Rail Geelong - hopefully everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the railways of Geelong and District, and then some.
Currently detailed histories are in place for the Melbourne - Geelong, Maribyrnong River Line, Newport Power Station, Altona, Fyansford, Cunningham Pier, Queenscliff, and Geelong Racecourse railway lines. Histories of the locations on the lines themselves have also been completed in various levels of detail.
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Recent Updates
| November 12, 2008 | I have done some more site tweaks, the last round I did messed things up to some degree. I think this round has not. A number of locations have been expanded as well. |
| October 22, 2008 | I have just updated and tweaked the gallery software. The main difference is that it handles relocated images better, rather than just giving you an error it redirects you. |
| October 5, 2008 | The Corio Independent Goods Line is pretty much completed, so a page about the layout and signalling has been created: http://www.railgeelong.com/lineguide/corio-independent-goods-line It accompanies the photos here: http://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/events/corio-independent-goods-line |
| June 12, 2008 | The site hosting has just been moved, but everything seems fine. |
| April 14, 2008 | At present there are two projects occurring on the Geelong line: construction of the Corio Independent Goods Line which is a dual gauge freight line from North Geelong up to North Shore, and the relaying of the wooden sleepered parts of the Geelong Line. Photos of both projects are here and here. |
Updated locations
| 12 November, 2008 | Terang |
| 12 November, 2008 | North Melbourne Junction |
| 11 November, 2008 | Franklin Street |
| 11 November, 2008 | Southern Cross |
| 11 November, 2008 | North Melbourne |
| 11 November, 2008 | Duneed |
| 11 November, 2008 | Barwon River and Breakwater Road |
| 11 November, 2008 | Laverton |
| 11 November, 2008 | Merton Street |
| 11 November, 2008 | Princes Freeway, Laverton |
Updated galleries
Newport Workshops |
Wensleydale Line |
United Group |
Brunel Street crossing |
Ballarat Station |
Sunshine GEB sidings |
Coming Soon...
Melbourne to Geelong has now been covered, as well as the various branches. Geelong to Ballarat is currently in the works, with the Gheringhap to Maroona and Moriac to Wensleydale lines also partly researched.