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was discussed from the 1890s until at least the 1910s. In 1904, it initially received the support of the
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways but, following an unfavourable report from an officer of the Railways Department, it did not proceed. Local campaigns for the extension continued for
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Forrest on 5 June 1891. It had eight stations at opening: Whoorel, Deans Marsh, Arlett's Corner, Murroon, Dewing's Creek, Gerangamete, Barwon Downs, and Yaugher. On 21 September 1891, four stations were renamed: Arlett's Corner became Pennyroyal, Dewing's Creek became
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Yaugher, and Yaugher became Forrest. In the 1940 timetable, trains stopped at the same eight stations as in September 1891, with the train taking fifty minutes to get from Forrest to Birregurra. The line closed in March 1957.
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is a walking and cycling track which follows a section of the alignment of the former
Forrest line.
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Farmland, Forest & Surf: Environmental
History of Surf Coast Shire
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465:"Birregurra - Forrest 'Tiger' Rail Trail"
154:An extension of the line from Forrest to
1842:Transport in Barwon South West (region)
597:"Celebrations for railway line's 150th"
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1695:Major pieces of shared infrastructure
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621:"Forrest Railway Extension".
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663:"Forrest to Barramunga Line"
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39:conversion to rail trail
1792:South Gippsland Railway
1707:Flinders Street Viaduct
907:Deer Park–West Werribee
715:"To Open Up Apollo Bay"
94:31 km (19 mi)
1590:Metro Trains Melbourne
1254:North Eastern District
852:Western standard gauge
467:. Railtrails Australia
112:. It branched off the
1761:Puffing Billy Railway
1626:Flemington Racecourse
912:Flemington Racecourse
885:Metropolitan District
637:"The Forrest Railway"
1776:Yarra Valley Railway
1012:Spring Vale Cemetery
623:Camperdown Chronicle
560:Kellaway, Carlotta.
539:"Victorian Railways"
179:Forrest railway line
102:Forrest railway line
37:Removed with partial
1818:Victoria portal
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1452:Cross country lines
1068:Ballarat–Daylesford
519:. 15 September 1891
1756:Mornington Railway
1124:Gheringhap–Maroona
856:Melbourne–Adelaide
719:Geelong Advertiser
689:"Proposed Railway"
641:Geelong Advertiser
513:"Notes and events"
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1326:Yackandandah
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1042:Williamstown
972:Outer Circle
942:Inner Circle
875:Branch lines
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1666:Stony Point
1661:Sandringham
1641:Hurstbridge
1616:Craigieburn
1549:Warrnambool
1342:Barry Beach
1276:Colbinabbin
1174:Wensleydale
1159:Queenscliff
1007:Stony Point
997:Sandringham
937:Hurstbridge
932:Healesville
374:Gerangamete
286:Deans Marsh
145:Deans Marsh
133:Deans Marsh
91:Line length
1831:Categories
1621:Cranbourne
1423:Powelltown
1372:Strzelecki
1347:Briagolong
1291:Katamatite
1240:Shelbourne
1225:Lancefield
1210:Daylesford
1047:Whittlesea
982:Powelltown
962:Mornington
902:Broadstore
837:Serviceton
822:Port Fairy
812:North East
797:Deniliquin
787:Main lines
446:References
308:Pennyroyal
170:Line guide
156:Barramunga
118:Birregurra
1702:City Loop
1631:Frankston
1556:Gippsland
1474:Heathcote
1443:Whitfield
1387:Wonthaggi
1377:Thorpdale
1321:Whitfield
1316:Wahgunyah
1296:Mansfield
1261:Alexandra
1235:Redesdale
1215:Koondrook
1200:Balranald
1119:Fyansford
1104:Coleraine
1094:Casterton
1084:Buninyong
1037:Webb Dock
1032:Warburton
957:Mont Park
917:Frankston
832:Robinvale
802:Gippsland
667:The Argus
110:Australia
86:Technical
73:1889/1891
1681:Werribee
1656:Pakenham
1646:Lilydale
1611:Belgrave
1592:services
1524:Ballarat
1509:services
1433:Walhalla
1418:Gembrook
1397:Yallourn
1392:Woodside
1382:Walhalla
1301:Oaklands
1286:Girgarre
1230:Morkalla
1154:Pinnaroo
1139:Mortlake
1134:Hopetoun
1089:Carpolac
1079:Bolangum
1073:Balmoral
1017:St Kilda
987:Red Hill
952:Lilydale
922:Gembrook
897:Belgrave
847:Tocumwal
827:Portland
106:Victoria
44:Stations
29:Overview
1676:Upfield
1671:Sunbury
1606:Alamein
1566:Seymour
1544:Geelong
1534:Bendigo
1479:Moolort
1367:Outtrim
1281:Cudgewa
1184:Yaapeet
1169:Timboon
1164:Skipton
1149:Navarre
1114:Forrest
1027:Upfield
817:Piangil
807:Mildura
418:Forrest
396:Yaugher
330:Murroon
264:Whoorel
126:Forrest
65:History
52:Service
24:Forrest
1785:Former
1651:Mernda
1519:Albury
1507:V/Line
1362:Noojee
1352:Maffra
1311:Tatong
1271:Cobram
1266:Bright
1220:Kulwin
1205:Cohuna
1109:Crowes
725:9 July
699:9 July
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188:Legend
78:Closed
70:Opened
34:Status
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1179:Yanac
1063:Alvie
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