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131:Track gauge
122:Line length
88:Operator(s)
1609:Categories
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1069:Katamatite
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760:Powelltown
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565:Main lines
244:References
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438:"Works".
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170:Tom Roper
154:Melbourne
117:Technical
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605:Portland
462:19676396
441:Newsrail
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377:Newsrail
361:19676396
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