Welshpool Jetty railway line

The Welshpool Jetty railway was a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 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 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and ran to the fishing jetty. The line closed on 1 January 1941.[1][2]

Horse drawn tramway at Welshpool railway station

The jetty was reconstructed prior to World War II to facilitate the berthing of naval vessels, and is the third-longest wooden jetty still standing in Australia.[3] It reverted to commercial uses after the war, but a fire on the pier in June 2003 resulted in WorkSafe Victoria issuing a closure notice.[4]

The jetty has since been re-furbished in 2019/2020 and now open for tourism, along with a plan for Victoria's first underwater observatory.[5]

See also
  • Narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways

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.
  3. "CAMPAIGN TO SAVE PORT WELSHPOOL LONG JETTY Radio National Australia". Abc.net.au. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. "Port Welshpool 'Long Jetty' Conservation Management Plan Final 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "Port Welshpool". South-gippsland.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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