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- For the history when a Victorian Railways line, see Mornington railway line, Melbourne
A diesel locomotive crosses Moorooduc Highway, February 2007.
The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. The line is managed by the Mornington Rail Preservation Society and operates on part of a former Victorian Railways branch line.
[edit] History
The Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS) was formed out of a public meeting in 1984 with the objective of securing access to the then-closed Mornington railway line. The vision was to reopen it as a heritage railway, focusing on the operation of steam-hauled passenger trains. In 1991 the MRPS was granted a State Government Order in Council, giving access and operating rights to the line, so it could be operated as a tourist railway.[1]
A short section of the line from the former Mornington terminus to RMSP 16 was removed and a Supermarket built on the site of the former Mornington staion. At present the tourist railway runs between Moorooduc station and a rebuilt Mornington station on the site of RMSP 16 with an intermediate stop at Tanti Park station. In the near future the remaining section of line between Moorooduc station and Baxter station will be restored.[1]
[edit] Operations
The MRPS is in possession of four K class steam locomotives (although only one is currently in service) as well as two T class diesel locomotives, a 280hp Walker railmotor and a Victoria Railways rail tractor.[1]
Tourist trains run on the first three Sundays of each month between Moorooduc and Mornington railway stations, although the current Mornington station is displaced somewhat due to the original alignment having been built over.
[edit] Line guide
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