The Bright railway line was a railway line in
Victoria, Australia constructed by the
Victorian Railways
The Victorian Railways (VR), trading from 1974 as VicRail, was the state-owned operator of most rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companie ...
as a branch from the previously constructed
Yackandandah line to
Beechworth
Beechworth is a town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,290.
Beechworth's many historical buildings are well pr ...
, with the Bright line branching at
Everton. The line followed the
Ovens Valley opening as far as
Myrtleford
Myrtleford is a town in northeast Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 282 km (175 miles) northeast of Melbourne and 47 km (29 miles) southeast of Wangaratta. Myrtleford is part of the Alpine Shire local government area and in 20 ...
on 17 December 1883 being extended to
Bright
Bright may refer to:
Common meanings
*Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness
*Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence
People
* Bright (surname)
* Bright (given name)
*Bright, the stage na ...
on 17 October 1890.
[Bright Railway 1890 to 1983]
Bright Pictorial Heritage[Bright Line]
Vicsig
The line carried a variety of traffic, including many tourists to
Mount Buffalo
Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau of the Australian Alps and is within the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is noted for its dramatic scenery.
The summit of the h ...
, where the Victorian Railways operated the
Mount Buffalo Chalet. The line closed in on 30 November 1983 between Bright and Myrtleford, and back to the junction with the
North East line at
Bowser
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on 13 April 1987, the Yackandandah line from Everton having closed in December 1976.
[
Newsrail notes that a contract had existed between the Victorian Railways and the Australian Paper Mill factory at Ovens; and that although this contract had expired in December 1973, an occasional wagon of pulp was still being moved, with two wagon-loads sighted on 16 January and another three on 8 February.
In the 1990s the line became part of the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail. Bright station is maintained as a museum.][Home]
Bright Museum
References
{{Victorian Railway Lines, branch
Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (state)
Railway lines opened in 1883
Railway lines closed in 1987