Re: (Vic) Re outer Loop line

[Mick Molloy <pennsy@alphalink.com.au>]

Hi Guys,

The section between Roayl Park and Nth Fitzroy was still operated as a
goods only line well past the Aug 1981 date that Roger mentioned.

Fitzroy Goods yard serviced a Briquette Depot, a timber yard, and a
public siding well into the mid 80's

In 1983 I had the dubious honour of "placing" an RY off the end of the
No:1 track, over the baulks and onto the footpath in Queens Pde when a
coupler broke on the rake I was making up when running the Fitzroy
Pilot!

My memory is a little hazy but I think the last goods ran sometime in
1985 or 86

The Chandler Hwy bridge over the Yarra river is another bit of the
Outer Circle still in existence. (Although it is now a road bridge,
not rail)

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

Mick Molloy
Ex VicRail-V/line Guard


On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:47:51 +1100, "Roger Lloyd"
<rogerlloyd@optusnet.com.au.nospam> wrote:

>Re OgO's post
>Not quite correct! This was the inner circle line which ran from Rushall on
>the Clifton Hill to Epping line to Royal Park on the line from Coburg to the
>city.
>The line from Rushall to North Fitzroy was closed on 2 May 1965 while the
>other end remained open until 1 August 1981 (it served an industry - timber
>works mainly I think near Delbridge Street.
>The "outer circle" ran from Fairfield to East Camberwell to Alamein to
>Oakleigh - only the section East Camberwell to Alamein remains.
>Regards
>Roger Lloyd
>
>"OgO" <quentisl@qjc.cjb.net> wrote in message
>Xns90256ECB5255Fogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.109.250.24">news:Xns90256ECB5255Fogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.109.250.24...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I've noticed on the Epping line, in between Rushall and Merri, an old line
>> which appears to be heading toward the city.  Did this used to be part the
>> 'outer loop line' which was mentioned awhile ago?  Or something else?
>>
>> Just Curious...
>>
>> OgO
>>
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