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Cheetham's Siding
Industry
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 77.649km
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Opened: Friday, 17 December 1909
Closed: Sunday, 1 January 1978
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 77.649km
Track Diagram: View
Google Map: View
Opened: Friday, 17 December 1909
Closed: Sunday, 1 January 1978
Originally opened to service the Cheetham's Salt Works located on the shores of Corio Bay to the north. A 2 foot gauge tramway was built between the siding and the salt works alongside Wilsons Road. The tramway was originally horse drawn, with diesel and petrol mechanical locomotives later used. A large shed spanned the tramway and loop siding.
Upon the closure of the railway, salt was trucked to the Geelong goods shed where it was transferred to rail. Full road haulage took over when the goods shed closed in the late 1980s.
Events
Line Opened
| Wednesday, 21 May 1879 | Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff |
Safeworking
| Saturday, 6 November 1976 | Queenscliff closed. Staff and Ticket section now South Geelong - Cheetham's Siding |
Line Closed
| Saturday, 6 November 1976 | Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff |
| Sunday, 1 January 1978 | Line closed South Geelong to Cheetham's Siding |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
