State Mine railway station, Victoria
- State Mine railway station, Victoria
VictorianClosedRailwayStation
NAME= State Mine
IMAGELINK=State Coal Mine Victoria.jpg
CAPTION=Rail trucks at the mine circa 1919
LINE=Wonthaggi
DISTANCE=
PLATFORMS= 1
TRACKS= 1
STATUS=Closed
OPENED=1910
CLOSED=1978
http://www.street-directory.com.au/sd_new/genmap.cgi?x=145.405092238165&y=-37.9209431838946&sizex=650&sizey=650&level=6&star=1&circle= Link]
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State Mine was a railway yard and signal box on the Wonthaggi line along the Bass Coast, Victoria, Australia. It was named for and served the adjacent State Coal Mine which provided black coal for the steam locomotives of the Victorian Railways. [cite web
url=http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=189
title=Parks Victoria: State Coal Mine
publisher=www.parkweb.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-07-25] The mine opened in 1909 with the branchline opened in 1910. Production declined in the 1930s as larger seams were worked out but remained in operation until 1968 when regular steam operations were phased out. [cite web
url=http://museumvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=505&gall=692
title=Wonthaggi Coal Mines
work=Museum Victoria
publisher=museumvictoria.com.au
accessdate=2008-07-25]
Facilities included a signal box, classification and marshalling sidings, a weighbridge, an engine shed and repair siding, sidings for timber deliveries, and eight loading sidings. [Victorian Railways signalling diagram cite web
url=http://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/statemine1915.html
title=State Mine 1915
publisher=www.victorianrailways.net
accessdate=2008-07-25] [Victorian Railways signalling diagram cite web
url=http://www.victorianrailways.net/signaling/completedia/statemine1936.html
title=State Mine 1936
publisher=www.victorianrailways.net
accessdate=2008-07-25]
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