Wensleydale railway line (Australia)

The Wensleydale railway line was a railway branch line in Victoria, Australia. It ran for approximately 18 km from the Port Fairy railway line near Moriac, to Wensleydale, Victoria. It was opened in March 1890 and was used to transport firewood, gravel and brown coal out of the area. Apart from troop trains during World War II the line saw very little traffic and was closed in 1948.[1]

Wensleydale
Overview
TypeV/Line passenger service
Stations4
Operation
Opened1890
Closed1947
Technical
Line length18.00 km
Number of tracksSingle

Line guide

Wensleydale railway line
Port Fairy line at Moriac Station
Layard
Gherang
Wormbete
Wensleydale

References

  1. Harrigan, Leo J. “Victorian Railways to ‘62”, Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board, 1962, p. 284.

Further reading

  • Houghton, Norm (1982). The Saddle Line: A History of the Moriac to Wensleydale Railway. Geelong: self published. ISBN 0 9593013 0 5.


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