Showing 347 items matching "rail tracks"
-
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Sunbury Railway Station, 2012
... The commercial development on either side of the rail tracks gradually took place from 2000 as Sunbury's population increased....There is commercial development on either side of the rail tracks....There is commercial development on either side of the rail tracks. Sunbury Railway Station Photograph Rosa McCall ...This is a photograph of the Sunbury Railway Terminal, looking north, taken shortly after the rail service became electrified in 2012. Prior to this date, Sunbury residents relied on the V Line service for their commute to Melbourne. The commercial development on either side of the rail tracks gradually took place from 2000 as Sunbury's population increased.A coloured photograph of a railway yard with extra rail tracks lines and the overhead electric lines. There is commercial development on either side of the rail tracks.sunbury railway station, electricity, metro train service, sunbury -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Elwyn Davis, Pedestrian Bridge, C1990s
... The wooden pedestrian bridge spanned the rail tracks at Sunbury Railway Station and were replaced with a more modern bridge and ramp when upgrades were done at the station and along the Bendigo line in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...A non-digital coloured photograph of a wooden pedestrian bridge spanning rail tracks with a wooden station building and former water tower on the station platform. ...The wooden pedestrian bridge spanned the rail tracks at Sunbury Railway Station and were replaced with a more modern bridge and ramp when upgrades were done at the station and along the Bendigo line in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...The wooden pedestrian bridge spanned the rail tracks at Sunbury Railway Station and were replaced with a more modern bridge and ramp when upgrades were done at the station and along the Bendigo line in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The water tank beyond the station building was used to refill the engines with water when steam engines were used. Diesel driven V Line trains now convey commuters from the regional towns along the Bendigo region to Melbourne.The Bendigo Line was the first government rail line to open and it reached Sunbury in 1859. It was extended to Bendigo and opened in 1861.A non-digital coloured photograph of a wooden pedestrian bridge spanning rail tracks with a wooden station building and former water tower on the station platform. rail bridges, bendigo rail line, sunbury station, water towers, railways -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Article, Boom barriers to go in sooner, 17/05/1978 12:00:00 AM
... Assurances that the boom barriers would precede the eventual abolition of the crossing when the additional Box Hill - Ringwood rail track was laid were obtained last year....Assurances that the boom barriers would precede the eventual abolition of the crossing when the additional Box Hill - Ringwood rail track was laid were obtained last year....Assurances that the boom barriers would precede the eventual abolition of the crossing when the additional Box Hill - Ringwood rail track was laid were obtained last year. Boom barriers to go in sooner Article Article ...Article in Nunawading Gazette, the boom barriers at Rooks Rd and Mitcham Rd railway level crossings are due to arrive ahead of schedule.Article in Nunawading Gazette, the boom barriers at Rooks Rd and Mitcham Rd railway level crossings are due to arrive ahead of schedule. Assurances that the boom barriers would precede the eventual abolition of the crossing when the additional Box Hill - Ringwood rail track was laid were obtained last year.Article in Nunawading Gazette, the boom barriers at Rooks Rd and Mitcham Rd railway level crossings are due to arrive ahead of schedule. railways, railway crossings, mitcham road, mitcham, rooks road, nunawading -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Railway Cutting Stawell / Great Western 1874, 1874
... Two Gentlemen on Rail tracks...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians State Library NSW 63788 Transport Railways Two Gentlemen on Rail tracks Railway Cutting Stawell / Great Western 1874 Photograph ...State Library NSW 63788Two Gentlemen on Rail trackstransport, railways -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph - black and white, Miners at work underground with a pneumatic drill
... ...rail tracks...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Photograph included in book "Victoria: Gold and Minerals" issued by Mines Department Victoria, 1935 victoria underground drilling pneumatic drill rail tracks hand pushed cart gold mining mining tools Photograph Miners at work underground with a pneumatic drill Photograph - black and white ...Photograph included in book "Victoria: Gold and Minerals" issued by Mines Department Victoria, 1935Photographvictoria, underground drilling, pneumatic drill, rail tracks, hand pushed cart, gold mining, mining, tools -
Victorian Railway History LibraryBook, Newton, Robert T, South Gippsland Region From Train Tracks... ...to Rail Trail, 2022
... South Gippsland Region From Train Tracks... ...to Rail Trail...Victorian Railway History Library 39 St Edmonds Rd Prahran Prahran Railroads - Victoria - history Rail Trails - Victoria - history A history of turning disused railway lines in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, into rail trails for walkers and bicycles. index, ill, maps, p.270. South Gippsland Region From Train Tracks... ...to Rail Trail Book Newton, Robert T. ...A history of turning disused railway lines in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.index, ill, maps, p.270.non-fictionA history of turning disused railway lines in the South Gippsland region of Victoria, into rail trails for walkers and bicycles.railroads - victoria - history, rail trails - victoria - history -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Railway Cutting Stawell 1874, 1874
... Three workers on Rail tracks in cutting and two on top of Cutting...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians State Library NSW 63789 Hill Street Cutting Transport Railways Three workers on Rail tracks in cutting and two on top of Cutting Railway Cutting Stawell 1874 Photograph ...State Library NSW 63789 Hill Street CuttingThree workers on Rail tracks in cutting and two on top of Cuttingtransport, railways -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899
... Open Cut with light rail tracks and ore truck in foreground....Stawell Mining Open Cut with light rail tracks and ore truck in foreground. Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899 Photograph ...B/W photo Jubilee Open Cut - Wonga Cyanide Gold Recovery Company 1899.Open Cut with light rail tracks and ore truck in foreground.stawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Jubilee Open Cut - Wonga Company showing how ore is taken up an incline 1899
... Rail tracks with ore trucks pulled by cable moving up incline to processing plant...Stawell Mining Rail tracks with ore trucks pulled by cable moving up incline to processing plant Jubilee Open Cut - Wonga Company showing how ore is taken up an incline 1899 Photograph ...B/W photo Wonga Company 1899 showing how ore is taken up an incline in ore trucks..Rail tracks with ore trucks pulled by cable moving up incline to processing plantstawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899
... Open Cut with sections of rail track bottom left. Ore cart at right of photo. ...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians B/W photo Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899 Stawell Mining Open Cut with sections of rail track bottom left. Ore cart at right of photo. ...B/W photo Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899Open Cut with sections of rail track bottom left. Ore cart at right of photo. stawell mining -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, 1/01/1971
... There is open land on either side of the rail tracks....There is open land on either side of the rail tracks. Photograph Photograph Oakleigh Studio ...The photograph was taken when railway land on either side of the tracks was used for recreational purposes and agricultural related activities. The local sports ground is on the RHS of the photograph and was used to stage a number of the town's events.A black and white photograph of a section of the two railway platforms and three sets of rail tracks with a stone bridge in the distance. Four rail carriages and eight goods trucks are on a railway siding near a wheat silo. There is open land on either side of the rail tracks.sunbury railway station, wheat silos, railways, macedon street rail bridge., george evans collection -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, 1980s
... A coloured photograph of a steam engine painted blue, black and red travelling under full steam along a rail track....Hume City Civic Collection 44 Macedon Street Sunbury melbourne This is possibly a photograph which records trips made around Victoria of the 'Flying Scotsman' engine which was brought to Australia in late 1980s. steam engines the flying scotsman railways george evans collection A coloured photograph of a steam engine painted blue, black and red travelling under full steam along a rail track. Photograph ...This is possibly a photograph which records trips made around Victoria of the 'Flying Scotsman' engine which was brought to Australia in late 1980s.A coloured photograph of a steam engine painted blue, black and red travelling under full steam along a rail track.steam engines, the flying scotsman, railways, george evans collection -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Rosa McCall, November 2012
... A coloured photograph of a railway station showing the two platforms and the extent of the rail tracks as well as the newly installed overhear wires. ...Sunbury Railway Station Electrification Metro Trains Railway stations A coloured photograph of a railway station showing the two platforms and the extent of the rail tracks as well as the newly installed overhear wires. ...The electrified rail service was extended from Watergardens to Sunbury in 2012. To accommodate the electric trains adjustments were carried out at Sunbury Station. The photograph, looking towards the south, was taken when all the works were completed. A coloured photograph of a railway station showing the two platforms and the extent of the rail tracks as well as the newly installed overhear wires. sunbury railway station, electrification, metro trains, railway stations -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Rosa McCall, Sunbury Station, November 2012
... A coloured photograph of weatherboard building with a red corrugated roof of a railway station along with the platform and some of the rail tracks and overhead wires....Sunbury Rail Crossing Metro Train Service Sunbury A coloured photograph of weatherboard building with a red corrugated roof of a railway station along with the platform and some of the rail tracks and overhead wires. Sunbury Station Photograph Rosa McCall ...Renovations and extensions were carried out at Sunbury Railway Station from 2010 to 2012 accommodate the electrification of the rail service from Watergardens to Sunbury. The grey buildings adjacent to the wooden building are the extensions on Platform 1. Both Platforms 1 and 2 were raised and extended to accommodate the electric trains. The old building on Platform 2 was replaced with a newer one. The smaller wooden bridge linking the two platforms was replaced with a higher one which had ramps as well as stairs. In November 2012, electric trains began terminating at Sunbury.Prior to 201to commute to and from Melbourne, Sunbury residents relied on steam trains which commenced in 1859. From the 1960s diesel driven engines gradually replaced the steam trains.A coloured photograph of weatherboard building with a red corrugated roof of a railway station along with the platform and some of the rail tracks and overhead wires.sunbury rail crossing, metro train service, sunbury -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Post Card, 1927
... Sepia Postcard of Tankerton pier at French Island with rail tracks for loading. Small boat moored to right of pier and ferry to left of pier....Dated 12/9/27 Sepia Postcard of Tankerton pier at French Island with rail tracks for loading. Small boat moored to right of pier and ferry to left of pier. ...Postcard from Jack Jenner CollectionSepia Postcard of Tankerton pier at French Island with rail tracks for loading. Small boat moored to right of pier and ferry to left of pier.Front: "Tankerton - French Island" Letter written to Jack Jenner on back. Dated 12/9/27 tankerton french island, french island, jack jenner collection, piers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - ACC LOCK COLLECTION: MONT DIDIER POSTCARD, 1914-1918
... Postcard WW1 B&W image of ruined buildings of Mont Didier. Rail track and dirt road in foreground. Two copies A27...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields POSTCARD WW1 Mont Didier Ruins France Postcard WW1 B&W image of ruined buildings of Mont Didier. Rail track and dirt road in foreground. Two copies A27 Postcard ACC LOCK COLLECTION: MONT DIDIER POSTCARD ...Postcard WW1 B&W image of ruined buildings of Mont Didier. Rail track and dirt road in foreground. Two copies A27postcard, ww1, mont didier, ruins, france -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Machine - Clay Skip
... Skip for moving clay in a clay pit. It has four rail track wheels - it can be tipped to remove clay and one side opens to facilitate this....Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne It is understood that it was used in the pottery pit for many years. ceramics terracotta Skip for moving clay in a clay pit. It has four rail track wheels - it can be tipped to remove clay and one side opens to facilitate this. ...It is understood that it was used in the pottery pit for many years.Skip for moving clay in a clay pit. It has four rail track wheels - it can be tipped to remove clay and one side opens to facilitate this.ceramics, terracotta -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Train crash
... A non-digital black and white photograph of a train on its side and a crane on another engine trying to get the train back onto the rail tracks....Train crashes Sunbury Sunbury Station A non-digital black and white photograph of a train on its side and a crane on another engine trying to get the train back onto the rail tracks. Train crash Photograph ...The following was reported in the Herald newspaper on 17th April 1919 when a stock train travelling north crashed head-on with a goods train coming in the opposite direction. The driver thought he had been given the all-clear to proceed into Sunbury and it was only when the train was approaching the Macedon Street bridge that he saw the red light and it was too late. The accident caused damage to rolling stock and disruption on the Bendigo and Maryborough lines. This image shows the train coming from Bendigo, which smashed onto the platform at Sunbury lying on its side. The track was cleared by that afternoon. This photograph shows the crane lifting steam engine off the platform at Sunbury Station.A non-digital black and white photograph of a train on its side and a crane on another engine trying to get the train back onto the rail tracks.train crashes, sunbury, sunbury station -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Heatherlie Quarry with Engine and carriages on the rail track
... Heatherlie Quarry with Engine and carriages on the rail track...Engine and carriages on rail track...Heatherlie Quarry with Engine and carriages on the rail track Photograph ...Heatherlie Quarry. Engine and carriages on rail trackTwo Black and White Photgraphs 213-4 One showing two people. One woman in the fore ground and one Male standing on the back of a Steam eanine behind carraiges. This photo is estimated to be taken between 1923- 1925.. 213-4a Black and White Photgraph showin train carriages in bushland with hills behind the carriages, and train tracks in foreground.stawell grampians industry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
... Transit shed nearing completion. Rail track, cars parked on road beside it. Euclid trucks, work sheds, fuel tanks....Transit shed nearing completion. Rail track, cars parked on road beside it. Euclid trucks, work sheds, fuel tanks. ...Port Of Portland AuthorityFront: 6-Blue biro Purple stamp- 'Portland Guardian' Back: 6- Blue biro Purple stamp- 'Portland Guardian'port of portland archives, main breakwater, harbour construction, development, euclid truck -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater Construction, Jan-60
... Front: 'Wharf Area: View N.5. showing transit shed under erection and rail tracks being laid. Note spray wall in background. ...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives Portland Harbour Transit Shed Front: 'Wharf Area: View N.5. showing transit shed under erection and rail tracks being laid. Note spray wall in background. ...Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 'Wharf Area: View N.5. showing transit shed under erection and rail tracks being laid. Note spray wall in background. Jan '60 - Typed on bottom of photoport of portland archives, portland harbour, transit shed -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
... Black and white photo. Rail track and sleepers foreground fuel lids and other work vehicles, site huts, worksheds. ...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port Of Portland Authority Archives Port of Portland Archives main breakwater construction harbour development Black and white photo. Rail track and sleepers foreground fuel lids and other work vehicles, site huts, worksheds. ...Port Of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, main breakwater, construction, harbour development -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, 1960-1966
... Black and white photograph of large building at edge of water under construction. Aerial view. Rail tracks under construction on right. [Cresco/Pivot: Reclaimed industrial land]...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Black and white photograph of large building at edge of water under construction. Aerial view. Rail tracks under construction on right. [Cresco/Pivot: Reclaimed industrial land] Photograph Photograph - Portland Harbour ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Bridge repairs
... There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line....There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line. ...Work was being done repairing a bridge on the Sunbury - Bendigo line at the former Rupertswood siding, which in the past was used initially by guests who would arrive at the Rupertswood mansion and of latter years by students from Salesian College. The siding has been dismantled. Students now use buses to travel to and from the school.A scanned non-digital black and white photograph of work being done along a rail line. There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line.railways, salesian college, rupertswood siding., rupertswood estate. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, 8/10/1919
... Sugarloaf Reservoir spillway (concrete) under construction right of centre / Rail track on left of picture / water left of foreground / hills in background...Sugarloaf Reservoir spillway (concrete) under construction right of centre / Rail track on left of picture / water left of foreground / hills in background Photograph ...Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Sugarloaf Reservoir spillway (concrete) under construction right of centre / Rail track on left of picture / water left of foreground / hills in backgroundvictorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf reservoir -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - Ballarat Rail Profiles, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), 2/1916
... ...tracks...rail...tracks, Ballarat Feb. 22, 1916. The profiles have been drawn in pencil from measurements at many locations. Gives the outline of the rail...Demonstrates and ESCo record of rail track wear after some 10 years of operation. tramways Ballarat tracks rail profiles rails ESCo Notebook - black card cloth based covers containing approx 50 ruled pages. ...On the inside cover "Profiles of various parts of the tramway tracks, Ballarat Feb. 22, 1916. The profiles have been drawn in pencil from measurements at many locations. Gives the outline of the rail showing wear since 1905, location, and rail weight.Demonstrates and ESCo record of rail track wear after some 10 years of operation.Notebook - black card cloth based covers containing approx 50 ruled pages.tramways, ballarat, tracks, rail profiles, rails, esco -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumPhotograph, May, 1888
... Mid-foreground two men on the rail tracks on the timber trestle which carry an overhead gantry to handle heavy material in the construction of the Goulburn Weir...Mid-foreground two men on the rail tracks on the timber trestle which carry an overhead gantry to handle heavy material in the construction of the Goulburn Weir Photograph ...Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Mid-foreground two men on the rail tracks on the timber trestle which carry an overhead gantry to handle heavy material in the construction of the Goulburn Weirgoulburn weir, victorian state rivers and supply commission -
Malmsbury Historical SocietyPhotograph (Item), B/W Photo Of Men Working In Hooppells Quarry C1900, Malmsbury c1911-1919
... People - "Hubber, Ollie; Hubber, Andy; Hooppell Family" Buildings - "Quarry, Rail Track" Associated with - Hooppells Quarry...Malmsbury Historical Society Malmsbury Mechanics Institute 71 Mollison Street Malmsbury daylesford-and-the-macedon-ranges People - "Hubber, Ollie; Hubber, Andy; Hooppell Family" Buildings - "Quarry, Rail Track" Associated with - Hooppells Quarry B/W Photo Of Men Working In Hooppells Quarry C1900, Malmsbury c1911-1919 Photograph Photograph ...People - "Hubber, Ollie; Hubber, Andy; Hooppell Family" Buildings - "Quarry, Rail Track" Associated with - Hooppells Quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater Construction, n.d
... Concrete pipes and piles, rail track....Concrete pipes and piles, rail track. Photograph Photograph - Main Breakwater Construction ...Port Of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour, battery point, tug boat, transit shed -
Hume City Civic CollectionPhotograph, 21/04/2005
... The photograph was taken from the Macedon Street end of the station platform and shows the excavation taking place to allow for the placement of the new rail tracks....The photograph was taken from the Macedon Street end of the station platform and shows the excavation taking place to allow for the placement of the new rail tracks. Photograph Trevor Dunn ...This photograph was taken during the upgrade of the Bendigo Railway line at Sunbury Station. For the twelve months when the upgrade of the line took place buses replaced the train services.A coloured photograph of construction on the site of the Sunbury Railway Station. The photograph was taken from the Macedon Street end of the station platform and shows the excavation taking place to allow for the placement of the new rail tracks.railways, bendigo line, railway stations, bridges, sunbury railway station, george evans collection
