Murchison East was riddled with white ants after the railways left it way
too long to do anything about it. Avenel was also afflicted years ago and
the Benalla Works Foreman got stuck into it and that is why it still exists
today. Mind you one of the biggest problems with white ants years ago
(and it probably hasn't changed) is the presence of peppercorn trees.
These trees are hardy and grow well in all climates and so were grown
around most railway stations for shade. Unfortunately they also attract
white ants.

On 14 January 2018 at 16:03, Andrew Cookd3619@...
[TramsDownUnder] TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi Noel,

>

>

> That's the second station on the Goulburn Valley line to be burnt down (by

> pyromaniacs?) in recent years. Murchison East's station building was burnt

> down by person/s unknown a few years ago as well. I've attached a couple of

> shots taken on fan tours in the 1960s which show Leon Marshall Wood in the

> view:

>

>

> They are:

>

>

> 00198--Leon is at far right, standing on Coldstream platform, as N 468

> runs past with a special pass to Healesville. Date: 1-10-1966.

>

> 00514--Leon is at far left in the shot of a workman's sleeper at Murchison

> East, taken during a DERM tour (64 RM and trailer 30 MT) to Colbinabbin

> and Girgarre. Date: 16-9-1967.

>

>

> Leon was a true gentleman.

>

>

> Cheers,

>

> Andrew Cook.

>

>

> ------------------------------

> *From:*TramsDownUnder@... TramsDownUnder@...>

> on behalf of 'Noel Reed'noelreed10@... [TramsDownUnder] <

>TramsDownUnder@...>

> *Sent:* Saturday, 13 January 2018 10:33 PM

> *To:*TramsDownUnder@...; SignallingAustralasia@

> yahoogroups.com

> *Cc:* Mal Rowe; Andrew Waugh

> *Subject:* [TramsDownUnder] MOOROOPNA

>

>

>

> I noted on television news tonight 13/01/18 that the Mooroopna station

> building on the VR Goulburn Valley line has been destroyed by fire.

>

> The significance of Mooroopna is that the late Rev. Leon Marshall Wood

> researcher of the Victorian Railways Electric Street Railway was once the

> Anglican Minister at Mooroopna.

>

> I personally knew Leon at Elwood and still have letters sent by him from

> Mooroopna.

>

> Noel Reed.

>

>

>

--
cheers and best wishes,
David in Avenel.au
{Before you change anything, learn why it is the way it is.)