Corporate Body

Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company (1852 - 1860)

From
1852
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
To
June 1860
Functions
Rail Industry

Summary

From 1852 to 1860, the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company was responsible for constructing and operating the train lines from Geelong to Melbourne - the first main country railway line in Australia. In 1856, due to the lack of private funding that curtailed construction of privately operated main lines, at a time when railways were needed to assist the gold mining industries in Ballarat and Bendigo, the Victorian colonial government took over the construction and operation of all trunk lines. The purchase of the Geelong to Melbourne line was finally settled in June 1860.

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Books

  • Lee, Robert, The Railways of Victoria, 1854-2004 (Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2008), 304 pp. Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company, pp.28-31. Details

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See also

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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