Rail Geelong

Colac Station

• Location Events
• Photos
• Sources

Colac was once the junction of the narrow gauge line headed south to Beech Forest and Crowes.

The yard has seen progressive rationalisation, down to the main line, platform, crossing loop siding, and a goods loop. Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel 'carport' provided with the freight gate during the 1980s.

By 1978/79 the station had five rail served fuel depots, but none saw regular rail traffic. Caltex had a terminal on railway land, Esso, Shell and Mobil had a siding on railway land but having tanks on private land, and BP had everything on their own land.

The railway refreshment room at the station was closed on April 29, 1983 as part of the 'New Deal' reforms of country passenger services from 1981.

The turntable remains at Colac behind the station building, but fenced off and in a decrepit condition. In the station forecourt was once a statically preserved steam locomotive. A pedestrian footbridge is located the down end of the station crossing the yard.

In 2008 the four semaphore signals were removed, and concrete sleepers were placed in number three road , even though it no longer saw any use. It was also around this time that the points clipped in the normal position. Later that year the points were removed straight railing the station.

Events

Line Opened

Safeworking

Top

Photos

9 of 47 images found displayed. These will open in a new window

Up end of the station, looking back	WSA lever and plunger lock at the down end of number 2 road	Level crossing at Cants Road
Church Street level crossing	Sculpture marking the narrow gauge Colac - Beech Forest - Crowes line	Goods siding and sheds
Entry to the goods yard	Yard viewed from the down end footbridge	Photo in the station, Candy liveried XPT at West Footscray

Top

Sources

• Andrew Waugh - http://www.vrhistory.com/
• Newsrail - October 2006, page 319
• Vicrail Report - Distribution of petroleum products in Victoria