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Port Melbourne was known as Sandridge until 1884, was the first railway in Victoria. Melbourne terminus (later Flinders Street Station) to Sandridge, and the Railway Pier ( later rebuilt 1930 known as Station Pier ) open 1854.

1870 rail network
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1870…

Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company built the line which opened in September 1854. VR took over 1878.
4 locomotives had been ordered from Stephenson England but had not arrived for the opening. A local firm built the first engine in 10 weeks.

VR Power Parade 1954

SANDRIDGE STATION YARD
2-4-0 TANK ENGINE AND PIER DONKEY OR SHUNTING ENGINE No.5 WITH 4 WHEEL GOODS WAGONS MELBOURNE AND HOBSONS BAY RAILWAY COMPANY
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4 of the Stephenson 2-4-0 WT were in service by 1855.

Two pier shunting engines nos 5 & 24 built Stephenson 1857 and 1875 respectively. These were for use on the Railway Pier.
0-4-0WT
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne…

Modelmaker John Satchell (1845-1938) at left, and his father James Satchell (1813-1870) at right, with a model of the Hobson's Bay Railway Company pier shunting locomotive no. 5.
1868
collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/387938
A steamable working model !

The model of no. 5 built by John Satchell is now in the
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/414616

Sandridge Railway Pier, Port Melbourne, Victoria, circa 1880.
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/879…
Pier shunting engine.

Sandridge Railway Pier 0-4-0T shunting locomotive, ex-Hobson's Bay Railway Company, Port Melbourne, [c. 1900]
UON
livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/881…
VR acquired these locos in 1878. They were withdrawn from service in 1904.

Passenger train at platform, Railway Pier (Station Pier) Port Melbourne. 1908
museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/image…

In 1912 construction of a second railway pier ( New Railway Pier ) commenced. Opened in 1915.
Named Princes Pier in 1921.

Port Melbourne line Bridge Street to the Piers diagram
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Was a busy railway yard.

E 514 on Royal Train leaving Port Melbourne 1901
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
The tank engine that could!! A wonderful photograph.
Port Melbourne station in view.

PORT MELBOURNE STATION, YARD AND BUILDINGS. CUSTOMS BUILDING ON LEFT - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
c. 1900s
Port Melbourne Station was built from 1890.
Heritage Victoria > vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/reports/report…

First Port Melbourne Station bottom image
New station top image.

NEWSPAPER COPIES FOR VICTORIAN RAILWAYS NEW AND OLD PORT MELBOURNE STATION - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…

Port Melbourne Up Suburban 2-car Swing Door 27 D and 160 M
Weston Langford 13 October 1965
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Flinders Street Down Port Melbourne and St Kilda Suburbans Swing Door Ms leading
Weston Langford 23 November 1973
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Port Melbourne Up Suburban 4-car Rebuilt Harris 902 M trailing
Weston Langford 16 January 1985
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

The railway line was closed in 1987 and converted to light rail.

Port Melbourne A2 299
Weston Langford 25 July 1998
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The Port Melbourne Train Line

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