Victorian Railways Bridges and Viaducts 

  

ABOVE & BELOW: Arguably the most beautiful bridge on the Victorian Railways system is the Malmsbury viaduct. Its gracefull bluestone arches have been left untouched since it was built in 1860

  

ABOVE: Moorabool viaduct on the Geelong to Ballarat line. This bridge was originally double track. In later years it was single tracked, had steel piers added and more robust girders. 

ABOVE:X38, up pass, Eaglehawk. 11:20, April 14, 1979. (photo courtesy Geoff Winkler)

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ABOVE: Taradale viduct photographed from the east side with an up train. BELOW: The viaduct was strengthened with steel piers 1933-1934.

  

 

  

 

ABOVE: The Melton weir viaduct between Melton and Parwan, this photo was probably take at the time of construction, 1886. BELOW, the viaduct is still very much in use in this 1982 photo by Warren Banfield  

ABOVE & BELOW: The very rare (for Victoria) 35 lever Double Wire Control interlocking machine in the signalbox at Eaglehawk, Sep 27 1979. (photos courtesy Chris Wurr)

ABOVE: Billed as "Victoria's highest bridge" the Maribrynong viaduct carried the Albion to Broadmeadows loop line over the Maribrynong River. It is 179 feet above the bed of the river and is 1261 feet long. Originally built as double Broad Gauge tracks, the up line was converted to Standard Gauge in the early 1960s. This photo was taken in June 1929 and it appears that the two steam locos are testing the bridge before opening.

ABOVE: Bridges such as these are universally called "trestle" bridges although the VR never used that term, instead calling them, Wooden pile bridges. This bridge, near Nowa Nowa on the Orbost line carried the track across Stony Creek.