Level crossing removal and South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication updates
March 24, 2024
I've just done another massive upload of new photos onto the site, with 600+ photos covering a long list of recent projects:
- South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication,
- Mt Derrimut Road level crossing removal,
- Aviation Road level crossing removal,
- Cherry Street level crossing removal,
- Little River platform rebuild,
- Sunshine station platform extensions,
- Bacchus March duplication,
- Maddingley sidings.
Deer Park station, Geelong and Warrnambool Line Upgrade updates
September 6, 2023
Two 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.
Platform extensions at Sunshine
April 23, 2023
In 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/.
Gallery updates from the Warrnambool line
May 31, 2022
Another 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.
Road trip along the Western Standard Gauge
January 14, 2022
Last week I went on a road trip along the Western Standard Gauge as far as Ararat - photos from that weekend are now online.
More new photos
January 2, 2022
Another round of new photos have been uploaded - progress on the second platform at Waurn Ponds station, the new North Williamstown station on the Ferguson Street level crossing removal project, and the pedestrian underpass at Aircraft station on the Aviation Road level crossing removal project.
Still more level crossing removal updates
December 5, 2021
Another round of new photos for the level crossing removal project, featuring are Fitzgerald Road, Mt Derrimut Road and Robinsons Road on Regional Rail Link through Deer Park, Fergerson Street on the Williamstown line, and Old Geelong Road and Aviation Road on the Werribee line.
More level crossing removal updates
June 25, 2021
Another round of new photos for the level crossing removal project, featuring Werribee Street and Cherry Street in Werribee, Old Geelong Road at Hoppers Crossing, and Aviation Road at Aircraft station.
More Ballarat Line Upgrade photos
January 4, 2020
Even more Ballarat Line Upgrade project photos have been uploaded: from Rockbank, Cobblebank, Melton, Bacchus Marsh and Maddingley.
Updates on level crossing removals
November 18, 2019
Over 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.