Locksley railway station, Victoria
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Locksley is a closed railway station on the North East railway that served the township of Locksley, Victoria
, Australia
. Opened on 18 October 1882 as Burnt Creek Wood Siding, it was renamed Burnt Creek in 1883 and Locksley in 1904.
Initially a siding surrounded by sawmills, it was not opened to public goods traffic until 1883, with a passenger platform also added. In 1885 a signal box was provided, in 1887 a new passenger platform was erected, and a goods shed was built in 1890 located on down side. In 1898 the station building was destroyed by fire, with replacement built within a year. The station differed to others on the section of line, having the platform fronting onto the mainline, instead of being on a loop siding. In 1904 the mainline was modified to place it through number 2 road, which put the platform on a siding. The final layout was provided in 1916, with three roads and a goods siding. The station closed to passengers on 1 April 1973 and was closed to all traffic in 1977.
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. Opened on 18 October 1882 as Burnt Creek Wood Siding, it was renamed Burnt Creek in 1883 and Locksley in 1904.
Initially a siding surrounded by sawmills, it was not opened to public goods traffic until 1883, with a passenger platform also added. In 1885 a signal box was provided, in 1887 a new passenger platform was erected, and a goods shed was built in 1890 located on down side. In 1898 the station building was destroyed by fire, with replacement built within a year. The station differed to others on the section of line, having the platform fronting onto the mainline, instead of being on a loop siding. In 1904 the mainline was modified to place it through number 2 road, which put the platform on a siding. The final layout was provided in 1916, with three roads and a goods siding. The station closed to passengers on 1 April 1973 and was closed to all traffic in 1977.