For other uses of "Operation Phoenix", see Operation Phoenix.
Operation Phoenix was a post-World War II rehabilitation program carried out by the Victorian Railways (VR) in Australia. The program commenced in 1950 and was originally planned to take 10 years and cost £80 million pounds.[1] Operation Phoenix was named after the bird from Egyptian mythology.
Operation Phoenix
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Background[edit]
The Victorian Railways of the 1930s and 1940s had become run down, with years of economic depression, the war effort, and material shortages resulting in a general decline. At the time it was expected that a railway the size of VR should have been building 25 locomotives, 30 to 40 carriages, and 500 wagons per year, as well as relaying 60 miles of track. In reality VR were only able to build an average of 4 locomotives and 200 wagons per year, and these gains had been counteracted by long overdue scrappings.[1]
Serviceton, Victoria
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| Serviceton Victoria | |||||||
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Platform side of Serviceton railway station
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Serviceton
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| Coordinates | 36°22′0″S 140°59′0″ECoordinates: 36°22′0″S 140°59′0″E | ||||||
| Population | 270 (2011)[1] | ||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3420 | ||||||
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of West Wimmera | ||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lowan | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mallee | ||||||
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Serviceton is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located near the Victorian-South Australian border, 437 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. The town was named after James Service, Premier of Victoria in 1880 and from 1883-86. At the 2011 census, Serviceton and the surrounding area had a population of 270.[1]
When the Victorian and South Australian railways were joined at the old border in 1887, a station was built on the border. The border was intended to be on the 141st meridian east but, owing to a surveying error, border markers were placed 3.6 km west of the meridian. Victoria finally succeeded in having the erroneously surveyed borderdeclared to be the legal border in 1913, and therefore Serviceton is now fully in Victoria. The station is not used butThe Overland passes through the town.[2] Nevertheless, the old South Australian Railways, and its successors, theAustralian National Railways Commission, the National Rail Corporation and the Australian Rail Track Corporationhave continued to own the railway to Serviceton outright. Serviceton Post Office opened on 16 September 1886, from 1908 to 1911 it was known as Serviceton Railway Station. A Serviceton North office on the Western Highway operated from 1911 until 1954 and a Serviceton South office was open briefly in 1926 and 1927.[3]
The town is the subject of a Tom Waits song entitled "Town With No Cheer" from his album Swordfishtrombones.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Serviceton Golf Club on the Adelaide-Melbourne Highway.[5]
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The Ghan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"Ghan" redirects here. For the Muslim camel drivers, see Afghan (Australia).The Ghan Overview Locale Australia Transit type Transcontinental passenger rail Number of lines 1 Number of stations 14 Operation Began operation 1929 Operator(s) Great Southern Rail Technical System length 2,979 km (1,851 mi) Track gauge 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) [hide]The Ghan Darwin Katherine Tennant Creek Alice Springs Kulgera Northern Territory / South Australia border Chandler Marla Coober Pedy (Manguri) Tarcoola Kingoonya Pimba Port Augusta Coonamia near Port Pirie Adelaide Parklands Terminal The Ghan is a passenger train between Adelaide, Alice Springs, and Darwin on the Adelaide–Darwin railway in Australia. Operated by Great Southern Rail, it takes 54 hours to travel the 2,979 kilometres (1,851 mi) with a four-hour stopover in Alice Springs.[1]
Alamein railway line
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| Alamein railway line, Melbourne | |
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| Line details | |
| Commenced | 1890 |
| Completed | 1948 |
| Stations | 6 |
| Tracks | Double track to outside Ashburton, single track beyond |
| Service pattern | Shuttle to Camberwell stationoffpeak, stopping all stations to city in peak |
| Rolling stock | Comeng, X'Trapolis |
| Connections | Belgrave and Lilydale lines |
| Former connections | Outer Circle |
| Railways in Melbourne | |
The Alamein railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. It serves part of the City of Boroondara, to the east of the Melbourne central business district. It has six stations and branches from theBelgrave and Lilydale lines at Camberwell station. It is entirely within Metlink ticketing Zone 1.
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- Phoenix Program, CIA military, intelligence, and internal security program in the Vietnam War
- Vela Incident, suspected 1979 Israeli-South African nuclear test allegedly codenamed "Operation Phenix"
- Project Phoenix (South Africa), South African response to mass SWAPO infiltration of South-West Africa
- 2008 Colombian raid into Ecuador, codenamed Operación Fénix (Operation Phoenix)
- Operation Phoenix (1966), Vietnam War military operation, February 1966 in Biên Hòa Province
- Operation Phoenix, Croatian Army defense of Slavonia during the Operation Storm
Other[edit]
- Operation Phoenix (railway), Victorian Railways post-war rebuilding project commenced in 1950
- Operation Phoenix (album), album by Good Riddance
- Operation Phoenix (game expansion), a game add-on for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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