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18 Oct, 17 tweets, 8 min read
Good Morning Geelong!
First station was built as the terminus of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company line 1854. Later relocated to the west, 1877 > 1881 current station building was constructed.

Geelong & Melbourne Railway Terminus, Geelong 1854
handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/154036
Network 1870
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1870…
Geelong to Greenwich opened 1857. 1859 Williamstown line completed and trains could then run into Melbourne. Geelong - Ballarat open 1862.
Geelong c. 1890
cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/16636…
R class (old)
Railway Station, Geelong, Victoria, circa 1925
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/795780
GEELONG STATION c1920s - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
GEELONG COAL STAGE AND A2 CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.923 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Not dated c. 1920s
The first trip of Geelong Flier from Flinders St., A2 906, 3/5/26 viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1389… via @Library_Vic
ORDINARY FARES MELBOURNE - GEELONG - BALLARAT. TIMETABLE MELBOURNE TO WILLIAMSTOWN
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/128…
Not dated however Geelong junction renamed Williamstown Junction 1869 (renamed Newport 1881).
Date then probably c. 1870s.
POSTER NEW EXPRESS TRAIN THE GEELONG FLIER 1926
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/129…
GEELONG LOCO SHED
? c. 1930s
metadata.prov.vic.gov.au/imagefiles/129…
Geelong station
100 year Geelong railway
P G Dow 1957
Geelong 2020
Original 1957 plaque replica
R Dow
Special ' Flier ' at Geelong A2 822
P G Dow 1957
I think I was up in the cab with the other children at this time ...
Geelong 2020
R Dow
Film:
Last Steam Days Geelong in the 1960s. K and J class steam locos shunting in the railway yards and R class and many others in storage at the locomotive depot; and the Fyansford cement works goods train ...

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20 Oct
Good Morning Bendigo!
Opened on 21 October 1862 as Sandhurst, name was changed in 1891 when city renamed Bendigo.
Railway workshops opened by VR at Bendigo in 1917.
Bendigo was a major railway centre.

Victorian railway map 1870
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1870… Image
Victorian railway map 1947
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…
Bendigo is at the centre of this section of the map. Image
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19 Oct
VR 2-4-0ST saddle tank
Nos. 14 to 26 (even numbers) built 1860 George England & Co. London.
Nos. 28, 30, 32 built 1860 Slaughter Gruning Bristol.
Later classed as L.
In service 1861, last (no. 20) scrapped 1906.

L22 and others Spencer St early 1880s
wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
At 37⅜ tons they were the heaviest locomotives on the roster in the 1860s.

L CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.26 SIDE VIEW - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
L CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.22 LEAVING SOMERTON FOR BROADMEADOWS-ESSENDON 1899 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
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19 Oct
VR 0-6-0 Beyer Peacock built 1859 in service 1860
Nos. 1 3 5 7 9 later known as P class.
Rebuilt early 1900s. Last scrapped 1921 after a service life of 1,257,136 miles.

P CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE No.3 SIDE VIEW - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
P CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SIDE VIEW - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Rebuilt c. 1904 Image
DRAWING OF P CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 0-6-0 c1860 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Original form. Image
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19 Oct
VR 0-6-0 goods built George England & Company London 1857, nos. 2, 3, 4, & 5, in service 1859.
Renumbered 11, 13, 15 and 17 in 1860.
Later known as V class.

STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TYPE 0 6 0 1859 LATER V CLASS - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
V CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BY GEO ENGLAND AND CO 1858 WITHDRAWN 1904 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
The first photograph appears to have some of the image removed. This is the same photograph. Image
DRAWING OF ORIGINAL V/CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE SIDE VIEW - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS… Image
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19 Oct
VR 2-2-2 passenger
Nos. 2 4 6 8 10 built Beyer Peacock 1859 ' singles '
Rebuilt as 2-4-0 1870-74
Classed as J class. Last scrapped 1916 no. 6

No. 10 c. 1860s
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s… Image
VICTORIAN RAILWAY ENGINEER IN CHIEFS BRANCH 1862 J CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Top hats in style! Image
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18 Oct
Deepdene
Deepdene was a railway station on the Outer Circle railway line. First opened 1891, closed 1893. Reopened 1900 as a section of the Outer Circle line from Riversdale to Deepdene. Passenger service withdrawn 1927.
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1900…
DEEPDENE STATION 1926 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Crossing loop on the single track, with two side platforms.
The line was reopened beyond Deepdene February 1925 to allow a goods service to be run to East Kew station. This service closed 1943.
Riversdale signal and track layout 1924
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Deepdene line top left.
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