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Belgrave, Victoria, Australia: Puffing Billy Preservation Society, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 42 Pages with Sepia Photos. The former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia built a number of experimental 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway lines around the beginning of the 20th century. A depression in the early 1890s brought a halt to the rapid expansion of railways in Victoria. Politicians promoted narrow gauge lines as a way to link remote communities, particularly in hilly country, without the expense of the 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge railways. Railways officials opposed them, citing the inconvenience and expense of a break-of-gauge. A parliamentary committee eventually identified 14 possible locations for narrow gauge railways, and recommended that four experimental lines be built. They were: Lilydale - Warburton : Wangaratta - Whitfield : Upper Ferntree Gully - Gembrook : Colac - Beech Forest. The third line to open was in the Otway…
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Focus on - Victoria's Narrow Gauge Beech Forest Line - Part One - 2004
by Thompson, John E
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- Title Focus on - Victoria's Narrow Gauge Beech Forest Line - Part One
- Author Thompson, John E
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
- Date 2004
- ISBN 9780957979246
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