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{{Short description|Former railway station in Victoria, Australia}}
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'''Pollard''' was a '''railway station''' on the Shelbourne line between the townships of [[Bradford, Victoria|Bradford]] and [[Nuggetty, Victoria|Nuggetty]].<ref>VICSIG Infrastructure Pollard Station


'''Pollard''' was a '''railway station''' on the [[Shelbourne railway line|Shelbourne line]] between the townships of [[Bradford, Victoria|Bradford]] and [[Nuggetty, Victoria|Nuggetty]]. It opened with the line on 24 March 1891, and was originally called Bradford Station.<ref name=vicsig>{{cite web |title=Pollard |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Pollard |website=Vicsig |access-date=2023-07-06}}</ref>
[http://www.vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Pollard http://www.vicsig.net/ifrastructure/location/Pollard]
</ref>
It was originally called Bradford Station.


There was a ticket office, shelter and toilets.
There was a ticket office, shelter and toilets.


There were no sidings at Pollard, so any wagons that needed loading or unloading at the station had to be left on the mainline. Wagons to be left at Pollard were attached behind the guards van when a train left Shelbourne and dropped off at Pollard. The next train to Shelbourne train would propel the wagons to Shelbourne, where they would become included in the consist of the return train.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shelbourne Station |url=https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5MWN5 |website=Geocaching |publisher=Groundspeak Inc |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref>
There were no sidings so goods trains would leave trucks behind at Pollard on the way back to Maldon for the next train to push them into Shelbourne and then to their intended destination.

Nothing remains of the station today, other than the platform mound.
The station was closed in September 1952.<ref name=vicsig/> Nothing remains of it today, other than the platform mound.
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|Line=[[Shelbourne Railway Line|Shelbourne Line]]
|Previous=Maldon
|Here=Pollard
|Next=Shelbourne
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Victoria (Australia)]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1970]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1891]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1891]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia closed in 1970]]



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Latest revision as of 12:16, 2 November 2023

Pollard
General information
Coordinates36°55′20″S 144°03′37″E / 36.922277°S 144.060183°E / -36.922277; 144.060183
Line(s)Shelbourne
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1891
Closed1970
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Maldon   Shelbourne Line   Shelbourne
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Pollard was a railway station on the Shelbourne line between the townships of Bradford and Nuggetty. It opened with the line on 24 March 1891, and was originally called Bradford Station.[1]

There was a ticket office, shelter and toilets.

There were no sidings at Pollard, so any wagons that needed loading or unloading at the station had to be left on the mainline. Wagons to be left at Pollard were attached behind the guards van when a train left Shelbourne and dropped off at Pollard. The next train to Shelbourne train would propel the wagons to Shelbourne, where they would become included in the consist of the return train.[2]

The station was closed in September 1952.[1] Nothing remains of it today, other than the platform mound.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pollard". Vicsig. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Shelbourne Station". Geocaching. Groundspeak Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2023.