Mornington Railway
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| Walhalla Goldfields Railway | |||
| Yarra Valley Tourist Railway | |||
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The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. The line is managed by the Mornington Rail Preservation Society and operates on part of a former Victorian Railways branch line.
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[edit] History
A branch was opened of the Gippsland Railway from Caulfield to Mordialloc in 1881 and Frankston in 1882. This line was extended to Baxter in 1888 and branches were opened to Hastings and Mornington in 1889. The line between Baxter and Mornington was closed in 1981.
[edit] Reopening as a Tourist Railway
The Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS) was formed out of a public meeting in 1984 with the objective of securing access to the then-closed Mornington railway line. The vision was to reopen it as a heritage railway, focusing on the operation of steam-hauled passenger trains. In 1991, after seven years of hard work and lobbying, the MRPS was granted a State Government Order in Council, giving access and operating rights to the line, so it could be operated as a tourist railway.
[edit] Current Operations and Rollingstock
The MRPS is in possession of four K-class steam locomotives (although only one is currently in service) as well as three diesel locomotives, a rail tractor and a rail motor.
Tourist trains run on the first three Sundays of each month between Moorooduc and Mornington railway stations, although the current Mornington station is displaced somewhat due to the original alignment having been built over.
