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545:North East
530:Deniliquin
520:Main lines
306:Victorian
234:References
200:signal box
37:Dismantled
1435:City Loop
1364:Frankston
1289:Gippsland
1207:Heathcote
1176:Whitfield
1120:Wonthaggi
1110:Thorpdale
1054:Whitfield
1049:Wahgunyah
1029:Mansfield
994:Alexandra
968:Redesdale
948:Koondrook
933:Balranald
852:Fyansford
837:Coleraine
827:Casterton
817:Buninyong
770:Webb Dock
765:Warburton
690:Mont Park
650:Frankston
565:Robinvale
535:Gippsland
165:Operation
132:Australia
128:Melbourne
102:Technical
24:Mont Park
1414:Werribee
1389:Pakenham
1379:Lilydale
1344:Belgrave
1325:services
1257:Ballarat
1242:services
1166:Walhalla
1151:Gembrook
1130:Yallourn
1125:Woodside
1115:Walhalla
1034:Oaklands
1019:Girgarre
963:Morkalla
887:Pinnaroo
872:Mortlake
867:Hopetoun
822:Carpolac
812:Bolangum
806:Balmoral
750:St Kilda
720:Red Hill
685:Lilydale
655:Gembrook
630:Belgrave
580:Tocumwal
560:Portland
451:Photos:
445:Photos:
439:Photos:
412:PJ Barry
388:chairman
73:Services
52:Stations
29:Overview
1409:Upfield
1404:Sunbury
1339:Alamein
1299:Seymour
1277:Geelong
1267:Bendigo
1212:Moolort
1100:Outtrim
1014:Cudgewa
917:Yaapeet
902:Timboon
897:Skipton
882:Navarre
847:Forrest
760:Upfield
550:Piangil
540:Mildura
198:in the
142:History
81:History
60:Service
1518:Former
1384:Mernda
1252:Albury
1240:V/Line
1095:Noojee
1085:Maffra
1044:Tatong
1004:Cobram
999:Bright
953:Kulwin
938:Cohuna
842:Crowes
431:Melway
279:
94:Closed
86:Opened
34:Status
1192:Avoca
912:Yanac
796:Alvie
433:Map:
210:Today
331:1953
277:ISBN
181:The
174:and
118:The
97:1957
89:1911
65:Type
680:Kew
126:in
1566::
314:^
253:^
130:,
591:)
587:(
493:e
486:t
479:v
410:(
285:.
176:L
172:E
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