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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.
Any comments or feedback is welcomed via the contact form.
Site news
| 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. |
| April 15, 2019 | Three new branch lines now coveredIt has only taken me a decade, but the lineguides for three more south-west Victorian branch lines are now live: |
Updated content
| November 18, 2019 | Werribee Street | Location |  |
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| November 18, 2019 | Morris Road | Location |  |
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| November 18, 2019 | Cherry Street | Location | |
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| November 18, 2019 | Altona Line | Lineguide |  |
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| November 18, 2019 | Kororoit Creek Road | Location | |
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| November 18, 2019 | Wyndham Vale Stabling Facility | Location | |
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| November 18, 2019 | Derrimut Road | Location | |
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| November 18, 2019 | Forsyth Road | Location | |
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| November 18, 2019 | Palmers Road | Location |  |
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| November 18, 2019 | Aircraft Station | Location | |
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Updated galleries
 November 9, 201970 new photos in the Millbrook Loop, Bacchus Marsh, Cobblebank, Ballan and Melton albums |
 November 4, 201919 new photos in the Wyndham Vale Stabling, Corio Independent Goods Line, Geelong Station and North Geelong albums |
 October 29, 201916 new photos in the Wyndham Vale Stabling, Marshall, Wyndham Vale Station, Forsyth Road, Little River, South Geelong and Tarneit to Wyndham Vale albums |
 October 28, 20193 new photos in the Apex Quarry album |
 October 27, 201916 new photos in the Princes Freeway, Corio, Corio Independent Goods Line, North Geelong A, Forsyth Road, Newport, North Geelong Junction and Aircraft Road level crossing removal project albums |
 October 13, 201918 new photos in the Little River, Wyndham Vale Stabling, Corio Independent Goods Line, Midway Woodchip, South Geelong, North Geelong C and Tarneit to Wyndham Vale 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.