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Westvic Siding

Industry
Line: Geelong
Distance from Melbourne: 270.015km
Track Diagram: View

The Westvic siding is the present terminus of the line from Geelong, serving the container terminal operated by Westvic Container Handling in the Warrnambool industrial area. It is a loop siding headed south off the main line, about long enough for either 60 foot wagons.

The loop siding has a fence around it and is located between Walsh Road and Rooney's Road, with a lockable derail at the up end and a set of baulks at the down end. The line once continued to Dennington but the line last saw use in the early 2000s, and the baulks were added in 2008. This was because a water pipe was being constructed across the unused railway, but a flagman was still employed to protect the line. After media attention about the flagman protecting the unused line the line was booked out and the baulks placed.

The siding was served by Freight Australia / Pacific National until early 2008, when El Zorro took over the contract. El Zorro lost the contract in October 2008, with Pacific National taking over the train again.

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