The interconnecting railway bridge crossing the Gippsland railway line and the Princes Drive exit on the west edge of Morwell
The network used overhead-wire electrification, and track in the open-cut mine was frequently moved using special track shifters. Locomotives were supplied by Henschel & Son, Siemens and Hitachi.[1] Use of the electric locomotive declined in later years, with diesel locomotives used on the Interconnecting Railway in the 1990s.
The Yallourn railway commenced operation with the power station, being replaced by conveyor belts in 1984.[1] The Morwell Interconnecting Railway opened with the Hazelwood complex, and crossed the Gippsland railway line by an overpass to the West of Morwell. The ICR was replaced by diesel locomotive haulage in 1993,[1] with railway operations ending in October 2000 and the track was lifted between September and December 2001. A number of wagons from the railway after closure were acquired by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway and regauged for their use. A locomotive and coal wagon from the line are preserved at the Newport Railway Museum.[2]
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Trains being loaded by a coal dredge in the open cut.
yallourn, railway, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, this, article, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this article Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Yallourn 900 mm railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Yallourn 900 mm railway was a 900 mm 2 ft 11 7 16 in narrow gauge railway operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria Australia The railway was built for the haulage of brown coal and overburden between the Yallourn open cut mine briquette works and power station The Morwell Interconnecting Railway ICR was later constructed linking the Yallourn mine complex with the Hazelwood open cut briquette works and power station Trains being loaded with overburden in the open cut 1940s Contents 1 Operation 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksOperation edit nbsp The interconnecting railway bridge crossing the Gippsland railway line and the Princes Drive exit on the west edge of MorwellThe network used overhead wire electrification and track in the open cut mine was frequently moved using special track shifters Locomotives were supplied by Henschel amp Son Siemens and Hitachi 1 Use of the electric locomotive declined in later years with diesel locomotives used on the Interconnecting Railway in the 1990s The Yallourn railway commenced operation with the power station being replaced by conveyor belts in 1984 1 The Morwell Interconnecting Railway opened with the Hazelwood complex and crossed the Gippsland railway line by an overpass to the West of Morwell The ICR was replaced by diesel locomotive haulage in 1993 1 with railway operations ending in October 2000 and the track was lifted between September and December 2001 A number of wagons from the railway after closure were acquired by the Walhalla Goldfields Railway and regauged for their use A locomotive and coal wagon from the line are preserved at the Newport Railway Museum 2 Gallery edit nbsp Trains being loaded by a coal dredge in the open cut nbsp Loaded wagons dumping overburden nbsp Special wagon used for moving track in the mine nbsp Special wagon used for moving track in the mineSee also editYallourn railway lineReferences edit nbsp Incline from the open cut to the power station and briquette factory a b c John Cleverdon SECV Electric Locomotives Locopage Archived from the original on 29 August 2007 Retrieved 21 February 2008 Museum Collection Newport Railway Museum Retrieved 2 October 2023 Further reading editVines J A 1994 Train Systems Yallourn and Morwell Open Cuts Generation Victoria External links editRailpage Australia Former Inter connecting railway SECV Morwell Ausloco mailing list ICR interconnecting railway Darren s Gunzel Gallery SEC Railway photos Locomotive and rolling stock plans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yallourn 900 mm railway amp oldid 1178322189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
