Thread by @ozbob13

Good Morning Ballarat East!
East Ballarat Town Council was amalgamated with Ballarat West Town Council in 1921 to become the City of Ballarat.
Ballarat East railway station opened 1860s, shortly after Ballarat West (now Ballarat).
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Track layout Ballarat 1913
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Ballarat East 1913
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Looking towards Ballarat from the footbridge at Ballarat East
1886
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RAILWAY STATION BALLARAT EAST - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
c. 1885

Ballarat East station closed in the 1960s and most of the structures removed since then.
Remaining section of up platform at Ballarat East 2016.

'Ballarat East Station with Steam Train on the Track, 2016'
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Ballarat East Down Goods R 706
Weston Langford 18 December 1961https://westonlangford.com/images/photo/100814/

Ballarat East Locomotive Depot D1 564
Weston Langford 17 May 1959
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Ballarat East Loco A2 986
Weston Langford 18 December 1961
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Ballarat East Signals at Melbourne end of Platform
Weston Langford 26 August 1990
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Ballarat East 9169 Adelaide Freight C 510 C 501 BL 31
Weston Langford 25 March 1995
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A steam train at the Ballarat East locomotive sheds, Ballarat, 1930
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A2, appears to be a special train judging by the crowd viewing the train go by.

Good collection of photos of the former station, signal box, interlocked gates, and locomotive depot at Ballarat East can be found here > railgeelong.com/gallery/melbou…

Shed for VLocity maintenance at Ballarat East 2018

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