AGM Siding, Victoria

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Australian Glass Manufactures Siding
Station information
Lines South Gippsland
Station Status Closed
Station opened 1960s
Station closed 1998
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Australian Glass Manufactures Siding which is also known as Koala Siding, was a railway siding on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

The siding was the last new siding on the line, being opened during the 1960s. It was the last source of traffic on the line after the withdrawal of the Leongatha passenger service on July 21, 1993.[1] By the mid 1990s only T, Y and P class diesel locomotives were used on the line due to their low axle loads, with a 15 km/h speed limit applying to parts of the track.[2] This continued until January 15, 1998 when the sand train to the AGM glass works at Spotswood station ceased operation.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail: pages 77 - 82. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). 
  2. ^ a b "Farewell - The Sand Train" (February 1998). Newsrail: pages 71-76. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). 
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