Yep, I'll pay that. I was thinking of Mirboo North in particular.
Where am I Victoria? - Non Cryptic - #3
raudteejaam
Junior Train Controller
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
I am a long closed branchline terminus that still sees trains run past my platform.
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
Carlsruhe?
Rick
Rick
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Lubeck?
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Both of those stations mentioned were junction points and * not * termini.
Keep trying, your guesses were good but lacked one point.
Keep trying, your guesses were good but lacked one point.
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
Maldon?
Rick
Rick
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Maldon was closed for a while but is now part of the Victorian system. This teminus station has had no trains run through from the rest of the system since closure about 1980.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Wangaratta. Whitfield line's terminus and not a junction due to a 2 foot, 9 inch difference in gauges!
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Very inventive, Valvegear but not the one.
The trains going past the platform are not broad gauge like the original ones were.
(Sorry about not posting but Railpage has refused to work for me for over a week)
The trains going past the platform are not broad gauge like the original ones were.
(Sorry about not posting but Railpage has refused to work for me for over a week)
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Warracknabeal ?
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Warracknabeal is certainly not long closed, only out of use for a short period.
This line was closed and lifted but later rails were relaid to a much narrower gauge in the station yard.
This line was closed and lifted but later rails were relaid to a much narrower gauge in the station yard.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
I wonder if it's Queenscliff.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Actually Queenscliff does meet the qualifications except that the new gauge is narrower.
Think NE. Victoria and a timber tramway.
Think NE. Victoria and a timber tramway.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Alexandra springs immediately to mind from your clue.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
At last Valvegear has cracked it. Alexandra has a 2 foot gauge rail system about its station environs.
Please post away. >>>>
Please post away. >>>>
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Thanks Rodo.
I was a terminus station; then I wasn't; then I was again.
I was a terminus station; then I wasn't; then I was again.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Rather a lot like that, I will start with Myrtleford as it is familiar.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Not Myrtleford.
I was a terminus station; then I wasn't; then I was again.
I was then somewhat under utilised, and subsequently rose again.
I was a terminus station; then I wasn't; then I was again.
I was then somewhat under utilised, and subsequently rose again.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Bairnsdale was a terminus until the later Orbost extension. Then it was a terminus again and lost its passenger services then all else but regained limited log traffic. Eventually a 3 times daily passenger service returned but no more freight as far as I am aware.
That appears to roughly conform.
That appears to roughly conform.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
I think it conforms rather well, because Bairnsdale is the one I had in mind.
Take it away, Rodo.
Take it away, Rodo.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
The terminus on a line closed very early. (circa 1950)
A line that was never particularly busy but it did haul potatoes and other farm produce as well as timber, gravel, coal and passengers at times.
Where am I ?
A line that was never particularly busy but it did haul potatoes and other farm produce as well as timber, gravel, coal and passengers at times.
Where am I ?
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
Going with the potato clue, I'll go with Thorpdale.
Rick
Rick
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Not too bad a guess, Rusty Rick.
Thorpdale never hauled coal, although there is some not far away. This one is in a different part of the state, it was closed earlier than Thorpdale which lasted until about 1960.
Thorpdale never hauled coal, although there is some not far away. This one is in a different part of the state, it was closed earlier than Thorpdale which lasted until about 1960.
Valvegear
Dr Beeching
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Wensleydale rings a bell for some reason.
Rodo
Chief Commissioner
Location: Southern Riverina
Wensleydale is the one, Valvegear.