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Flemington Racecourse (FR) station opened 1861 by Melbourne and Essendon Railway Company. Closed 1864, reopened in 1867 by VR. The FR line electrified 1918 for testing of electric trains, the first line to be sparked.

Network 1870 inner Melbourne
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1870…
Network 1920 inner Melbourne
vrhistory.com/VRMaps/Vic1920…
Flemington Racecourse Line 1915
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
Flemington Racecourse Line 1965
victorianrailways.net/signaling/comp…
RACECOURSE PLATFORM FLEMINGTON 1870 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
The first electric train. First trial on Flemington Racecourse Line. Sunday.6.10.1918. Electric Train.4.Cars. viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE5483… via @Library_Vic
FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE 1885 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Not the best quality but still of interest. Loco foreground is 0-6-0 possibly old R class.
Flemington Racecourse Station c. 1916-18
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
Shortly after electrified.
3 Track Curve Construction Between Show Grounds and Flemington Racecourse Station c 1916-18
slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/gid/s…
Showgrounds railway station is located on the Flemington Racecourse line opened 1883.
Aerial View of Flemington Racecourse, Victoria, circa 1955
collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/2030636
Station lower left.
Race day at Flemington. Station upper left.
Not dated.
ozpunters.com.au/history-flemin…
PASSENGERS ALIGHTING TAIT TRAIN AT FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE 1936 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
RACECOURSE PLATFORM FLEMINGTON 1870 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Flemington Racecourse Up Elecrail Special 381 M leading
Weston Langford 29 May 1999
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Flemington Racecourse Signal Box on South Side Platform
Weston Langford 6 November 1993
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Flemington Racecourse Signal Box
'Was the oldest operating interlocking in Victoria when decommissioned 2014.'
vicsig.net/index.php?page…
Flooding at FR station 6 Nov 2018.
Metro Trains
Platform 2 down end
vicrailstations.com/Flemington_Rac…
Originally one platform was for first class and the other 2nd class.
Video:
Drivers view: Southern Cross Railway Station to Flemington Racecourse Railway Station
2015
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17 Nov
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15 Nov
Good Morning Newport!
Opened as Geelong Junction 1859
Renamed Williamstown Junction 1869
Renamed Newport 1881

Local network 1870
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Williamstown Jn = Newport
Newport-Braybrook Junction (renamed Sunshine 1907) line opened 1887.
Newport workshops established in the 1880s. At its peak around 5000 employees at the workshops. Major engineering facility.

Local network 1890
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Network around inner Melbourne 1947
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14 Nov
Broadmeadows opened 1872 as part of the North East line. A line connecting Broadmeadows to Albion open 1929 for freight to by pass via Essendon line.
Essendon - Broadmeadows electrified 1921.
Broadmeadows - Craigieburn electrified 2007.

Network 1947
victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…
The line from Broadmeadows to Albion as opened was two broad gauge tracks, in 1962 the track on the eastern side was converted to standard gauge.

Network 1970
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Broadmeadows diagram 1963
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13 Nov
Good Morning Sandringham!
Sandringham open 1887
Brighton Beach - Sandringham duplicated 1888
South Yarra - Sandringham electrified 1919
VR standard gauge street railway (tram) Sandringham to Black Rock 1919-56 extended to Beaumaris 1926-31

Network 1947
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11 Nov
Good Morning Nyora!
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Open 1890.
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Passenger service ceased 1993.
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Nyora diagram 1968
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South Yarra railway station opened Dec 1860 by the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company, as "Gardiner's Creek Road". Renamed South Yarra Jan 1867. South Yarra became part of the VR network in 1878.

Network 1947
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South Yarra 1874
Melbourne and Hobsons Bay United Railway loco no. 20
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First bridge between Richmond & South Yarra over Yarra River built 1860 double track. Another bridge completed 1886 beside the first allowed 4 tracks R. and S.Y. The 6 track Cremorne bridge completed 1946 - 6 track capable.

The Argus Fri 18 Jun 1886
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