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Wimmera Intermodal Freight Hub
9 August 2013
Hopetoun - Hamilton Mineral Sands Trains
29 September 2015
Rainbow (Yaapeet Line)
29 September 2015
Horsham Goods Services
28 October 2013
2002 Kiata Derailment
26 Jan 2002
Pinnaroo AWB Grain Flow Centre
30 Sept 2007
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Rail Safety Week 2025
Friday 15th August 2025
 Rail Safety Week is marked in August each year to highlight the year-round need for vigilance when road vehicles and pedestrians interact with the railway network.

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Western Victorian level crossing works next week
Friday 28th February 2025
 Renewal works will take place at several level crossings in western Victoria over the next two weeks.

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Steampunk and Serviceton by rail
Friday 21st February 2025
 A special passenger train will be travelling to Serviceton in April for a very peculiar reason.

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Passenger train to Rainbow next Sunday
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
 A passenger train will grace the rails north of Dimboola for the first time in twenty-five years next weekend.

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Memorial plaque moved
Monday 22nd January 2024
 A memorial plaque at the site of a Wimmera transport disaster has been relocated.

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Passenger train to Hopetoun on Sunday (October 2023)
Tuesday 3rd October 2023
 On Sunday, a passenger train will grace the rails all the way to Hopetoun for the first time in nearly thirty years.

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Three-day shut-down of railway line
Friday 18th August 2023
 The railway line through Dimboola will be quieter than usual this weekend as the mainline between Melbourne and Adelaide is closed for three days for essential maintenance and improvement works.

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Dimboola’s steam locomotive
Thursday 17th August 2023
 As a lasting symbol of the importance of the railways to the town, the Dimboola section of the Victorian Railways Institute purchased a steam locomotive from the Victorian Railways after it had been retired from service.

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Nhill railway station fenced
Wednesday 26th July 2023
 Early last week, the Nhill railway station was fenced off, denying the public access to the building.

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The Overland funding confirmed for another three years
Wednesday 19th July 2023
 The Victorian Government has committed to funding the Overland passenger train for another three years.

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