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Page Text: Dimboola to Rainbow passenger service ends (Diesel Railcar) . Ben Nevis to Navarre line closed, 22.87 miles . March Queen Elizabeth II tours Victoria by train, the first time a reigning monarch had travelled on the VR.. Trips included: Sale to Melbourne, Melbourne to Goorambat, Tatura - Echuca - Bendigo - Maryborough - Ballarat - Geelong - Melbourne, Melbourne to Warburton and return. . Nayook to Noojee line closed . April 30 Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave (narrow gauge) line closed. (Last train ran Feb. 23 1954) Re-opened as Broad gauge and electrified Feb 18 1962) . Emerald to Gembrook passenger service ends . April 30 Lakeside to Gembrook (narrow gauge) line closed, 6.68 miles (re-opened by Puffing Billy Railway, Oct. 18 1998) . June 25 Moe to Erica (narrow gauge) line closed, 18.49 miles (pass service Moe to Platina closed June 24 1954) . Redesdale Junction to Redesdale line closed, 16.25 miles (last train ran June 28 1954) . Beechworth to Yackandandah line closed, 12.84 miles (last train ran July 1) . Warrugul electrification opened, first mainline electrification in Australia . Melbourne to Bairnsdale passenger train named "The Gippslander" July 30 Numurkah to Picola passenger service (Leyland railmotor) ends . Piangil to Yungera passenger service ends . Ferguson to Crowes passenger service ends . Weeaproinah to Crowes (narrow gauge) line closed, 9.9 miles . J 559 enters service, VR's last steam locomotive. (scrapped April 1975) Dec. 18 Colac (Alvie Junction) to Alvie line closed, 8.76 miles .

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