
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.
Any comments or feedback is welcomed via the contact form.
Site news
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. |
November 18, 2019 | Updates on level crossing removalsOver the past few years the Level Crossing Removal Authority has been replacing level crossings across Melbourne with new bridges - so I've gone through the site, and made sure everything is up to date. |
November 16, 2019 | More new photo uploadsAnother batch of photos have been uploaded, including:
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May 31, 2019 | Exploring railways that were never builtI've just published three new articles on proposed railway lines that were never built: |
May 2, 2019 | I've just launched my page on PatreonI've just launched my page on Patreon! In case you’re wondering, Patreon is a simple way for you to contribute to the running of this site, and you get a sneak peek at what's coming up on my other websites in return! Head over to https://www.patreon.com/wongm to find out more. |
Updated content
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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May 17, 2020 | Werribee Racecourse Station | Location | ![]() |
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May 7, 2020 | 1995 Werribee derailment | Article | ![]() |
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April 25, 2020 | The 'Geelong Flier' | Article | ![]() |
Updated galleries
![]() November 7, 202026 new photos in the Werribee Street level crossing removal project, Cherry Street level crossing removal project and Old Geelong Road level crossing removal project albums |
![]() June 30, 20204 new photos in the Kororoit Creek Road album |
![]() June 29, 20206 new photos in the Aviation Road level crossing removal project and Aircraft albums |
![]() June 6, 20201 new photo in the South Kensington album |
![]() June 3, 20201 new photo in the Compulsorily acquired properties at Middle Footscray album |
![]() March 24, 20201 new photo in the Albert Batty scrapmetal 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.