Fairfield Paper Mill, 1937
Past 2 Present
Past 2 Present added 2 new photos to the album: KEW / ALPHINGTON.
Melbourne's Phantom Railways
Melbourne is a city of phantom railways. There are those that were built and then removed, those that were built and then altered and those that were proposed and then left in purgatory, something that Government's of every stripe have done from time to time. Some of these phantoms have left their mark on the landscape while others have simply disappeared, effectively into the footnotes of history. A number of phantom railways are captured on this network map, from 1930. Most of the train…
Last train on Outer Circle railway, 1895
The Outer Circle railway line was an unsuccessful public transport initiative of the 1880s and 1890s. The section of the line terminating at Oakleigh connected passengers to Waverley Road, near today's Darling Station on the Glen Waverley line. This section of the Outer Circle opened in 1890 and closed in 1895 due to a lack of patronage. The image came to us without a location identified, but fraser156 has done some excellent detective work and says the "photo was taken from what is now the…
Melbourne's Phantom Railways
Melbourne is a city of phantom railways. There are those that were built and then removed, those that were built and then altered and ...
Image Search, Victorian Railways, Museum Victoria, Australia
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E Cambwell c1907 view east. centre fence is outer circle going under main line SLV
Former Inner Circle Line - Parkville: 1988 - 2014
These two images show the former line between The Avenue and Royal Parade road bridges. After the line officially closed in 1981 the rail lines and sleepers were removed in 1983. It was around this time a group comprising representatives from VicRail, Melbourne City Council and the local community was formed to develop plans for the future use of the railway reserve. By 1987 a decision had been made to create a linear park reserve. As shown in the current photo that park contains the…