Victorian Railways Newsletter: Exploring Warragul's Electric Train Operations in 1961

Title: Victorian Railways Newsletter: Exploring Warragul's Electric Train Operations in 1961
Description: Magazine titled Victorian Railways Newsletter, January 1961 Pages relevant to Warragul 4,5,6,
Precis: As of 1961 the suburban electric train ran between Flinders Street to Dandenong.
In 1961 Warragul to Traralgon was all electric but they still used the D3680 steam locomotive between Melbourne to Traralgon.
The Warragul Electrical Depot was a modern partly air-conditioned two-storey building and housed the Power Operation Room, the Supervisory Equipment Room and the Overhead Depot. - the article gives how these area operated.
16 trains ran weekly between Melbourne and Warragul. There were 80 - 90 good trains includinig those with brown coal and briquettes ran through Warragul Station every week.
At Warragul there were 328 railway men employed or based there, so a vital spending powere to the district.
Warragul had one of the most spacious refreshment rooms. The Victorian Railways Institute ( VRI ) catered to local interest, for example, Table tennis, badminton, billioards, carpet bowls, plus 2 outdoor tennis courts.; Excellent
Identifier: 30666
Type: Magazine
Date: 1961
Contributor: Rebekah Mitchell-Matthews; Jo Dickson
Subject: RAILWAYS
Spatial Coverage: Vault 1 | Filing Cabinet 2
Date Created: 2025-04-10