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Mount Alexander and Murray River Rail way Line

Melbourne-Echuca Railway Line ,  Melbourne - Bendigo - Echuca Railway Line

ECHUCA VIC 3564 - Property No B5323

Opened in five stages from 10/2/59 to 19/9/64, this railway, known initially as the Melbourne, Mt Alexander and Murray River Railway by its promoters, and later, during construction, as the Melbourne and River Murray railway, was the largest of the Colony's first two trunk lines. It is significant for its close adoption of English engineering and architectural standards and survives as a monument to the work of engineers-in-chief George Christian Darbyshire (1856-1860) and more ... more

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