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History

The Lilydale-Melbourne railway was extended from Lilydale to Yarra Flats (now known as Yarra Glen on the 15th May 1888 with intermediate stations at Coldstream and Yering. Part of the structure included a long timber viaduct with 502 openings near Yarra Glen, spanning the Yarra River and the adjacent flood plains. The extension of the line from Yarra Glen to Healesville required a 1 in 40 climb into a 154.4 metre tunnel with a corresponding descent at nearly the same grade. The Healesville Station opened on March 1, 1889 with an intermediate station at Tarrawarra. Yarra Glen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coldstream is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Yering is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Yarras lower reaches travel through central Melbourne. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Traffic on the line included timber, livestock, milk and dairy products, early timetables including regular goods services specifically for transporting milk. Timber Timber is a term used to describe wood throughout its processing from the time it is planned for use in industrial products to the time it is used as a structural material or in other industrial product, such as wood pulp for paper production. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Jump to: navigation, search A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... Dairy farm near Oxford, New York, July 2001 In many northern-hemisphere countries a dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal milk (mostly from cows, sometimes from buffaloes, sheep or goats) for human consumption. ...

The last regular steam passenger service was hauled in August, 1964. From this time until closure of the line in 1980 passenger services were run using Diesel-Electric Rail Motors. After December 9 1980 no services operated beyond Coldstream and the line was officially closed to all traffic on March 10, 1983. Jump to: navigation, search 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current Operations

The railway is currently running Trolley Trains from Healesville to the Tarrawarra Winery, crossing the Watts River, under the Donovan's Road overbridge and through the historic tunnel. Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ...

There are plans in place to improve the line from Healesville to Tarrawarra to a suitable standard for the running of Rail Motor passenger services, with further goals being reconstruction to Yarra Glen and Lilydale.

The railway is in possession of a number of locomotives, including two Victorian Railways J-class steam engines, a T-class Diesel-Electric Locomotive, a W-class Diesel- Hydraulic Locomotive and one Diesel Electric Rail Motor. The Victorian Railways were the state owned and government run railway for the state of Victoria in Australia. ...

External Links

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