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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 companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations.
The Railway Haters: Opposition To Railways, From the 19th to 21st Centuries (Pen and Sword, 2019). Casson, Mark. The world's first railway system: enterprise, competition, and regulation on the railway network in Victorian Britain (Oxford UP, 2009). Clapham, J. H. An economic history of modern Britain; The early railway age, 1820–1850 (1930 ...
A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway ((reprint of 1950 edition published by Locomotive Publishing) ed.). Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2592-4. H.A.Vallance (June 1996). History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Highland Railway. House of Lochar. ISBN 1-899863-07-9. Thomas, John (November 1969). The North British Railway Vol 1 ...
All assets were then handed to the Victorian Railways, per Clause 47 of the Border Railways Act, 1922, Schedule 1. [5] The vans numbered 1 and 2 under the D&MR system became 27 Z and 33 Z, using numbers freed by the ZH series, and the third van was scrapped.
The Victorian Government's Act No. 821, the Railway Construction Act 1884, [1] authorised the construction of 59 [2] new railway lines in the colony, plus additional infrastructure. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Organised by the Minister for Railways, Thomas Bent , [ 6 ] and passed on 12 December 1884, it became notorious for the large number of railway ...
Railways contributed to the transformation of Britain from a rural to a predominantly urban society. [3] Historians have characterised the mid-Victorian era (1850–1870) as Britain's "Golden Years". [4] [5] It was not till the two to three decades following the Second World War that substantial economic growth was seen again.
The majority of Victorian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Victorian Railways (VR). Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on VR mainline operations after 25 May 1972 [ 1 ] - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.
The history of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830 covers the period up to the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. The earliest form of railways, horse-drawn wagonways, originated in Germany in the 16th century. Soon wagonways were also built in ...