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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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Rainbow railway line upgrade continues
Monday 12th October 2020
 Work on the next stage of the upgrade of the Dimboola to Rainbow railway line will ramp up this week.

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Upgraded railway takes trucks off the road
Sunday 23rd August 2020
 Since rehabilitation and reopening earlier this year, the Dimboola to Rainbow railway line has seen thirty-three return grain trains which adds up to over 1,600 B-double trips off the roads.

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Overland train gains reprieve for another three years
Monday 6th July 2020
 After months of speculation, a new funding deal was announced, on the day that the previous arrangement ran out, to keep the Overland passenger train going for another three years.

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Has the last Overland run?
Sunday 22nd March 2020
 With Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions announcement today that all their passenger trains will be suspended it is possible that the last ‘Overland’ has run between Melbourne and Adelaide.

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2001 | ATN Access in Western Victoria
Friday 24th May 2019
 The introduction of ATN Access to western Victorian in 2000 led to more variety in motive power on grain trains.

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2002 | Container flats on the Yaapeet branch
Wednesday 22nd May 2019
 Since the last regular goods train operated north of Dimboola in April 1976, the line to Yaapeet has rarely seen any rail traffic other than grain and the very occasional works train.

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QBX class visit Dimboola
Wednesday 6th February 2019
 Another first for Western Victoria - Qube locomotives QBX003 and QBX004 became the first members of their class to visit Dimboola on Wednesday 6 February 2019.

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Grain trains in western Victoria
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
 Despite a disappointing harvest in the northern and eastern Wimmera grain trains are still regularly visiting western Victoria.

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‘Overland’ uncertain future assured for another year
Thursday 13th December 2018
 The ‘Overland’ passenger train will continue to operate next year after the Victorian government stepped in to replace funding that was withdrawn by their South Australian counterparts earlier this month.

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Monster grain train to Dimboola
Tuesday 11th September 2018
 Dubbed the 'Monster Grain Train' by enthusiasts, a 100 hopper train operated by Southern Shorthaul Railroad, loaded at the Dimboola GrainFlow Centre yesterday and today.

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