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19 December 2024
Seven decades since Whitfield’s train closure

A MUCH loved train line which transported goods and brought residents from the rural township of Whitfield into the city of Wangaratta, was officially closed 70 years ago this month.

Known as "The Whitty", in its heyday, the line carried mixed trains six days a week - Monday to Saturday - with passengers from Whitfield enduring a slow and bumpy two and half hour journey along the narrow gauge lin...

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