Victorian Railways

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former government railway operator
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VR
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dissolved 1983
gptkbp:employs administrative staff
station staff
engine drivers
signalmen
track workers
gptkbp:establishedIn 1859
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
broad gauge
narrow gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Melbourne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Victorian Railways
gptkbp:industry gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:logo gptkb:VR_monogram
gptkbp:notable_rolling_stock gptkb:B_class_diesel_locomotive
gptkb:Red_Rattler_trains
gptkb:S_class_steam_locomotive
gptkb:Spirit_of_Progress
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Big_Hill_Tunnel
gptkb:Elphinstone_Tunnel
gptkb:Inglis_Street_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Maribyrnong_River_Viaduct
gptkb:Moorabool_Viaduct
gptkb:Taradale_Viaduct
gptkbp:notableEvent Closure of many branch lines in the 1970s and 1980s
Electrification of Melbourne suburban network
Gauge standardisation projects
Introduction of diesel locomotives
Opening of the Spirit of Progress in 1937
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:The_Gippslander
gptkb:The_Intercapital_Daylight
gptkb:The_Spirit_of_Progress
gptkb:The_Vinelander
gptkb:The_Overland
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Victorian_Railways_Magazine
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Flinders_Street_Station
gptkb:Spencer_Street_Station
gptkb:Southern_Cross_Station
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Newport_Workshops
gptkb:Ballarat_Workshops
gptkb:Bendigo_Workshops
gptkb:North_Melbourne_Workshops
gptkbp:operates freight trains
passenger trains
tramways
road motor services
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Government_of_Victoria
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Metropolitan_Transit_Authority
gptkb:State_Transport_Authority
gptkbp:website https://www.victorianrailways.net/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4