Ten enthusiastic Warby Walkers celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Everton to Beechworth Rail Line by walking the 13 kilometres from old Beechworth Station to Everton/Diffey Road.
In foggy, chilly conditions we passed through the amazing cuttings, all constructed in 1876 by manual labour using pick, shovel, wheelbarrow, and horse-drawn carts.
There were about 500 workers employed on the project, who built 30+ bridges, and excavated 40+ cuttings. They lived in a temporary tent and bark camp, and also built local brick kilns to fire bricks for numerous bridges and culverts along the steep route.
The line closed 50 years ago in 1976, but can still be travelled by bike or on foot.
[Greg]