| 词条 | Kerang–Koondrook Tramway |
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| type = Vic | name = Kerang-Koondrook Tramway | yearcommenced = | open = 1889 | yearcompleted = | close = 1976 | status = Closed | linelength = {{convert|13.94|mi|km|abbr=on}} | stations = 4 | tracks = | system = | routes = | stock = | connectinglines = | formerconnections = | map = }} The Kerang–Koondrook Tramway was an Australian private railway of {{RailGauge|5ft3in}} broad gauge, running from the state-owned Victorian Railways network Piangil railway line at Kerang to the Murray River town of Koondrook, with intermediate stations at Yeoburn, Hinksons, Teal Point and Gannawarra. Construction of the {{convert|13.94|mi|km|abbr=on}} long line was initiated by the Shire of Swan Hill in 1887,[1] under the terms of the Tramways in Country Districts Act 1886, which allowed local governments in country areas to construct tramways, with financial assistance from the Victorian government, to a limit of £2,000 a mile.[2][3] The tramway was opened in 1889.[4] On 31 December 1898, the Shire of Swan Hill was re-named the Shire of Kerang.[5] By 1920 the tramway's construction had cost £39,229.[6] Ownership of the tramway was transferred to the Victorian Railways on 1 February 1952 and it was officially closed on 3 March 1981.[7] A description of a journey on the railway in 1938 is contained in an article in the March 1971 edition of the Australian Railway Historical Society "Bulletin".[4] In its later years, passenger services on the line were run by a 102hp Walker railmotor, paid for by the Victorian Education Department, to convey school children. That service was withdrawn on 16 December 1976. A railfan farewell special, with a train hauled by T356, ran on 20 November 1977.[8] References1. ^{{cite news|title=The Koondrook Tramway|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7940120|accessdate=2016-08-29|work=The Argus|issue=1887-11-04}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Tramways in Country Districst Act|url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/hist_act/aatstiaaocsomaltsftcoticd1404.pdf|publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=2016-02-07}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Tramways in Country Districts|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7929552|work=The Argus|issue=1887-09-03|accessdate=2016-02-07}} 4. ^1 Bakewell, Guy, A Broad Gauge Tramway, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March 1971, pp. 49-55 5. ^{{cite web|title=Kerang Shire|url=http://www.victorianplaces.com.au/kerang-shire|website=Victorian Places|accessdate=2016-08-29}} 6. ^Australian Bureau of Statistics - Year Book Australia, 1920 7. ^Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society, Victorian Division), March 1990 (Vol. 18 No. 3) 8. ^https://www.railpage.com.au:80/photos/22044?force=true Further reading
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