Re: Uncompleted Railways

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Can sort of see the formation, toward the east preston end, in the street 
dir, but knowing that area fairly well, trains would have had no hope with 
the grades in that area. It also appears that there would have been a 
capability to join up at Reservoir Station (The Northern Loop? :))

regards
Michael



Phil Carter said on 9/09/1999 in <37D7010C.52C69454@deakin.edu.au>:

>The line from Alphington to East Preston was authorized in 1948 and
>repealed by Parliament in 1959. It was to run from the Alphington
>station and would have crossed Darebin Road near Fulham Road, Dundas
>Street near Kerr Street, Wood Street near Hannah Street, Plenty Road
>near Erskine Avenue and terminate at the intersection of Boldrewood
>Parade and the Broadway.
>
>I have an old Melbourne street directory from the early 1950's with the
>railway reservation shown and marked with 'reserved for future railway'.
>
>Remnants of the reservation can be seen on Melways 31A5 with the kink in
>Walsh Ave. Also look at McLennan Place (19B10), Nunan Place (19B9) and
>Loddon Ave (19B7) which run along the old reservation.
>
>Phil Carter.
>
>Steven Hurst wrote:
>> 
>> Phil Carter wrote in message 37D60C51.952519DA@deakin.edu.au">news:37D60C51.952519DA@deakin.edu.au...
>> 
>> > There were about a dozen lines authorised by the Victorian Parliament
>> > which were never constructed. In a number of cases land was reserved 
and
>> > even today one can see these reservations (eg Alphington to East
>> > Preston).
>> 
>> Haven't heard of this before, - It doesn't really show up in the 
melways,
>> can you give an idea of where it would have gone?
>> 
>> thanks,
>> 
>> Steven Hurst