Cheetham's Siding
Industry
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 77.649 km
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Opened: December 17, 1909
Closed: January 1, 1978
Line: Queenscliff
Distance from Melbourne: 77.649 km
Track Diagram: View
Google Maps: Satellite / Map
Opened: December 17, 1909
Closed: January 1, 1978
Originally opened to service the Cheetham's Salt Works located on the shores of Corio Bay to the north. A 2 foot gauge tramway was built between the siding and the salt works alongside Wilsons Road. The tramway was originally horse drawn, with diesel and petrol mechanical locomotives later used. A large shed spanned the tramway and loop siding.
Upon the closure of the railway, salt was trucked to the Geelong goods shed where it was transferred to rail. Full road haulage took over when the goods shed closed in the late 1980s.
Events
| December 17, 1909 | Opened |
| May 4, 1931 | Siding relaid with second hand rail |
| 1958 | Tramway closed |
| January 1, 1978 | Closed |
Line Opened
| May 21, 1879 | Line opened Queenscliff Junction to Queenscliff |
Safeworking
| November 6, 1976 | Queenscliff closed. Staff and Ticket section now South Geelong - Cheetham's Siding |
Line Closed
| November 6, 1976 | Line closed Cheetham's Siding to Queenscliff |
| January 1, 1978 | Line closed South Geelong to Cheetham's Siding |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
