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South Gippsland railway line
The South Gippsland railway line opened in 1892, branching from the Gippsland line at Dandenong, and extending to Port Albert. Much of it (the section up to Leongatha) remained in use until July 1993, however only a small portion is in use today, as the suburban Cranbourne line. In addition to the Cranbourne line, the section from Nyora to Leongatha is used by the South Gippsland Tourist Railway and Leongatha to Toora and a portion of track at Koo Wee Rup have been converted into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
==History==
The Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company opened a line from Princes Bridge railway station to Punt Road (Richmond) and South Yarra in 1859 and extended to Dandenong in 1879. The South Gippsland railway line (also known as the Great Southern Railway) was opened from Dandenong to Cranbourne in 1888 and extended to Koo Wee Rup, Nyora and Loch in 1890, Korumburra and Leongatha in 1891 and Welshpool, Alberton and Port Albert in 1892. The section from Alberton to Port Albert was closed in the 1940s. A branch line was built from Alberton to Yarram and Woodside in 1921.
The line was well known for its sharp curves and spectacular scenery and was also one of the last lines to offer a 'Mixed Passenger and Goods' service in Victoria. The section from Yarram to Woodside was closed on 26 May 1953, with the section from Welshpool to Yarram closed on 26 October 1987 when the superphosphate freight services ceased. From this point until 30 June 1992, the track beyond Agnes, referred to as Barry Beach Junction received minimal usage, although a short branch leading from Agnes to Barry Beach was used extensively for goods traffic to serve the oil platforms in Bass Strait. After the withdrawal of this freight service the railway line beyond Leongatha would be closed. This section of track was then dismantled in 1994, in which required the strengthening of the line's derilcit trestle bridges in order to allow the track removal machine to dismantle the tracks.〔"Disappearing Tracks". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): pages 101-106. April 1995〕
On 24 July 1993, the last regular V/Line passenger train operated to Leongatha with P Class diesel locomotive number 18 hauling the return passenger train with a set of 4 H-Set carriages. Just after the withdrawal of all rail service beyond Koala Siding, the section from Nyora to Leongatha was transferred to the South Gippsland Railway in 1994, in which were originally founded as the 'Great Southern Railway Society' based in Nyora in 1990 with the intention to preserve the line in case of closure. On 15 January 1998, all regular V/Line services would cease on the line after the withdrawal of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Sand train that operated from the AGM siding at Spotswood and the sand works siding at Koala Siding situated between Lang Lang and Nyora railway stations. Since April 1998, no trains have operated beyond Cranbourne.
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