Horse-drawn tramway at Welshpool railway station

The Welshpool Jetty railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge branch line in Victoria, Australia. It opened on 26 June 1905, and was operated as a horse-drawn tramway, connecting Welshpool station to Port Welshpool. It had a total length of just under 3.1 miles (5 km) and ran to the old fishing jetty. The line closed on 1 January 1941.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ "Great Southern Rail 1887 to 1994". Great Southern Rail Trail. Leongatha Community and Visitor Information Centre. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ Harrigan, Leo J. (1962). Victorian Railways to '62. Melbourne: Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board. p. 287.


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Welshpool   Welshpool Jetty line   Terminus
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