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Mildura begins a new railway era

Originally published August 9, 1972

Crowd as train launched.

Melbourne – The train to Mildura last night broke through a specially prepared barrier across the tracks at Spencer Street Station to begin a new era for rail travel for the Mildura line.

The chairman of the Victorian Railway Commissioners (Mr G. Brown) had signalled the train out of the platform for the inaugural run of “The Vine...