Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Historic steam trip, 2/11/1982 12:00:00 AM
... Camberwell to Lilydale Rail Line Centenary... was the case for 20 years. Railways Camberwell to Lilydale Rail Line ...
Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line.
Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line. The K190 steam local will stop at Blackburn for a short ceremony. The celebration on 27 November will be organized by the Australian Railway Historical Society. Archivist Keith Paterson said when the line opened December 1882 the area east of Box Hill had only small and scattered pioneer farms, no shops and only one post office at a hotel in Blackburn and 1 or 2 schools. In 1861 first station was opened, terminating at Hawthorn, which was the case for 20 years.Commemorative one day steam trip to celebrate the centenary of the Camberwell - Lilydale railway line. railways, camberwell to lilydale rail line centenary, australian railway historical society, patterson, keith arthur