The site of Hazelwood can be seen on google satelite images, but no longer publicly accessible. I suspect the reason you couldn't locate it is that you were looking on the wrong area. The former Briquette siding did originally go to Hazelwood power station, but this was never part of the Mirboo North line. The Mirboo North branch swung away from the mainline on the western side of Morwell station. The Morwell Centenary Rose Garden is on the formation. Maryvale Crescent having been the original main road to Yinnar. The corner of Applegates and Homestead Roads (south of the open cut) is where Hazelwood station had been. Homestead Rd went around the station ground at that time but now crosses straight over it. Unfortunately the road is now closed to the public anyway. A point of interest is that J550, now at Noojee, had first been preserved at Mirboo North station along with a BPL and Z van before it was later moved to Warragul.
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers for all the info!! Definitely lots of interesting stuff!! Appreciate it! Will keep looking into it!
@jolla9963
4 ай бұрын
That bridge leads to briquette factory. The line to Mirboo Nth ran out through Hazelwood Rd, where the rose garden is today. I am Morwell born and bred and rode one of the last trains out Mirboo Nth and back. I still have a memory of sitting with the station master at Mirboo Nth and being shown about, I was 7 and my first train trip alone, or so I thought. As a foot note, the rail trail was a great ride on a dirt bike.
@Victorian_steam
4 ай бұрын
Cheers for that! Am aware now!! And that sounds fantastic !!
@vandenbricks
9 ай бұрын
Great and informative video, can’t wait for the Daylesford one!
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! Keen as to shoot with ya
@campcreekhill8933
9 ай бұрын
Good effort mate, great to see you having a crack. If you ever want to do Moe-Walhalla Railway, hit me up. I can show you basically where the easement is that left moe all the way to the first stop, and some sections from Gould to Moondarra and Moondarra station site
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers! And yes might get to that one day!
@GeoffStolk
5 ай бұрын
Good video. As mentioned by someone in an earlier comment, the line to Hazelwood station was on the west side of Morwell and went through where the Rose garden is now located. Just on the Boolarra side of Yinnar, a spur line branched off to the west and went to a quarry in the hills, which provided a lot of the bluestone ballast for the railway. The Yinnar Historical society has a video taken of the remnants of this line taken after the bushfires went through and cleared the scrub about 15 years ago. You should also do a walk or ride along the rail trail between Boolarra and Mirboo North as there are some interesting original brick culverts crossing under the trail.
@Victorian_steam
5 ай бұрын
Cheers for that!! Some interesting stuff to see left ! And yes! Was struggling a bit find the start of the alignment!
@NicholassTrainChannel
9 ай бұрын
Nice video mate. I have only been to Mirboo North station, Its good to see it still standing and being used for something useful. - Nicholas.
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers mate!!!
@mauriceclarke1465
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing the history of the Mirboo North line. My mother was born in Mirboo north and her mother lived there for many years after my mother left and got married and moved to a farm at Somerville. Thanks for Sharing. Maurice
@Victorian_steam
Ай бұрын
@@mauriceclarke1465 thanks for watching !!
@scottprice1943
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing our history, we live very close to the line near creamery rd Yinnar, great to see the bits we havent seen. Would be interesting to know why only the rail trail was developed only from Boolarra and not from Yinnar. Good work thanks
@Victorian_steam
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!! A beautiful area and would love to come back soon!
@wedgerw
6 ай бұрын
I used to travel this line in a Walker railcar on a weekly basis. Probably one of the most beautiful lines in Victoria. Great video
@Victorian_steam
6 ай бұрын
Cheers! Would be some great memories !
@steveweatherly1965
9 ай бұрын
Love these vids you make, growing up our neighbour had relies living in Mirboo nth and I can remember us going up there by train one day. I only have a very small snipit of memory as I would only have been around 3 or 4 but I do remember being on a motor rail at Mirboo nth
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers! And that’s a great memory to have!
@jeffreywhitehead9386
5 ай бұрын
Thank-you for another wonderful vid. I hope you do all 2'6" VR lines. I rode the last special in Colac to Beach Forest when I was 3 and have memories of that day. I've also tracked the Wangaratta to Whitfield line and there's quite a bit to see if that. Anyway thanks for your vids and a good consistent format. Always a bit more fun when you have someone tag along too.
@Victorian_steam
5 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! Glad you’re enjoying the channel! I do have plans to do them eventually ! Big trips
@CalebsCrossings
9 ай бұрын
Sick video mate!
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers !!
@joeboy8038
9 ай бұрын
Great video as always bro. If anyone was struggling with an idea for a layout, this branch line would be amazing to model
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers man!! It definitely would be too!
@thex-wing
9 ай бұрын
Another great video mate well done
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers James !
@michaelhall8586
9 ай бұрын
Cool shirt
@Victorian_steam
9 ай бұрын
Cheers! It’s from the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway!
@csbenzo
14 күн бұрын
Once upon a time, Vic Rail went to scenic out of the way places … now nowhere near as much ! 😢
@Victorian_steam
12 күн бұрын
It’s history for us to explore now!
@jimhiggon4696
9 ай бұрын
Sad to see another line gone. But never forgotten.
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