Woolscour Lane
Level Crossing
Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 78.250 km
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Line: Geelong and Warrnambool
Distance from Melbourne: 78.250 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
The level crossing at Woolscour Lane is atop the railway embankment leading to the Barwon River, resulting to road traffic approaching it uphill both ways. It is a minor dirt road which sees little use, so in 2008 the road either side of it was closed to vehicle traffic, rather than bothering with any kind of upgrade to active protection.
A new 7-span culvert with side walkway was built under the embankment to the south of the level crossing in February 2011. This allowed water to the west of the railway to drain away during major flooding, as the embankment to the former level crossing impounds water behind it.
Photos
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West side of the Woolscour Lane dead endDecember 25, 2021 |
East side of the Woolscour Lane dead endDecember 25, 2021 |
Woolscour Lane still a dead endMarch 30, 2018 |
Eastern side of the new culvert, Woolscour Lane to the rightApril 10, 2011 |
New timber sleepers stabled beside the lineMarch 6, 2011 |
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Maintenance walkway on the west side of the new culvertMarch 6, 2011 |
Handrails and walkway on the new culvertMarch 6, 2011 |