Mornington Railway

The Mornington Railway is a heritage railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. The line is managed by the Mornington Railway Preservation Society and operates on part of the former Victorian Railways branch line which ran from Baxter to Mornington.HistoryThe Mornington railway line was a rural railway branching off from the Stony Point railway line at Baxter. The line operated for 92 years before closing. Ten years later the line was reopened as a heritage railway.1888—In August the contract for building the line was given to David Munro for £25,000. A spur-line was built to Moorooduc quarry to transport stone for the construction of the line.1889—Baxter to Mornington railway line opened on 10 September.1981—The line was closed.1984—The Mornington Railway Preservation Society (MRPS) was formed.1991—The line was reopened as a heritage railway.2014—The Mornington railway Celebrated 30 years of Operation and 125 of the Mornington line2015—The Mornington railway had W241 7CV received from 707operations and Seymour railway Heritage centre and had 59RM sent to DERMPAV for eventual restoration2016—The Mornington railway received Red hens 311 and 402, 19 and 36BE, and several GYs from the now defunct South Gippsland Railway2017— they Obtained Melville for the SRHC