AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP Part 3 : Melbourne to Perth : Mildura Railway Station and Turntable Victoria

On this road trip, we relocate a motorhome from Melbourne, Victoria, to Perth, Western Australia. We have 8 days and will stop at places of interest, get the drone up as much as possible, and do so as permitted. Mildura was the passenger terminus for the Mildura railway line in Victoria, Australia. Located in the city of Mildura it is located on the eastern side of the town centre, alongside the Murray River. Although there has not been a passenger rail service since 1993, the Victorian Government promised to return the service in 1999, though it has yet to return as of 2026. Calls for a railway to Mildura commenced as far back as 1888, but it was not until 1898 that the Victorian Parliament recommended the extension of the Ultima line to Mildura, however this was overturned and the Woomelang line extended north instead. The turning of the first sod at the station site was held in November 1901; by October 1903, rails had been laid up to Mildura, with the official opening on 13 November. Between 1922 and 1928 a rail motor service operated between Red Cliffs and Mildura stations to serve local passengers. Major freight consigned from the region included bulk grain, sheep and cattle, and locally grown fruit. In late 2009, removal of the station yard at Mildura commenced, with only a single track and the station buildings and platform retained. All other buildings and additional rail infrastructure, including additional tracks and the refuelling area, were demolished. Today, Mildura lacks passenger rail services, but it is a stop on several V/Line-operated coach routes, with the station building utilised as a waiting room and for purchasing coach tickets. The station is served by V/Line and NSW TrainLink coach services. Credit and References: State Library – Victoria https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ Photographers and contributors; Victorian Railways, photographer Department of Crown Lands and Survey. State Library – South Australia https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re... https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re... https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re... https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/re... Museums – Victoria https://collections.museumsvictoria.c... https://collections.museumsvictoria.c... https://collections.museumsvictoria.c... Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildura... By Alex9089 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... By Alex9089 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Motorhome Relocations: https://www.imoova.com/en/relocations... Maui Motorhome Rentals / Sales: https://www.maui-rentals.com/australi... _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We welcome your comments. If you enjoyed the content, please click the 'thumbs up' or 'like' button and subscribe. Subscribing is completely free and supports our channel. We aim to keep this channel family-friendly and suitable for children as much as possible, but we also encourage viewers to share positive feedback or constructive criticism. Suggestions or ideas for new drone locations, places to visit, or topics to research, such as historical subjects, are warmly welcomed in the comments—even for promoting a business or location! If you need an aerial video for your business or location, we are happy to give it a try. We are a non-profit and do this as a hobby we enjoy. Please send any inappropriate comments, offensive language, or links to your own content to our email address to prevent others from seeing them and to avoid having to delete them from the channel. The same applies to political, religious, discriminatory, or racial remarks. Urban Aerial Explorer can be contacted via email, c/o Ludwig or his son Alexander, at email : [email protected]. Facebook -   / urbanaerialexplorer   Postal address: 2-18 Davisons Place, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia.