Wensleydale railway line (Australia)

Wensleydale railway line, Victoria
Line details
Opened 1890
Closed 1947
Length 18.00 km
Stations 4
Tracks Single
Rail transport in Victoria

The Wensleydale railway line was a railway branch line in Victoria, Australia. It ran for approximately 18km from the Port Fairy railway line near Moriac, to Wensleydale, Victoria. It was opened in March 1890 and was used to transport firewood, gravel and brown coal out of the area. Apart from troop trains during World War II the line saw very little traffic and was closed in 1948.[1]

Line guide

Wensleydale railway line
Legend
 Port Fairy line at Moriac Station
 Layard
 Gherang
 Wormbete
 Wensleydale

References

  1. ↑ Harrigan, Leo J. “Victorian Railways to ‘62”, Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board, 1962, p. 284.

Further reading


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