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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
| March 24, 2024 | Level crossing removal and South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication updatesI've just done another massive upload of new photos onto the site, with 600+ photos covering a long list of recent projects:
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| September 6, 2023 | Deer Park station, Geelong and Warrnambool Line Upgrade updatesTwo big updates - lots of photos of the new Deer Park station uploaded at the Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal project, and updates to the location pages for Waurn Ponds, Warncoort and Boorcan following the completion of works on the Geelong and Warrnambool Line Upgrade projects. |
| 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. |
Updated content
| September 6, 2023 | Boorcan Loop | Location |  |
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| September 6, 2023 | Princes Highway, Birregurra | Location |  |
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| September 6, 2023 | Princes Highway, Warncoort | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Boorcan Station | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Reservoir Road | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Waurn Ponds Station | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Waurn Ponds stabling yard | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Waurn Ponds cement siding | Location | |
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| September 6, 2023 | Waurn Ponds refuge siding | Location | |
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| April 16, 2023 | Track distance changes on the Victorian rail network | Article |  |
Updated galleries
 February 10, 20244 new photos in the Little River and Lara albums |
 February 2, 202438 new photos in the Surf Coast Highway, Lara, Geelong Carriage Yard, Geelong Station, Waurn Ponds Station, South Geelong, Marshall, Maribyrnong River Viaduct, Geelong Racecourse, South Kensington, North Melbourne flyover and junction, Tottenham Station, Spion Kop Junction, Middle Footscray, Manor Junction and Geelong 'C' signal box albums |
 January 27, 20244 new photos in the North Geelong C and Separation Street bridge albums |
 January 25, 20242 new photos in the Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal project and Robinsons Road level crossing removal project albums |
 January 22, 202419 new photos in the Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal project album |
 January 8, 20243 new photos in the Paisley 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.