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== Description ==
== Description ==
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The Warburton line diverged from the [[Healesville railway line (Victoria)|Healesville line]] at the down end of Lilydale station, climbing steeply (with grades around 1 in 40) and curving away from a north-easterly direction to a southerly direction.
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It continued to climb for over [[distance::3 miles|three miles]] to the highest point on the line, Mount Evelyn, from where it dropped down to the valley of the Stringybark Creek, climbing again to Wandin, then down into the valley of the Wild Cattle Creek following that and its successor the Wandin Yallock Creek, before crossing the Woori Yallock Creek and entering the wide valley of the [[Yarra River]].
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From this point the line remained relatively flat, with a very gentle climb following the river upstream.
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This it followed on the southern edge abutting the hills until Millgrove.
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From Millgrove it continued to follow the valley of the Yarra River, but as the valley became quite narrow at this point, the railway ran along the side of the hill a little above the valley floor.
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== Opening and closing ==
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The railway opened throughout (to Warburton) in November 1901, and around 1909 or 1914 there was a short extension made to La La Siding.
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This siding served tramways bringing timber in from the forest, and a locomotive shed was also built here.
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Passenger services were withdrawn in December 1964, and the line closed to all traffic the following July, although a farewell trip run by the [[Australian Railway Historical Society]] ran in August 1966.
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== Operation ==
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The line's operation mirrored that on the [[Healesville]] line, with services largely operating between Lilydale and Warburton, except that from November 1925, like Healesville, some services operated through to and from [[Flinders Street station (Melbourne)|Flinders Street]] being hauled by suburban [[Electric Multiple Unit|EMUs]] between Flinders Street and Lilydale, and a steam engine between Lilydale and Warburton.
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As with Healesville, this operation continued until February 1958 when they were replaced by a 153 hp "Walker" railcar.
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== Timber tramways ==
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To the east and south-east of the outer end of the line lies much undeveloped forest, and this was the location of a thriving timber industry, which supplied considerable traffic to the line.
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Major tramways served the line at Yarra Junction, Britannia, and Warburton itself.
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The biggest of the tramways was the [[gauge::36"|3']] gauge [[Powelltown Tramway]] which connected to the line at Yarra Junction, and which was the only private tramway in [[Victoria]] that had an official public advertised passenger service.
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== Stations ==
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The Warburton line diverged from the [[Healesville railway line (Victoria)|Healesville line]] at the down end of Lilydale station, climbing steeply (with grades around 1 in 40) and curving away from a north-easterly direction to a southerly direction.
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It continued to climb for over [[distance::3 miles|three miles]] to the highest point on the line, Mount Evelyn, from where it dropped down to the valley of the Stringybark Creek, climbing again to Wandin, then down into the valley of the Wild Cattle Creek following that and its successor the Wandin Yallock Creek, before crossing the Woori Yallock Creek and entering the wide valley of the [[Yarra River]].
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From this point the line remained relatively flat, with a very gentle climb following the river upstream.
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This it followed on the southern edge abutting the hills until Millgrove.
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From Millgrove it continued to follow the valley of the Yarra River, but as the valley became quite narrow at this point, the railway ran along the side of the hill a little above the valley floor.
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== Opening and closing ==
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The railway opened throughout (to Warburton) in November 1901, and around 1909 or 1914 there was a short extension made to La La Siding.
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This siding served tramways bringing timber in from the forest, and a locomotive shed was also built here.
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Passenger services were withdrawn in December 1964, and the line closed to all traffic the following July, although a farewell trip run by the [[Australian Railway Historical Society]] ran in August 1966.
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== Operation ==
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The line's operation mirrored that on the [[Healesville]] line, with services largely operating between Lilydale and Warburton, except that from November 1925, like Healesville, some services operated through to and from [[Flinders Street station (Melbourne)|Flinders Street]] being hauled by suburban [[Electric Multiple Unit|EMUs]] between Flinders Street and Lilydale, and a steam engine between Lilydale and Warburton.
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As with Healesville, this operation continued until February 1958 when they were replaced by a 153 hp "Walker" railcar.
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== Timber tramways ==
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To the east and south-east of the outer end of the line lies much undeveloped forest, and this was the location of a thriving timber industry, which supplied considerable traffic to the line.
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Major tramways served the line at Yarra Junction, Britannia, and Warburton itself.
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The biggest of the tramways was the [[gauge::36"|3']] gauge [[Powelltown Tramway]] which connected to the line at Yarra Junction, and which was the only private tramway in [[Victoria]] that had an official public advertised passenger service.
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== Stations ==
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All the stations opened when the line opened, and closed when the line closed, except as follows.
All the stations opened when the line opened, and closed when the line closed, except as follows.
[[RMSP]] No. 20 opened in May 1958, just after the railcar started operating, and closed with the withdrawal of passenger services in December 1964.
[[RMSP]] No. 20 opened in May 1958, just after the railcar started operating, and closed with the withdrawal of passenger services in December 1964.