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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
| 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. |
| January 4, 2020 | More Ballarat Line Upgrade photosEven more Ballarat Line Upgrade project photos have been uploaded: from Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh and Maddingley. |
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
 January 9, 202244 new photos in the Westmere, Ararat Triangle, Ararat, Ararat Locomotive Depot, Cowies Creek, Bell Post Hill, Gheringhap - Inverleigh, Derrinallum Ballast Siding, Tooli Loop, Vite Vite, Pura Pura, Nerrin Nerrin, Mininera and Maroona albums |
 January 8, 202230 new photos in the Langi Logan, North Geelong, Ararat, Barwon Park Loop, Inverleigh, Berrybank, Vite Vite, Pura Pura, Tatyoon and Maroona albums |
 January 1, 202219 new photos in the Aviation Road level crossing removal project and Forsyth Road albums |
 December 25, 202168 new photos in the Waurn Ponds Station, Bob White Electrix, Corio, Qube Intermodal, Geelong Station, Breakwater Road, Shell Refinery, Woolscour Lane, North Shore, Marshall, Barwon Heads Road, South Geelong, Robinsons Road level crossing removal project, North Geelong C, Midway Woodchip, North Geelong, Fitzgerald Road level crossing removal project, Lara and Gordon Avenue albums |
 December 18, 20216 new photos in the Old Geelong Road level crossing removal project album |
 December 17, 202141 new photos in the Ferguson Street level crossing removal project album |
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.