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113:broad gauge
1545:Categories
1490:M>Train
1300:Companies
1144:"Victoria"
1050:References
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972:1459, 1460
823:1875 (new)
813:1177, 2220
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976:1865 (ex
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649:preserved
629:number(s)
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508:M&HBR
468:M&HBR
433:Comments
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285:Sandridge
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266:HMS
259:HMS
244:timetable
167:Melbourne
148:Sandridge
1430:El Zorro
1195:5 August
962:12 - 13,
899:M&SR
865:160, 161
842:M&SR
753:Hercules
740:G&MR
332:and the
315:Brighton
311:St Kilda
289:Victoria
84:Victoria
1257:12 July
1156:16 June
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1009:4-4-0WT
958:2-4-0WT
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855:17, 18,
797:0-4-0WT
791:0-4-0WT
749:0-6-0WT
743:0-6-0WT
684:, Yarra
674:2-4-0WT
668:2-4-0WT
652:Year(s)
577:0-4-0WT
571:0-4-0WT
517:2-4-0WT
511:2-4-0WT
477:2-2-2WT
471:2-2-2WT
428:Year(s)
356:⁄
268:Fantome
261:Electra
189:Opening
155:2-2-2WT
1221:22 May
1098:8 July
851:2-4-0T
845:2-4-0T
801:5, 24,
291:, and
248:bylaws
90:, now
1306:First
1251:(PDF)
1244:(PDF)
712:8 to
647:Total
644:Total
627:Fleet
622:Wheel
619:Class
556:2 to
550:1 to
481:2-2-2
441:0-4-0
423:Total
420:Total
403:Fleet
398:Wheel
395:Class
293:Yarra
240:satin
218:Argus
1259:2011
1223:2022
1197:2014
1158:2013
1100:2011
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832:1878
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978:MRC
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