Wongm's Rail Gallery » Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

Located opposite Violet Town station the garden commemorates the crash of the Southern Aurora passenger train in February 1969, and was officially opened on the 10th February 2019. Ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 forms part of the display.

Entrance to the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden at Violet Town

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Welcome sign to the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

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BBQ, picnic tables and drinking fountain at the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

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Sign detailing the history of rail gauge in Victoria and New South Wales

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Sign asking for donations to maintain the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

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Sign detailing the story of the Southern Aurora accident at Violet Town

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Plaque marking the unveiling of the murals in the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

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Mural of the Southern Aurora train along the edge of the memorial garden

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Sign featuring newspaper clippings following the Southern Aurora accident at Violet Town

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Sign detailing the awards granted to rescuers involved following the Southern Aurora accident at Violet Town

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Sign listing those killed or injured in the Southern Aurora accident at Violet Town

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Sign illustrating the response to the Southern Aurora accident at Violet Town

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Sign detailing the history of the Southern Aurora train and it's descendants

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Sign detailing the history of passenger trains on the North-East line

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Interior of ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 mid restoration

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Wheels of ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 chocked in place

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Interior of ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 mid restoration

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Plaque marking the official opening of the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden in February 2019

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Ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 now fitted with windows, restoration of the interior underway

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Signage thanking the parties involved in the creation of the Southern Aurora Memorial Garden

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Sign showing the track arrangements at Violet Town Loop

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Ex-Southern Aurora carriage NAM 2337 forms the centrepiece of the memorial garden

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