Geelong City Council Ballast Siding

Industry
Line: Wensleydale
Distance from Melbourne: 107.625 km
Track Diagram: View
Opened: May 17, 1921
Closed: August 21, 1939

The Geelong City Council acting on the behalf of the Gherang Gravel Conference arranged for this siding to be installed. A loop siding was provided to the east of the main line, with gravel loading bins built over the tracks. The siding was closed in 1939 with the rails pulled up on 12 August 1941.

Events


May 17, 1921 Opened
August 21, 1939 Closed
Line Opened
March 17, 1890 Line opened Moriac to Wensleydale
Line Closed
October 12, 1948 Line closed Moriac to Wensleydale

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Diagrams


NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.

 Geelong City Council Ballast Siding on opening

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