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31 Oct, 21 tweets, 9 min read

Good Morning Frankston!
Open 1882. Connection to the Stony Point, Red Hill (now closed) and Mornington (now closed) lines. Electrification to Frankston 1922. Frankston had a coal stage and a 70' turntable to service locos for branch line steam workings.
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…

Frankston diagram 1936
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Mordialloc - Frankston duplicated December 1910

Railway Station, Frankston, Victoria - very early 1900s
flickr.com/photos/7099484…

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Frankston on the shores of Port Phillip Bay 1883 viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1547… via @Library_Vic
Stony Point open 1889
Mornington 1889
Red Hill 1921
Long Island branch to serve steel mill 1969

J CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE HAULING STONY POINT TRAIN FROM FRANKSTON. DOG BOX TRAIN IN BACKGROUND - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
The Taits (dog box trains) hauled the passenger carriages to Frankston where the steam loco took over.

Stony Point service near Melbourne
P G Dow 1950s

AEC Motor no. 10 at Frankston c. 1920s.
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-152810…
1st class for 32 passengers. Mornington service.

Frankston station has been rebuilt a number of times. Last rebuild was in 2018.

Frankston K 142
Weston Langford 3 April 1956
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Frankston's coal stage.

Frankston B 60
Weston Langford 10 December 1978
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
B 60 later rebuilt as A 60.

Frankston T 368 running round Stony Point Passenger
Weston Langford westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Frankston A 60 running round Stony Point Passenger
Weston Langford 14 December 2002
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Frankston from up end of platform.
R Dow 2011

Frankston up end of platform
R Dow 2020

Frankston down end of platform
R Dow 2020

Signal box Frankston
R Dow 2020
(from train)

Frankston Pass to Stony Point K 150 and Swing-Door Motor Coaches which brought the train from Flinders St
Weston Langford 9 October 1959
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Frankston bound Tait set at Carrum.
'air-conditioning' operating ... looks a hot day.
flickr.com/photos/2902917…

Frankston Afternoon Service to Mornington 22 RM
Weston Langford 10 December 1978
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…

Video:
The Secrets Of The Frankston Line!

Video:
Steam on the Frankston Line | Steamrail - Members Christmas Train with Y112 2017

Y 112 0-6-0 built Phoenix Ballarat 1889

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2 Nov

Good Morning Traralgon!
Traralgon station opened in 1877 when the line from Morwell to Sale opened. Was the junction for the branch line to Maffra and Stratford (closed between 1987-1995). Important operational location in Gippsland for the railways.
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…

Traralgon diagram 1937
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
In 1995 a new station and platform was built on the opposite side to the original station (building still exists). Turntable is still operational.

Traralgon railway station c. 1885
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
Locomotive F class 2-4-0 most built Phoenix Ballarat 1876-79. Then tender is probably a Q class tender. F class had 4 wheel tenders. Larger tender to increase range.

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2 Nov

Altona has a very interesting history.
First Altona Beach station 1888 1 km east of present Altona station. VR built new Altona Beach station (renamed Altona 1938) on the present station site in 1917.
Line used for brown coal for a while. Sparked 1926.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altona_ra…

Altona bottom left
1947 network
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…
Altona line was extended to Westona on 21 January 1985, and to Laverton on 14 April 1985.
1990 network
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1990…

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3rd grand sale. Altona Bay Estate. 1888 viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE7090… via @Library_Vic
The railway to Altona was constructed by the Altona Bay Estate Company.

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29 Oct

Good Morning Cranbourne!
Cranbourne open Oct 1888, station on the South Gippsland line. Now the terminus of that line. Passenger trains ceased 1981, reinstated in 1984 until 1993. Dandenong to Cranbourne was sparked in 1995 and services returned.
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…

Cranbourne layout 1963
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
There were also some sidings for sand workings about a mile south of the station. These were in use from 1920 to 1956.

Cranbourne station. c. 1920s
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29 Oct

Hurstbridge.
Eltham - Hurst's Bridge open June 1912.
Renamed Hurstbridge Dec 1912.
Heidelberg - Eltham open June 1902
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1950…

Hurst's Bridge Railway Station, Opening Day, 25 June 1912
victoriancollections.net.au/items/59c7485d…
Ministerial train.

Hurst's Bridge Railway Station
(waiting for the Ministerial train)
Leader (Melbourne, Vic) Sat 6 Jul 1912 Page 30
OPENING THE HURST'S - BRIDGE RAILWAY
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
Wet day ... some other photographs at link.

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28 Oct

Good Morning Alamein!
Alamein station opened in 1948. Originally on the outer circle line (no station) the section of the former outer circle railway from Riversdale to Ashburton was extended to Alamein in 1948.

Alamein line 1950
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1950…

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Fri 28 May 1948 Page 5
ALAMEIN IN VICTORIA
trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti…
The station served a new Housing Commission estate that had been constructed for people who were displaced after World War II. Named after the WW II battlefield in North Africa.

EL ALAMEIN RAILWAY STATION (Egypt).
THIS STATION HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO MUCH AERIAL AND ARTILLERY STRAFING IN RECENT WEEKS. NOTE EFFECT OF SHRAPNEL ON THE WALL ON EXTREME LEFT.
awm.gov.au/collection/C86…
Alamein station in Egypt 1942.

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