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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
| April 23, 2023 | Platform extensions at SunshineIn April 2023 V/Line platforms 3 and 4 were extended from 190 to 250 metres to permit 9-car VLocity trains to stop there. You can find some photos of the work at https://www.railgeelong.com/gallery/events/sunshine-platform-extensions/. |
| 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. |
Updated content
| April 16, 2023 | Track distance changes on the Victorian rail network | Article |  |
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| September 7, 2022 | Lineside signs for speed restrictions | Article | |
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| June 28, 2022 | Cunningham Pier Line | Lineguide |  |
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| 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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Updated galleries
 April 24, 202376 new photos in the Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal project album |
 April 23, 20235 new photos in the Platform extensions at Sunshine album |
 April 22, 20231 new photo in the Platform extensions at Sunshine album |
 April 21, 20232 new photos in the Platform extensions at Sunshine album |
 April 18, 20231 new photo in the Platform extensions at Sunshine album |
 April 17, 20233 new photos in the Platform extensions at Sunshine and Apex Quarry, Brooklyn 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.