SEC Siding
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 13.478 km
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Opened: November 9, 1952
Closed: September 1993
In 1949 the State Electricity Commission opened a fuel supply depot adjacent to the railway line at Paisley. The depot was used as a stockpile for coal for the nearby Newport Power Station.
In March 1961 electrified sidings were provided to the depot, with two sidings being parallel to the main line, leading to another siding inside the depot. L class electric locomotives supplied coal from the newly electrified Gippsland line. This traffic continued until the early 1970s, when the coal fired power plants at Newport closed.
The siding itself was not abolished until September 1993, with the Standard Gauge line built alongside by 1995. Some older style stanchions are still visible alongside the line. The site of the coal dump became a golf course and parkland, with a small section at the north-east developed by the Housing Commission, and the south-east turned over to the local miniature railway club.
Events
November 9, 1952 | Opened |
September 1993 | Closed |
Line Opened
June 25, 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
October 3, 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 |
January 17, 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
October 22, 1967 | Line duplicated Altona Junction to Laverton |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.