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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Forgive my ignorance ... but the what station on the formter what line!?

I only recently learnt about how much more wide spread Victoria's train network was (there are some great maps out there that are almost hard to believe). So I love seeing this!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Timboon's a small town South of Cobden/Camperdown. Elingamite was what they called the station that served about 3 farmers

https://www.victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap47.html

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Seems like it is pretty well maintained nonetheless. I gather it meant a lot to the few farmers that benefitted from it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

And as soon as you light up a cig, the train still shows up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes. Good old Elingamite. I always preferred it to Vegemite.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What about Panmure and Pomborneit?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I never hung out much in Panmure but I have an old girlfriend who lives nearby.