Bealiba received it’s railway, and civilized land transport, when the line was extended to St Arnaud, from Dunolly, in late 1878. A wooden station of a standard design was erected here, not only were offices included in the building, but also a residence for the station master. Similar, and now demolished examples, were in the region at Cope Cope, and Charlton. Unattended already in the mid 1980s, many rumours abounded that Bealiba was also going to suffer the same treatment. Thankfully today the building has been sympathetically restored, and rented out as a private residence. Marcus Wong has more recent pictures at his Rail Geelong website and is well worth a visit.
There are also recent photos of this station at Vicrailstations.
VIC 3475, Australia
