Re: Uncompleted Railways

["Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au>]

FRISCÉ Theatre Co. (Bryan Cullis) <rabonzo@primus.com.au> wrote in message
936688940.291216@diddley.primus.com.au">news:936688940.291216@diddley.primus.com.au...
> * Rosstown Railway (Elsternwick - Hughesdale) - The line was authorised in
> 1878, but wasn't "opened" until 14/11/1888.  The first (and only) train
was
> hired from Victorian Railways, and the line (complete with four stations)
> remained idle until it was dismantled in 1916.  It was hoped that this
line
> would provide a regular link between the newly opened Gippsland railway
and
> the Brighton line, and also "conviniently" serve William Ross's sugar-beet
> factory (which, consequently, was built in 1876 but never used and
remained
> empty intil demolished in 1907).

Apparently it had just barely enough work done on it to open it and run a
train on it, then was left to rot. This is because by the time they got
around to finishing it, it was realised it wouldn't be needed... but the
government grant had already been paid, so it had to be officially finished.
You can trace the route fairly easily in a Melways.


Daniel
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