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Elders IXL Siding
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 61.190km
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Opened: Wednesday, 12 March 1986
Opened in 1986, it was built to serve the 4 large wool warehouses built by Elders on Forrest Road. The main line connection is protected with a switch lock. The siding crosses the standard gauge line on a diamond crossing, before making a 90 degree turn, and then crossing Forrest Road. The siding then splits into two parallel roads running alongside two of the warehouses.
At present the siding does not see any wool traffic, but was used by a softwood timber mill located in the adjacent Heales Road industrial estate. Log flats were occasionally seen at the extreme western end of the siding for this reason.
In 2008 Wettenhauls Transport moved into one of the warehouses, having relocated from the former Geelong Freightgate at North Geelong Yard after PN ended their fasttrack freight service in 2007.
Events
Line Opened
| Saturday, 1 November 1856 | Line opened Lara to Geelong |
| Thursday, 25 June 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| Saturday, 3 October 1857 | Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne |
| Monday, 17 January 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| Saturday, 19 September 1981 | Line duplicated Lara to Corio |
Photos
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Forest Road level crossing looking south |
Forest Road level crossing looking north |
Grease pot for the tight curve in the siding |
Close up of the grease pot |
Derailer in the siding before the main line |
Connection with the main line, looking south |
Connection with the main line, looking south-east |
Equipment |
Connection with the main line, looking north |