Ouyen to Pinnaroo
Ouyen to Murrayville opened June 25 1912
Murrayville to Pinnaroo opened July 29 1915
Ouyen to Pinnaroo passenger service ended Nov 1 1968
ABOVE: Galah, looking towards Ouyen. Dec 18 1970 (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
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1940 Walpeup signal arrangement diagram
ABOVE: A down mixed train at Walpeup circa 1930s. (photo courtesy Bruce McLean)
ABOVE: Walpeup, the highest point on the branch, looking towards Ouyen. Dec 18 1970 (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Torrita, looking towards Pinnaroo. Dec 18 1970 (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
BELOW: A BCE and VAM sleeper attached to a regular goods pauses at Torrita on its way to Ouyen. March 1984 (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
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1913 Underbool signal arrangement diagram
ABOVE: Underbool, looking towards Ouyen. Dec 18 1970. The station building is of a design I've not seen anywhere else. A refreshment room was provided in 1919 and a larger building provided in May 1921, presumably the building in the photo was this second refreshment room. The refreshment closed in 1929.(Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: A brand new Walker pauses at Underbool, 1948. (photo courtesy Reg Forster)
ABOVE: An up train with a D3 crosses a down train at Underbool, 1948. (photo courtesy Reg Forster)
ABOVE: Underbool, photographed from the silo, looking towards Ouyen, 1948. (photo courtesy Reg Forster)
ABOVE: Linga, looking towards Ouyen. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Boinka, looking towards Ouyen. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
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1937 Tutye signal arrangement diagram
ABOVE: Tutye, looking towards Pinnaroo. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Cowangie looking towards Pinnaroo. Dec 18 1970.
ABOVE: Danyo, looking towards Pinnaroo. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Murrayville was the major station on the line boasting a 53' turntable, later enlarged to 70' which was removed in 1969. Looking towards Pinaroo. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
BELOW: The schoolchildren of Murrayville greet the RESO train, July 1926. (Photo courtesy State Library Victoria)
ABOVE: Carina, perhaps the most basic station on the line, Ouyen is to the left. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Panitya was the last VR station before the Sth Australian border, looking towards Pinnaroo. Dec 18 1970. (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
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ABOVE: N 112 on an up goods at Pinnaroo. circa 1940s. (photo courtesy Bruce McLean)
ABOVE & BELOW: The Walker railmotor from Ouyen has just arrived at its special platform at Pinnaroo, April 1957. (photo courtesy Doug McLean)
ABOVE: The small platform for the VR railmotor at Pinnaroo, looking west (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
ABOVE: Looking east towards Ouyen, T 352 is about to start making up its goods train to Ouyen which will include the orange VAM sleeper. March 1984 (Photo courtesy Neville Gee)
Doug Miles was lucky enough to have ridden a goods from Ouyen to Pinnaroo and return on April 7 1972. ABOVE: The goods is held out at the home arrival signal at Pinnaroo. BELOW: The return train to Ouyen has been made up in Pinnaroo yard and is probably doing a brake test. (both photos courtesy Doug Miles)
BELOW: 1961 public timetable showing the railmotor service. The railmotor driver was based at Pinnaroo and by the looks of the timetable he led a leisurely lifestyle, working only 3 days per week with a daylight rest job at Ouyen.
ABOVE photo courtesy Neville Gee
