FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION

GUNN ROAD CROSSOVER, BAW BAW SHIRE

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Victorian Heritage Inventory

Former Crossroad Station

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    FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION - History

    The broad gauge line to Noojee was primarily built to service the timber industry in the upper Latrobe River area, transporting timber as well as providing a general goods and passenger service to townships in the area. The purpose of the Crossover station is well illustrated in the vicinity by the survival of the Crossover timber mill further east along Gunns Road, but the station site is also close to areas of bush which used to be populated by gold mines and their associated tramlines and other infrastructure.

    Following the opening of the Gippsland mainline, townships along the upper reaches of the Latrobe River began to petition for a branch line to be built to service the area. By 1885 a route had been approved by Parliament, and the line from Warragul to Rokeby (then known as 'Jindivick') opened on 12 May 1890, and this had been extended as far north as Noojee by 1919.

    By June 1930, Victorian Railways, faced with mounting losses, announced the closure of the daily passenger rail service, and from that time goods traffic was reduced to just three trains per week. The line beyond Nayook was finally closed on 27th March 1954, but that between Warragul and Nayook was kept open for a further four years in order to ship rock ballast for the duplication and electrification of the main line beyond Warragul, during which time it also provided special services, for example to Warragul on 3 March 1954 for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II. After closure, the tracks and station buildings along the line were dismantled and many sections of the right of way were sold off.

    Interpretation of Site

    FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION - Interpretation of Site

    The site of Crossover Railway Station and accompanying timber sidings

    Archaeological Significance

    FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION - Archaeological Significance

    The station site may contain archaeological deposits relating to the railway and perhaps also to mining in the surrounding area.

    Historical Significance

    FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION - Historical Significance

    The site is significant for its association with the Warragul to Noojee branch line of the Gippsland Railway and the the local timber and mining industries.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    FORMER CROSSOVER RAILWAY STATION - Heritage Inventory Description

    The site lies at the edge of unused woodland alongside a lay-by on Gunn Road. Alongside what appears to be a single rail track, the wooden revetment wall of a platform remains in situ and in reasonable condition. The revetment comprises a facing, four rough-sawn planks in depth. This is supported against large wooden piles to which it is attached with brackets and large iron bolts. The platform's construction appears to have involved a packing of earth and boulders between this revetment and the earth bank.

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