Kerang-Koondrook Tramway
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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.
The 13.94 miles (22.43 km) long line was opened in 1889, with construction of this line costing £39,229 by 1920, paid out of a loan advanced by the Victorian Government.[1] In 1920 the was controlled by the Kerang Shire Council,[1] being transferred to the Victorian Railways on February 1, 1952 and officially closed on March 3, 1981.[2]
The regular passenger services on the line were withdrawn on December 16, 1976. The last train was a 102hp Walker railmotor, running a service for school children that was paid for by the Education Department. A railfan farewell special ran by 7RM ran on December 29, 1976.[3]
[edit] References
- Light Railways (Light Railway Research Society of Australia) April 1988 (Number 63)
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics - Year Book Australia, 1920
- ^ Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society) March 1990 (Vol 18 No 3)
- ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail passenger service withdrawals since 1960". Newsrail 25 (3): pages 77–82. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).
[edit] External links
- Images from the Koondrook Railway
- Image: Koondrook railway station
- Image: Replica locomotive along with QR open wagon, L sheep wagon and a ZL guards van
