Wensleydale railway line, Victoria explained

Type:V/Line passenger service
Wensleydale
Open:1890
Close:1947
Linelength:18.00 km
Stations:4

The Wensleydale railway line was a railway branch line in Victoria, Australia. It ran for approximately 18 km 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Harrigan, Leo J. "Victorian Railways to '62", Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board, 1962, p. 284.