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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, 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
| October 02, 2015 | V/Line Geelong updatesThe 2014-15 State Budget has allocated funds for a new stabling yard and maintenance depot at Waurn Ponds - here you can find the page on the new facility. |
| February 25, 2015 | Regional Rail Link data addedWith the pending opening of Regional Rail Link, I have added a rudimentary set of lineguide data to the site, along with links to the existing photos of the infrastructure along the way. |
| November 22, 2014 | Waurn Ponds updatesWith the new railway station at Waurn Ponds having opened back in October, I've finally gotten around to updating the Geelong line page to include it, also with uploading some photos of both it and the associated safeworking changes. |
| September 30, 2014 | Regional Rail Link starts to wind upI have uploaded another few months worth of Regional Rail Link updates - work is starting to wrap up, with all of the trackwork complete, works compounds have been dismantled, and new signals lit and and ready for use. |
| July 12, 2014 | Regional Rail Link updatesI've just uploaded another round of Regional Rail Link updates. New track is in place all the way from Southern Cross all the way to West Werribee, with signalling works completed as far as Sunshine. |
Updated content
| August 9, 2017 | Future upgrades on Regional Rail Link | Article |  |
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| August 9, 2017 | Proposed track amplification projects | Article | |
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| May 31, 2017 | Proposed Derrimut saleyards railway | Article |  |
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| January 23, 2017 | Maribyrnong River Line | Lineguide |  |
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| January 2, 2017 | Geelong and Warrnambool Line | Lineguide | |
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| December 29, 2016 | Newport Workshops | Article |  |
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| December 23, 2016 | Track distance changes on the Victorian rail network | Article | |
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| September 22, 2016 | Geelong Signal Control Centre Signal Box | Location | |
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| October 2, 2015 | Waurn Ponds stabling yard | Location |  |
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| October 2, 2015 | Geelong Loco Depot | Location | |
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Updated galleries
Lethbridge level crossing trialJuly 23, 2017 |
Maddox RoadMay 21, 2017 |
Spotswood DepotMay 21, 2017 |
TerangMay 17, 2017 |
WarrnamboolMay 17, 2017 |
DenningtonMay 17, 2017 |
Coming Soon...
Melbourne to Geelong and on to Warrnambool has now been covered, along with as well the various branches around Melbourne and Geelong. Geelong to Ballarat is currently in the works, with the Gheringhap to Maroona and Moriac to Wensleydale lines also partly researched.