Visited Castlemaine A signal box recently. Fascinated by the technology.
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Slightly different to my usual programming, but we were given the keys to the decommissioned Ararat Signal Box A on the weekend. Felt like stepping back in time.
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Little paper cups for drinking water from VicRail train. Tea cup on paper cup.
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Unfortunately the train wasn’t that “special” - Collingwood lost by 37 points. 😭
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Geelong Advertiser, 5 July 1967, p 11
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I’ve returned to the archives and found another 100 boxes from the Victorian Railways. I am resolved that this thesis could take another ten years to write.
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Victorian Railways experts - advice on best places to research VR uniforms.
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New (old) poster from the State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi. No comments about “clean coal” please - appreciate it for the #cat.
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Rising: Swingers - The Art of Mini Golf in the former Victorian Railways Institute at Flinders Street Station - delightful! ⛳️ 🤩
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Cartoon depicting two people standing next to car delayed by traffic. Text reads “but if you’re a brain you’ll go by train”.
“But if you’re a brain, you’ll go by train”.
Victorian Railways marketing from a special edition of the ‘V.R. News’ produced for the 1958 Royal Show, p 2.
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Point levers attached to sleepers and rail.
Around the yard, rail trail works have commenced but the area is scattered with left over rail and point levers. The South Gippsland Tourist Railway operated services from Nyora to Leongatha via Korumburra 1994 - 2016.
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Small weatherboard building with “VRI” on panel on side
In contrast to the large, brick station building sits the weatherboard building that was once home to the Korumburra branch of the Victorian Railways Institute (VRI)
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Large brick building behind chain wire fence
On our final stretch of our South Gippsland VR tour, we followed the former railway line to Korumburra to view a recently restored but well fenced Korumburra Railway Station. The station opened in 1891.
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In December 1968 the Australian Railway Historical Society ran a Farewell to the State coal mines excursion. Kirrak area can be seen in this film.
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youtu.be/g0CtW5YuwlE?...
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The Kirrak Area ceased operations in 1968. Over the last 30 years I have observed this once extant site dwindle to remnants of a poppet head and concrete footings.
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Sign in overgrown paddock reads Kirrak Area. Remnants of steel tower and water tank.
Following our trip to the Eastern area of the State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi we followed the Kirrak branch line, where parts of the formation run through farming properties, out to the Kirrak Area of the State coal mine.
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K Class locomotive underneath shelter with VR symbol
And of course, given the Coal Mine’s ownership the Victorian Railways there is a K Class locomotive and rollingstock to view.
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A view of small buildings. The closest is wooden with with a chimney
Above ground there are several outbuildings to visit each telling the story of the Mine.
The site is managed by Parks and free to enter.
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Man wearing hard hat standing next to old wooden box toilet. He is in an underground mine.
The tours are conducted from what was known as the Eastern Area of the mine. The volunteer guides are very knowledgeable and even someone as claustrophobic as me will enjoy exploring underground.
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Tunnel inside coal mine. Walls are lined with wood. Two rails run through the muddy ground.
Spent a few days exploring some of the Victorian Railways history in South Gippsland.
The State Coal Mine in Wonthaggi operated between 1909 - 1968.
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Electric locomotive hauling trucks filled with coal.
And a few trains! (Of course)
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Two women standing in front of railmotor train. Woman on the left wearing long coat and hat, standing in front of suitcase. Woman on right wearing dress and heels collecting a ticket from woman on left.
Mrs L.V Harrington, Caretaker at Yinnar Railway Station, collecting a ticket from a passenger. May 1963
(PROV)
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‘Grubs Stop Trains’
A very old school RWS type story seed…can’t you just imagine Thomas or Gordon getting sniffy over a late connecting train from a grub-afflicted Branch Line and slipping on some grubs?
From the VR Newsletter, April 1949
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Large framed poster table of small clocks indicating train departure times.
This Railway Time Table Indicator is hanging in Craig’s Royal Hotel, Ballarat. I have never seen one before.
#VictorianRailways experts can you tell me anything about it or show me other examples?
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Semaphore railway signals on gantry in front of railway station with train on track.
Ballarat, unused semaphore signals.
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Large wooden clock hanging on white tiled wall.
The VR No 1 clock is now on display at the entrance to the Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery at Melbourne Museum.
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Large wooden clock.
Victorian Railways, No 1 Clock from Spencer Street Station, was controlled by a telegraph signal from the Melbourne Observatory.
(Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/399915)
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Two men on back of flat bed truck holding up large clock.
In 1964, Victorian Railways Commissioners made available in perpetuity to the Institute or Applied Science, the Departmental Clock that was known as “the main line starter clock”
(VR NewsLetter April 1964, p 56)
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Work In Progress: R704 ‘Glenrothes’ being ultra smug. Harry not impressed at all.
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Woman wearing Victorian Railways stewardess uniform standing in doorway of railway carriage.
Victorian Railways ‘Spirit of Progress’ Stewardess.
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Image: PROV
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