Ingliston was a station on the Ballarat line (via Bacchus Marsh). The station was at the top of a bank (sustained climb) known as the 'Ingliston Bank' 1:48 grade that trains climbed leaving Bacchus Marsh. Ingliston open 1889.
Trestle rail bridge near Ingliston with train going over it viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE1772… via @Library_Vic [ca. 1890-ca. 1915]
Locomotive is probably a D class (2nd series) 4-4-0. Built Phoenix Ballarat 1888.
Ingliston Up Royal Tour Special B 76 and Down Royal Tour Special B 62
Weston Langford 24 February 1963 westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
17TH SEPTEMBER 1973 R CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE Nos.707 AND 761 ON INGLISTON BANK BACCHUS MARSH VINTAGE TRAIN 5TH SEPTEMBER 1973 - Public Record Office Victoria wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/VPRS…
Video:
R766 "Super R" Hudson Steam Loco on Ingliston Bank
This video features R766 hauling it's relaunch special as a "Super R" up the famous 1 in 50 Ingliston Bank between Bacchus Marsh and Ballan on 11 March 2001.
Video:
Steam Train struggles on 1 in 48 grade
K190 and D3 639
The video starts with several shots of the locos struggling up the 1 in 48 Ingliston bank followed by shots at the down end of Bank Box Loop, Ballan, North Creswick and Maryborough
Video:
'G527-X46 blast up Ingliston bank on 9141 Mildura goods. 12 00 Sat 16/02/08'
Good Morning Moyhu!
Moyhu station was on the Wangaratta - Whitfield VR 2' 6" railway. Around 16 miles from Wang' and about 14 miles from Whitfield. Open 1899 closed 1953.
Good Morning Brighton Beach !
Open 1861 as Beach renamed Brighton Beach 1867.
Brighton Beach - Sandringham open 1887
South Yarra - Sandringham sparked 1919
St Kilda - Brighton Beach VR electric street railway (tram) 5' 3" gauge open 1906 closed 1957 victorianrailways.net/vr%20map/vrmap…
1912 Brighton Beach station picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/site/bayside/B…
'The building in the right hand corner to the left of the water tower is the old engine shed ... '
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.
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.
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.