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Rail Geelong - hopefully everything you ever wanted to know about the history of the railways of Geelong and District, and then some.
Currently detailed histories are in place for the Melbourne - Geelong - Warrnambool, Geelong - Ballarat, Maribyrnong River Line, Newport Power Station, Altona, Fyansford, Cunningham Pier, Queenscliff, Geelong Racecourse, Wensleydale, Forrest, Alvie, and Mortlake railway lines. Histories of the locations on the lines themselves have also been completed in various levels of detail.
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Site news
| May 31, 2022 | Gallery updates from the Warrnambool lineAnother group of new photos have been uploaded - progress on the Warrnambool Line Upgrade project at Camperdown and Boorcan Loop, as well as a side trip following the remains of the Timboon line. |
| January 14, 2022 | Road trip along the Western Standard GaugeLast week I went on a road trip along the Western Standard Gauge as far as Ararat - photos from that weekend are now online. |
| January 2, 2022 | More new photosAnother round of new photos have been uploaded - progress on the second platform at Waurn Ponds station, the new North Williamstown station on the Ferguson Street level crossing removal project, and the pedestrian underpass at Aircraft station on the Aviation Road level crossing removal project. |
| December 5, 2021 | Still more level crossing removal updatesAnother round of new photos for the level crossing removal project, featuring are Fitzgerald Road, Mt Derrimut Road and Robinsons Road on Regional Rail Link through Deer Park, Fergerson Street on the Williamstown line, and Old Geelong Road and Aviation Road on the Werribee line. |
| June 25, 2021 | More level crossing removal updatesAnother round of new photos for the level crossing removal project, featuring Werribee Street and Cherry Street in Werribee, Old Geelong Road at Hoppers Crossing, and Aviation Road at Aircraft station. |
Updated content
| August 24, 2021 | Paisley Station | Location |  |
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| June 13, 2021 | VicRail Altona - Somerton pipeline | Article |  |
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| April 19, 2021 | Fyansford Line | Lineguide | |
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| October 28, 2020 | Francis Street | Location | |
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| September 18, 2020 | 1952 Moriac crash | Article | |
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| September 18, 2020 | 1976 Laverton derailment | Article | |
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| September 10, 2020 | Separation Street Bridge | Location | |
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| August 29, 2020 | Breakwater Road | Location | |
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| August 29, 2020 | Barwon River / Breakwater Road | Location | |
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| May 19, 2020 | Waurn Ponds cement siding | Location | |
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Updated galleries
 May 29, 20223 new photos in the Fencing off the La Trobe Street Bridge album |
 May 16, 20224 new photos in the Fitzgerald Road level crossing removal project album |
 April 28, 20221 new photo in the Ferguson Street level crossing removal project album |
 April 26, 20225 new photos in the Fencing off the La Trobe Street Bridge album |
 April 22, 202223 new photos in the Boorcan, Colac, Camperdown, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds Station, Westvic Siding and Warncourt albums |
 April 21, 202297 new photos in the Timboon line, Armytage, Warncourt, Colac, Camperdown and Boorcan albums |
Coming Soon...
Melbourne to Geelong and on to Warrnambool has now been covered, along with as well the various branch lines around Melbourne, and Geelong and the south-west. Geelong to Ballarat is currently in the works, along with the Gheringhap to Maroona and Colac to Ballarat lines also partly researched.