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Heathcote railway line

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and Bendigo opened in October 1888, and the entire line became operational in August 1890. Including 50 bridges, the line took 21 months to complete, at a cost of 88,409
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The original line may have been ripped up, but there are few instances where the original track still remains. It now makes up the
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In 1975, it was decided to dismantle the track and, today, only some
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in 1881, and construction began in 1888. The first section, between
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Index

Bendigo
Heathcote Junction
Track gauge
Bendigo
Heathcote Junction
trestle bridges
Victorian Parliament
Heathcote
pounds
derailments
Heathcote Junction
Leslie
Bylands
Kilmore
Willowmavin
Moranding
High Camp
Pyalong
Tooborac
McIvor siding
Argyle
Heathcote
Derrinal
Knowsley
Axedale
Longlea
Strathfieldsaye
Bendigo
O'Keefe Rail Trail
"Heathcote Junction to North Bendigo"

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