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Victorian Goldfields Railway, a relic of the large branch line railway network that served rural Victoria from roughly 1880 until the 1970s, winds through woodland and open area in Central Victoria. Branchline railways, which extended out from the main lines into sparsely populated areas, helped move agricultural products, tapped the region's natural resources, and encouraged the settling of new areas. In order to provide transportation and communication to this remote area, the line from Castlemaine delivered the rail connection to Maldon and Muckleford. With the rising usage of road motor transportation, rural areas became less isolated over time, decreasing the importance of the branchline railway. Victorian Goldfields Railway had outlived its usefulness and, like the other "light" lines" of Victoria, it had become unnecessary. Closure and dismantle seemed to be the only option. Even though the branchline was eventually closed, volunteers gave it new life as a historical railway, allowing visitors to experience an operating steam railroad from the time of the branchline.