mine across the alignment. At the Hernes Oak end, part of the former line was retained as a dead end siding. Despite the expansion of the mine, briquette traffic began to decline, with power generation at Yallourn growing in demand instead. Due to the decrease in railway traffic the signal box and interlocking at Yallourn was removed in May 1968, and in April 1974 the substation was taken out of use, overhead power being fed from Moe. In October 1978 electric trains were banned from the line, and in March 1979 work began on removing the overhead wiring. The line itself was closed in December 1986 which was, in effect, just a 'book date'. Facilities at Yallourn The sidings at Yallourn crossed the SECV operated Yallourn 900mm Railway in a number of places. By 1953 broad gauge facilities in Yallourn included: Main line from Moe (new line) Main line from Hernes Oak (old line) Passenger platform, goods shed and 5 road yard serving the town of Yallourn, all facing a dead end and accessed via the old line Sidings to move machinery and other equipment to the briquette factory Marshalling yard and sidings to handle the outbound traffic from the briquette factory. A reversing triangle Coal stage and basic repair facilities Sidings serving the SECV workshops for the open cut mine Sidings serving the SECV main stores Sidings serving the SECV power station A line running across the Latrobe River to the Yallourn North open cut mine At the time of the opening of the new line from Moe, a new railway station and goods shed to serve to town of Yallourn was opened, the responsibility taken by the SECV. The railway station closed to passengers in the 1960s. Moe to Yallourn Rail Trail The former railway was converted into a rail trail after closure, running from Narracan Dve in Moe to the Yallourn West power station. See also Yallourn 900mm Railway References External links Moe - Yallourn Rail Trail - Trail Description Photo: Construction of the line: 1921 Photo: Part of the line: 1953 Photo: Yallourn briquettee factory loading area: 1953 Photo: Yallourn Railway Station: 1960s (15.1 MB) Photo: Special train at Yallourn Railway Station: 1922 (13.1 MB) Closed regional railway lines in Victoria (Australia) Transport in Gippsland (region)