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.
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 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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
V CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT BY GEO ENGLAND AND CO 1858 WITHDRAWN 1904 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…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.
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!
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 Passenger service withdrawn 1927.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.