Re: Vicrail rail closures

[Dave McL <davemcl@-DR*P-iprolink.co.nz>]

Stephen Campbell wrote:

> > I don't have any dates for the opening of the following lines:
> >
> > Underground loop
> 
> Northern Loop 7-1-85
> Clifton Hill Loop 1-11-82
> I also remember Burnley Loop opened first in 1981 sometime

I visited Melbourne in May 1982 and certainly, some trains were using the 
loop. I have just checked with my diary which confirms my memory that I 
caught a train into the city from Frankston which ran into the loop. We 
got off at what was then called Museum station.  

Dave McLoughlin
Auckland New Zealand