John_Johnny
Long Timer
It's a beautiful Easter Sunday so we went for a ride along the Benalla-Yarrawonga 'pub crawl' route.
In days gone by there was a passenger rail between Benalla and Yarrawonga. It had those little single carriage trains where you could chat to the driver. The train pased by all the little pubs, so you got juiced up at Benalla at the Vic Hotel across the road from the station, then hopped on board for the short trip to Goorambat where the train stopped long enough for 2 pots. Then the same thing at Devenish, St James, Tungamah and finally Yarrawonga where there were several pubs to crawl between before the train returned to Benalla.
Lets go!!!! ....and look at silos.
Goorambat
Goorambat pub aka the geebat.
A nice little spot between Gbat and Devenish.
The silos on this train route are now disused but the trains have been re commissioned recently for goods only. The farmers drive the grain to the silos at Yarrawonga or Dookie.
There is the occasional steam train though.
Next stop, Devenish. Hic.
(Booze comments are for fun only.)
In days gone by there was a passenger rail between Benalla and Yarrawonga. It had those little single carriage trains where you could chat to the driver. The train pased by all the little pubs, so you got juiced up at Benalla at the Vic Hotel across the road from the station, then hopped on board for the short trip to Goorambat where the train stopped long enough for 2 pots. Then the same thing at Devenish, St James, Tungamah and finally Yarrawonga where there were several pubs to crawl between before the train returned to Benalla.
Lets go!!!! ....and look at silos.
Goorambat
Goorambat pub aka the geebat.
A nice little spot between Gbat and Devenish.
The silos on this train route are now disused but the trains have been re commissioned recently for goods only. The farmers drive the grain to the silos at Yarrawonga or Dookie.
There is the occasional steam train though.
Next stop, Devenish. Hic.
(Booze comments are for fun only.)