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'''Elphinstone railway station''' was located on the [[Bendigo railway line|Bendigo line]], serving the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] town of [[Elphinstone, Victoria|the same name]]. The station opened in October 1862,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elphinstone |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Elphinstone |website=Vicsig |access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref> and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''[[New Deal (railway)|New Deal]]'' timetable for country passengers.<ref name="nrnd">{{cite magazine |date=October 2006 |title='New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on |first1= |
'''Elphinstone railway station''' was located on the [[Bendigo railway line|Bendigo line]], serving the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]n town of [[Elphinstone, Victoria|the same name]]. The station opened in October 1862,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elphinstone |url=https://vicsig.net/infrastructure/location/Elphinstone |website=Vicsig |access-date=2023-07-14}}</ref> and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''[[New Deal (railway)|New Deal]]'' timetable for country passengers.<ref name="nrnd">{{cite magazine |date=October 2006 |title='New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on |first1=Scott |last1=Martin |first2=Chris |last2=Banger |magazine=[[Newsrail]] |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=319}}</ref> |
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The Elphinstone station building is listed by the [[National Trust of Australia (Victoria)|National Trust]], and there are only two other similar ones in Victoria. It is a single-storey brick building with a hipped roof, [[quoin]]ing, and rendered window dressings with stone sills. A goods shed, with [[polychrome brickwork]] and granite trimmings, is situated at the [[Melbourne]] end of the main platform. It is equipped with a hand-operated crane dating back to the opening of the line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Railway Station & Goods Shed |url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/69280 |publisher=National Trust of Australia (Victoria) |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref> The station building is now leased as a private residence. |
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| ⚫ | In 1988, all [[railroad switch|points]] and signals, and the [[interlocking|interlocked]] signal frame, were abolished.<ref name="newsrail">{{cite magazine |date=August 1988 |title=Works |magazine=Newsrail |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |page=252}}</ref> The double line [[signalling block system|block]] sections,<ref>{{cite web |title=Double Line Block System |url=https://vicsig.net/index.php?page=infrastructure§ion=safeworking#dlb |website=Vicsig |access-date=2024-10-31}}</ref> [[Kyneton railway station|Kyneton]] to Elphinstone and Elphinstone to [[Castlemaine railway station|Castlemaine]] "A" [[signal box]], were abolished, and replaced with a double line block section, Kyneton to Castlemaine "A" box.<ref name=newsrail/> |
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Elphinstone railway station was located on the Bendigo line, serving the Victorian town of the same name. The station opened in October 1862,[1] and was closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers.[2]
The Elphinstone station building is listed by the National Trust, and there are only two other similar ones in Victoria. It is a single-storey brick building with a hipped roof, quoining, and rendered window dressings with stone sills. A goods shed, with polychrome brickwork and granite trimmings, is situated at the Melbourne end of the main platform. It is equipped with a hand-operated crane dating back to the opening of the line.[3] The station building is now leased as a private residence.
In 1988, all points and signals, and the interlocked signal frame, were abolished.[4] The double line block sections,[5] Kyneton to Elphinstone and Elphinstone to Castlemaine "A" signal box, were abolished, and replaced with a double line block section, Kyneton to Castlemaine "A" box.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elphinstone". Vicsig. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Martin, Scott; Banger, Chris (October 2006). "'New Deal' for Country Passengers – 25 years on". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 319.
- ^ "Railway Station & Goods Shed". National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). August 1988. p. 252.
- ^ "Double Line Block System". Vicsig. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
37°06′10″S 144°20′00″E / 37.1028°S 144.3332°E
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