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The Lette railway line was a proposed railway running from
Robinvale Robinvale is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in north western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is Murray River crossings, connected by a bridge to Euston, New South Wales, Euston on the other side of the river in New S ...
in Victoria to Lette in
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, Australia. The line from Anneullo to
Robinvale Robinvale is a town on the south bank of the Murray River in north western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is Murray River crossings, connected by a bridge to Euston, New South Wales, Euston on the other side of the river in New S ...
in Victoria was opened on 5 June 1924, and a extension to Lette was planned, being provided for under the Border Railways Act 1922. The extension, part of a scheme to foster closer settlement of the
Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
district of New South Wales, was to serve the locations of Euston, Benanee, Koorakee, Werimble, Mylatchie and Lette.


Construction

Work started on the railway in 1926, and the rail-road bridge across the
Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) ( Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longe ...
at Robinvale, built as part of the project, was opened on 14 March 1928. Construction was halted for a time, but recommenced in April 1929, and in April 1930, a special train ran as far as Koorakee. Construction work continued towards Lette, but was never completed, and the section to Koorakee was never officially opened for traffic.


Closure

Trains on the line were operated by the Railways Construction Branch until construction was officially abandoned on 12 February 1943. The rail-road bridge was replaced in 2006 by a new road bridge. The lifting span of the former bridge has been placed in a nearby park, as a permanent historical display. The remains of the only other bridge on the line still exist today. The line to Robinvale is still open for freight trains, even though the section between Manangatang to Robinvale was closed in 2008.


See also

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Rail transport in Victoria Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 2,357 km of Victorian broad gauge () lines, and 1 ...
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Rail transport in New South Wales The Australian state of New South Wales has an extensive network of railways, which were integral to the growth and development of the state. The vast majority of railway lines were government built and operated, but there were also several pri ...


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Further reading

* * {{cite book , title=Lette, The Railway that Never Opened , date=2018 , first1=Ian , first2=Sophia , last1=Dodd , last2=Dodd , isbn=9780648245254 , publisher=Little Catherine Books Railway lines in New South Wales Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia)