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	Bellarine Peninsula Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It operates on a 16km section of a formerly disused branch line on the Bellarine Peninsula between the coastal towns of Queenscliff and Drysdale, near Geelong.
		The Geelong division of the ARHS registered itself as the Geelong Steam Preservation Society in 1970 and an attempt was made to construct and operate a small tourist railway, the Belmont Common Railway, on the Common.
		When it became clear that Victorian Railways intended closing the Queenscliff line, the GSPS stepped in, and when the line was closed permanently in 1976, they began shifting operations to Queenscliff station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bellarine_Peninsula_Railway (701 words)

	Drysdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The township of Drysdale in Victoria, Australia, is situated on the Bellarine Peninsula which runs easterly from the large regional centre of Geelong and ends at Point Lonsdale, one of the heads at the entrance of Port Phillip Bay.
		The first British party to see the Bellarine Peninsula was that led by Captain John Murray in 1802 who wrote a favourable report of the land around Swan Bay (near the present township of Queenscliff).
		Members of the Bellarine Historical Society and residents of the towns of the Bellarine Peninsula have commenced a major project to document the history of their local areas on the Internet.
	www.zades.com.au /bellhs/drysdale.html (2122 words)

	Bellarine Peninsula, Australia
		The Bellarine Peninsula is the counterpart to the Mornington Peninsula on the west side of Port Phillip Bay.
		Like the Mornington Peninsula, the Bellarine Peninsula is a favorite holiday area with the people of Melbourne and Geelong, with facilities for water sports of all kinds.
		During the season the population of the little towns on the peninsula is multiplied many times.
	www.planetware.com /australia/bellarine-peninsula-aus-vic-belp.htm (155 words)

	Railways in Australia and Great Train Journeys - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal
		Railways were expanded as settlers began to venture further inland in search of arable land for farms, and miners looked further inland for gold.
		Railways were needed to bring farm and mining produce to the capital cities and ports.
		Railways expanded rapidly across the country, but the problems of distance and expense continued and held back the completion of a transcontinental railway throughout the 1900s.
	www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/railways (1345 words)

	Bellarine Peninsula - World Travel Guide
		The Bellarine Peninsula forms the western side of the mouth of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia.
		Car/passenger ferries cross the mouth of Port Phillip Bay between Queenscliff and Sorrento on Mornington Peninsula.
		Bellarine Peninsula from the City of Greater Geelong
	www.world-travel-guide.net /index.php?title=Bellarine_Peninsula (403 words)

	Victorian Railfan Website
		The Bellarine Peninsula Railway operates a number of narrow gauge locomotives and rollingstock from all over Australia between Queenscliff and Drysdale, near Geelong.
		The Daylesford Spa Country Railway is located at Daylesford in central Victoria and specialises in restoring VR railmotors and trolleys.
		The South Gippsland Railway was established in 1993 to privately manage, maintain and operate a 40km (25 mile) section of the century old former South Eastern Line (also known as the Great Southern Railway), a rural mainline of the Victorian Railways.
	www.railpage.org.au /vr/preservation.php (758 words)

	Bellarine Peninsula Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Bellarine Railway traverses Victoria's beautiful Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong, between the from the historic coastal town of Queenscliff and the hinterland village of Drysdale.
		The railway hugs the water around scenic Swan Bay providing breathtaking views, before climbing through the rolling hills of the Bellarine Peninsula to Drysdale.
		The Bellarine Rail Trail is one of the few cycling tracks in the world where you can cycle safely beside a steam train.
	www.bpr.org.au (271 words)

	Bellarine Peninsula tourism information - golf courses, wineries, surf beaches and safe bay beaches.
		The Bellarine Peninsula has long been a popular holiday destination with beautiful coastal scenery, holiday resort towns, historic villages, quiet seaside hamlets such as Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove and Queenscliff, and productive countryside offering a myriad of leisure activities including swimming, surfing, boating, fishing, cycling, golfing, wining and dining.
		Peninsula Searoad Car/Passenger ferry - Departs hourly, 7am-6pm from Queenscliff to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
		Seafood is freely available on the Bellarine Peninsula thanks to the fishing fleets that operate from some of the Peninsula villages.
	www.tobermorycottage.com.au /peninsula.html (1267 words)

	Victorian Railfan Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is the official site of the Association of Tourist Railways which is the peak body for the Tourist Railway Industry primarily located in Victoria.
		The Seymour Railway Heritage Centre are a mainline preservation group based at Seymour in North Eastern Victoria.
		The South Gippsland Railway operates a collection of historical diesel locomotives and railcars between Korumburra and Nyora along a section of the former Victorian Railways mainline.
	www.railpage.org.au /vr/links.php?category=viclinks (610 words)

	Pelican Sands Portarlington
		Julian's Restaurant at Bellarine Estate offers one of the best culinary experiences on the peninsula – combining gourmet food, fine wine and a bright welcoming venue which has sweeping views of the vineyard and out across Corio Bay.
		Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz are produced on the fertile volcanic soils of Bellarine.
		Built in 1851 this National Trust property, situated on the Bellarine Peninsula, is one of Australias most unique and picturesque historic venues.
	www.pelican-sands.com.au /attractions.htm (406 words)

	Drysdale Home Page
		Drysdale is inland from Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula, 16km east of Geelong city.
		Drysdale is a charming rural village central to the attractions of the Bellarine Peninsula, including many wineries.
		The Bellarine Peninsula Railway historic steam train runs from Queenscliff to the restored Drysdale Railway Station.
	www.greatoceanrd.org.au /bellarinepeninsula/drysdale/index.asp (71 words)

	Walkabout - Drysdale
		Built in 1849 it is the oldest structure on the peninsula.
		Nonetheless, Drysdale became the administrative and commercial centre of the Bellarine shire when that shire was proclaimed in 1865 (it is now incorporated into the City of Greater Geelong).
		The 16-km Bellarine Peninsula Railway is run by the Geelong Steam Preservation Society.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICDrysdale.shtml (1608 words)

	M Class Steam Loco
		The history of the M and MA Class steam locomotives is well documented in the book “the History of the Don River Railway’s Locomotives, Railcars and Carriages”, by Greg Cooper (ISBN 0-958006-0-3).
		After years of locomotive shortages during World War II, the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) required a locomotive with a maximum axle load of 10 tons, which it wished to use on it’s more lightly laid branch lines, as well as the main line.
		All remaining TGR steam locomotives were sold after the take-over of the TGR by Australian National Railways in 1978.
	www.pcrailways.com /html/m_class_steam_loco.html (577 words)

	The INN HOUSE Guide to the Bellarine Peninsula
		As the western arm of Port Phillip Bay, the Bellarine Peninsula brims with natural charm, history and limitless opportunities for fun.The pace of life is perhaps not as frenetic as that on the Mornington Peninsula.
		The Bellarine Peninsula Rail Trail runs from the outskirts of Geelong to the sea-side town of Queenscliff.
		From Drysdale to Queenscliff it parallels the Bellarine Peninsula Tourist Railway.
	www.innhouse.com.au /touring/bellarine2.htm (817 words)

	Railway Touring Company provide rail touring holidays, steam train holidays and railtours around the world
		No less than 17 locos were used in steam for the Railway Touring Company party and it is difficult to know which was the favourite, although thrashing up the Hunter Valley from Sydney (the following morning from the rugby win....) and the Wilderness Coast Railway in Tasmania were my choice.
		The Karunda Scenic Railway is a must as is the aerial cable way through the tops of the rainforest.
		Railway Touring Company was made very welcome (as we were on all preserved railways in Aussie).
	www.railwaytouring.co.uk /reportPages/2003AustStevereport.html (2106 words)

	Queenscliff - Attractions
		The nostalgic era of steam rail travel is recreated at the Bellarine Peninsula Railway.
		Wide sandy beaches and the seaside lifestyle have for more than 140 years attracted visitors looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
		It is a popular holiday spot, but much quieter than other resorts on the Bellarine Peninsula.
	www.greatoceanrd.org.au /bellarinepeninsula/queenscliff/attractions.asp (382 words)

	Drysdale & Clifton Springs History - Intown Geelong
		The Bellarine Peninsula Railway that runs a tourist service between Drysdale and historic Queenscliff once linked Geelong, as a commercial service, but was decommissioned in the 1970's.
		The Bellarine Shire was amalgamated into the City of Greater Geelong in the early 1990s, the shire offices are now owned by a Christian College.
		In 1977 the Bellarine Shire Council bought the once hotel set it up as a Community Centre to support the now growing population of Clifton Springs.
	www.intown.com.au /locals/drysdale/history_drysdale.htm (337 words)

	Queenscliff - Bellarine Peninsula backpackers accommodation and hostels
		The page also provides a description of the Bellarine Peninsula, information on how to get here and contact details of the local visitor information centre.
		There is also a maritime museum and the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, which has a fine collection of old steam trains.
		You can access the Bellarine Peninsula via Geelong or by ferry to Queenscliff from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
	www.backpackaround.com.au /bellarine-peninsula.html (334 words)

	Tasmanian Railway Preservation
		The Bellarine Peninsula Railway is located at Queenscliff, about 60 km southwest of Melbourne, Victoria.
		During the late 1970's part of the former Victorian Railways Queenscliff branch line was regauged from the standard Victorian gauge of 5'3" (1600 mm) to 3'6" (1067 mm) gauge.
		The BPR have their own official site with society details.
	www.railtasmania.com /pres/bprstock.php (235 words)

	Queenscliff information & attractions - Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Queenscliff was settled in the 1850s and soon became a strategic defence post given its proximity to the entrance of Port Phillip Bay which provides shipping access to the cities of Geelong and Melbourne.
		At the eastern end of the harbour is a car and passenger ferry service which operates between Queenscliff and Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, providing an alternative to the road route via Melbourne.
		The Bellarine Peninsula Railway operates a collection of heritage trains from around Australia on 16 kilometres of restored track between Queenscliff and Drysdale.
	www.travelvictoria.com.au /queenscliff (437 words)

	Bellarine Peninsula
		The Bellarine Peninsula guards the western side of Port Phillip Bay and is a playground for the city dwellers of Melbourne and Geelong.
		The Bellarine Peninsula is only a short drive from Melbourne, along the Princes Freeway as far as Geelong and then on the Bellarine Highway.
		On the southern coast of the Bellarine Peninsula, the twin towns of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads lie opposite each other at the mouth of the Barwon River.
	www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Featured_Regions.asp?RegionId=48 (849 words)

	Pichi Richi Railway - Commonwealth Railways NB class locomotives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1925 two of these were taken over by the Commonwealth Railways and transferred to Quorn as NB29 and NB30.
		The other two went to the Australian Portland Cement Co. at Fyansford, Victoria, and eventually one of them found its way to a nearby railway preservation group, the Bellarine Peninsula Railway.
		PRRPS made a representation to the ANR and arrangements were made to transfer this locomotive to Quorn in May 1979.
	www.prr.org.au /cms/content/view/152/52 (378 words)

	The Great South West Tourism: Queenscliff
		NO visit to the Geelong district is complete without a trip down the Bellarine Peninsula to the historic and picturesque village of Queenscliff.
		Here you can explore streets lined with historic buildings, ranging from sailors' cottages to grand Victorian-era hotels, browse around a great range of art and craft shops, enjoy some of the fabulous food at the many cafes and restaurants, and transport yourself back to the last century at the museums and historic Fort Queenscliff.
		THE Bellarine Peninsula Railway operates heritage trains on 16km of restored track from Queenscliff to Drysdale on Victoria's beautiful Bellarine Peninsula.
	touristnews.standard.net.au /queenscliff/index.html (303 words)

	FBRT
		The Friends have also installed picnic tables that allow the visitor to partake in the ambience of the surrounds whilst enjoying a drink and a bite to eat.
		On reaching Drysdale the trail at this point follows the “Bellarine Peninsula Railway” a line that is still operational today, with its steam train rides and the diesel powered “Seaside Explorer” providing the traveler with a very pleasant journey through scenic farm lands.
		On reaching the outskirts of Queenscliff the trail hugs the shoreline of Swan Bay until its ending at Queenscliff Railway Station.
	www.fbrt.com.au /FBRT/Main/features.asp (393 words)

	(rshsdepot) Bellarine Steam Railway (Drysdale, Victoria) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		One would drive to Drysdale, or Queenscliff, as a matter of fact what is real cool about this trip is that there is a car ferry that crosses between the two peninsulas that bracket Prince Phillips Bay, that seem on the map to be a pair of crab claws reaching south from Melbourne.
		The connecting rail from Drysdale no longer exists....The ferry goes to Sorrento on the other peninsula which may never have had rail, it seems very "beachy" on the map...Look around this map: http://www.wilmap.com.au/vicmaps/melbenv/default.htm Stuff on the ferry: http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Pen-Searoad.html And then from Melbourne one could take a train to Perth!
		Queenscliff seems nice too: http://www.wilmap.com.au/queenscliff.htm And Drysdale is in wine country!!!, I think the Drysdale depot is pictured at bottom left Bellarine Peninsula is not an island but it may be one someday!
	www.railfan.net /lists/rshsdepot-digest/200403/msg00094.html (198 words)

	GHD – Clients \| People \| Performance – GHD to sponsor Vic rail project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Leading international professional services company, GHD, is providing pro-bono services to deliver the rolling stock certification of the Bellarine Peninsula Railway (BPR), which is necessary for the ongoing operation of the railway.
		GHD's Geelong Office Manager, Fraser Watt, and Rail Engineering Group Manager, Bernard Shepherd, agreed to sponsor BPR in the form of the provision of pro-bono rail engineering services, such that the rolling stock could be certified and the BPR services operated over the summer season as planned.
		Says Watt, "GHD is thrilled to announce our sponsorship of the BPR in the form of the provision of pro-bono rail engineering services.
	www.ghd.com.au /aptrixpublishing.nsf/Content/VictorianRail_mr (288 words)

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