appears to have never been 'officially' closed.  Lubeck Box was
> abolished in 1985, so it was by then.  Lubeck became just another Loop
> plus swichlocked grain sidings.

Closed 28/10.1983 and lifted.

> > Yanac line, (does the track still go all the way to Yapeet?)
> 
> WN 1/87 (13/1/87) advised that Yanac was closed to all traffic, Yapeet
> is still open.

Yanac line closed 8/12/1986 and lifted.  Yapeet line was regauged to SG
by 23/5/1995.

> > Dennington to Pt Fairy. Does coal still go to Dennington or does the line
> > finish at Warnambool?
> 
> 10/9/77 - Port Fairy line closed beyond Dennington, but,
> 2/11/77 - Electric Staff Warrnambool - Koroit abol, IES inst. removed.
> Dennington established as TST Station, sections Warrnambool -
> Dennington.  TST may be provided between Dennington and Koroit or Port
> Fairy (OES) when Required

I'm in the process of adding the Victorian data to a database, and thence on
to web pages.  I've already done NSW; anyone interested should check out
www.pobox.com/~rolfe/nsw/index.html for my NSW railway information.

See ya,
Rolfe

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