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Wimmera Intermodal Freight Hub
9 August 2013
Hopetoun - Hamilton Mineral Sands Trains
29 September 2015
Rainbow (Yaapeet Line)
29 September 2015
Horsham Goods Services
28 October 2013
2002 Kiata Derailment
26 Jan 2002
Pinnaroo AWB Grain Flow Centre
30 Sept 2007


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TARRANYURK
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Memorial plaque moved
Monday 22nd January 2024
 A memorial plaque at the site of a Wimmera transport disaster has been relocated.

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Passenger train to Hopetoun on Sunday (October 2023)
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
 On Sunday, a passenger train will grace the rails all the way to Hopetoun for the first time in nearly thirty years.

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Three-day shut-down of railway line
Friday 18th August 2023
 The railway line through Dimboola will be quieter than usual this weekend as the mainline between Melbourne and Adelaide is closed for three days for essential maintenance and improvement works.

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Dimboola’s steam locomotive
Thursday 17th August 2023
 As a lasting symbol of the importance of the railways to the town, the Dimboola section of the Victorian Railways Institute purchased a steam locomotive from the Victorian Railways after it had been retired from service.

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Nhill railway station fenced
Wednesday 26th July 2023
 Early last week, the Nhill railway station was fenced off, denying the public access to the building.

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The Overland funding confirmed for another three years
Wednesday 19th July 2023
 The Victorian Government has committed to funding the Overland passenger train for another three years.

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Grain Hopper derailed at Jeparit
Sunday 1st January 2023
 The Dimboola-Rainbow branch saw its first train in at least six months in last week of December.

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Update on the progress of works at Inverleigh
Wednesday 16th November 2022
 ARTC has issued an update on the cleanup at Inverleigh.

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Main line closed after Inverleigh derailment
Monday 14th November 2022
 The Melbourne-Adelaide main line is closed following a derailment between Inverleigh and Gheringhap near Geelong on Monday morning.

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N class ventures west
Wednesday 17th August 2022
 As part of a tour operated by Cruise Express, a chartered train operated by Seymour Railway Heritage Centre visited western Victoria on Monday, hauled by V/Line’s locomotive N460 - City of Castlemaine.

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Dimboola Memorial Secondary College

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Dimboola
Historical Society

Wangara Consulting

Jeparit
Anglers' Club


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