Wycheproof railway station, Victoria
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Wycheproof railway station is a closed railway station on the Kulwin rail line in Wycheproof
, Victoria
, Australia
. The line that runs though the town is unique in Victoria as it runs though the middle of the main street. Freight trains pass though the station on their way to various locations along the line.
The station has V/Line
orange signage, with the platform not in a usable condition. A goods shed is also at the station, as well as 70' long turntable
that is in usable condition but booked out of use. K class
steam locomotive K167 is also statically preserved in a park nearby.
Wycheproof, Victoria
Wycheproof is a small regional locality in the centre of the Shire of Buloke, in north western Victoria, Australia. As of the 2006 census, it had a population of 686...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The line that runs though the town is unique in Victoria as it runs though the middle of the main street. Freight trains pass though the station on their way to various locations along the line.
The station has V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
orange signage, with the platform not in a usable condition. A goods shed is also at the station, as well as 70' long turntable
Turntable (railroad)
A railway turntable is a device for turning railroad rolling stock. When steam locomotives were still in wide use, many railroads needed a way to turn the locomotives around for return trips as their controls were often not configured for extended periods of running in reverse and in many...
that is in usable condition but booked out of use. K class
Victorian Railways K class
The K class was a branch line steam locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1922 to 1979. Although its design was entirely conventional and its specifications unremarkable, the K class was in practice a remarkably versatile and dependable locomotive...
steam locomotive K167 is also statically preserved in a park nearby.