Ballast Siding


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Colac to Crowes line.


This siding is not mentioned by Downes.

Weekly Notice #41 of 1913 announced the opening of a ballast siding at this location on 13/10/1910.
The weekly notices did not record its closure, but Houghton states "The points were set for the main line and spiked shut when the siding was not in use. By the mid 1920s the VR found it more economical to use ballast from Penshurst, so the siding was closed by 1925 and the rails lifted.

ImperialMetric
Distance from Colac19 m 0 ch30.59 km
Distance from Crowes24 m 65 ch39.92 km

Map 7620-4-4 Gellibrand
Lattitude 38° 32' 28" S
Longitude 143° 31' 48" E
CommentApproximate location.

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