Victorian Goldfields Railway
1941-1960
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| 1941 |
6th
January |
Rail motor (and all passenger service) is withdrawn leaving once weekly goods train to Shelbourne - Mondays. |
BL#61 p8
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| 1941 |
12th
February |
Maldon - Stationmaster transferred away. |
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| 1944 |
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Maldon - Iron extension to station building removed. |
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| 1947 |
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Maldon - engine road extended by sixty-six feet (see 11.9.56) |
BL#61 p8 |
| 1952 |
11th
March |
Maldon Junction - remote control system abolished, junction became an intermediate electric staff station, equipped with two levers, one to operate the junction turnout (which normally lay for Maryborough line) and other lever operated 'up' home signal on the Maldon Line. |
RR#3 |
| 1954 |
8th
October |
J549 entered service on the VR - One of 60 J Class locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry of New-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England during 1954. VGR Stock Register - Steam Locomotives |
RR#3 |
| 1955 |
15th
March |
Shelbourne Junction - disestablished as a temporary Block Post, and the fixed signals subsequently removed. Turnout locked with hand locking bar and padlock. |
RR#3 |
| 1956 |
11th
September |
Maldon - engine road removed. |
BL#61 p8 |
| 1960 |
22nd
November |
Maldon - turntable taken out of use |
BL#61 p8 |
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