Re: Suggestions for a better Melbourne

["Rod" <berlina@bigpond.com>]

Frank Jones wrote in message <377b6c76.2055251@news.pipeline.com.au>...
>On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 02:05:03 +1000, "Steve and Sheena"
><daltongang@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>>
>>>*  Opening of a new station named "Werribee Cemetery" at Derrimut Rd.,
>>>Werribee.
>>
>>
>>This was meant to be Werribee that is why the track deviates around. but
it
>>never happen the Werribee as we know it today I wa told should have been
>>Werribee Central or something like that
>
>No, the deviation was put in much later, I think when the line was
>duplicated (1960s?). There were two such deviations; I've seen them
>shown somewhere originally as 'Skeleton Creek' and 'Tarneit'. Later
>Hoppers Crossing was built at the 'Skeleton Creek' deviation, but
>'Tarneit' still remains.
>
>Speaking of deviations, there are two on the 'new' SG line, one just
>past Aircraft, the other between Little River and Lara. What is the
>purpose of these?
I thought one was a station removed, another was a proposed future station.
another deviation had something to do with a drainage problem that it was
cheaper to go around.[lara]
Rod