Timing Loops
"What is a Timing Loop" I hear you ask. If you didn't ask that question, then "What are those T signs beside the track for" would have to be the other most popular question. The really short answer is that they are an important part of the train protection system on the Regional Fast Rail lines in Victoria...
Spencer Street Yard
Rail yards have existed at Batman Hill / Spencer Street / Southern Cross since the first railways were opened. Bank Sidings. Centre Yard. Railmotor Depot. Through Suburbans. Layby Sidings. Sound like gibberish to you? Then this diagram will lay it all out for you.
The 'Geelong Flyer'
The 'Geelong Flyer' was the first officially named train to operate on the Victorian Railways. The first run of the train from Melbourne to Geelong operated on May 3 1926.