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List of Melbourne railway stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia There are also a further 19 stations on 3 heritage, volunteer-operated, tourist railways. Stations are broken up into 3 Metcard ticketing zones (some stations are in two zones, where tickets for either zone may be used), as well as the City Saver area, which is within Zone 1 and covers the central business district. Stations listed in italics are "premium" stations that are manned first to last train by staff who provide extra assistance and information to commuters. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Melbourne_railway_stations   (775 words)

Encyclopedia: Northcote, Victoria The Epping Line serves Merri Station (formerly known as Northcote Station), Northcote Station (formerly known as Middle Northcote Station), and Croxton Station. The City of Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3. Categories: Melbourne suburbs This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Northcote,-Victoria   (1532 words)

Rushall railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Melbourne indie band Underground Lovers wrote a song named Rushall Station, about the quietness of the site, which then became the title track for an album. Rushall once played a larger role in the Melbourne rail system, as it was the eastern end of the (An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose) Inner Circle, which passed between Rushall and (additional info and facts about Royal Park) Royal Park. Rushall is arranged with two (A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole) platforms either side of dual (Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system) railway tracks, connected by an underpass. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ru/rushall_railway_station,_melbourne.htm   (262 words)

Late Breaking Rail Industry News Railway Age is now accepting nominations for its 2001 Short Line Railroad of the Year and Regional Railroad of the Year awards. In an article on ballast machines published in the April issue of Railway Age, the manufacturer of the KBC 750 ballast undercutter/cleaner was incorrectly referred to in the text on p. In a surprise decision, Spanish National Railways (RENFE) is splitting a $673 million order for 32 high speed trains for a new line running from Madrid to Barcelona and then to the French border. www.railwayage.com /breaking_news_archive.html   (17230 words)

The railway station with the first name - Railpage Australia™ Forums (Melbourne suburban) When Melbourne's railway system was expanding in the 1880s and 1890s, there was considerable debate about how the stations - many of which where built in vacant areas - were to be called. It was railway pioneer Croxton Park who suggested that Australia lead the world in making railways familiar by giving all the stations first names. The station was named in an era when all railway stations had first names. www.railpage.com.au /f-p198816.htm   (789 words)

Bell railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Bell Railway Station (station code: BEL) was opened in October 1889 as part of the Whittlesea Line. A random fact about Bell station is that it has the only monosyllabic name in the entire Melbourne rail system (depending upon how one says Jewell) The name was changed to Bell Station in 1905. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Be/Bell_railway_station,_Melbourne.htm   (70 words)

Sir John Wedderburn, life guard to Bonnie Prince Charlie, executed 1746 With mining moving inland toward the Pennine ridge and further from the port of Stockton, a railway was needed to transport the coal. He was on the South-Eastern Railway and had driven the locomotive “Harvey Coombe” during the building of the London and Birmingham railway c1838. As the Grand Junction Railway had been finished in July 1837, the four major cities in England, London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool were now linked together by rail. perso.wanadoo.fr /euroleader/wedderburn/railwayweds.htm   (5804 words)

Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne The alteration to these train services is due to the closure of platforms 13 and 14 at Spencer Street Station, part of the station redevelopment project. This alteration is due to construction works on platforms 13 and 14, part of the Spencer Street Station redevelopment project. These temporary alterations are due to Spencer Street Station redevelopment works and City Loop track works taking place. www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au /index.php   (844 words)

ancestors - pafn01 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File Amongst other projects he built bridges at Port Melbourne and Lynch's bridge on the Maribyrnong River, Davies Coop cottonmill in Lygon Street, Carlton, a hotel in Whittlesea, the Merri Theatre, the dispensary hall at Fairfield, and a knitware factory in Heidelberg Road, Northcote. We lived in a railways house opposite the station, there was no electricity; kerosene lamps and a dunny in the backyard were the local standard. The school was about a mile and a half from the station but we could, in fine weather, take a short cut across some undeveloped land which reduced the walk to about 15 minutes. member.melbpc.org.au /~mall/ancestors/pafn01.htm   (8438 words)

Metcard - The MVM 2 machines Albans Up Northcote Up Darebin Up Melb Central (Latrobe St) Alphington Up Parliament (Collins St) Melb Central (Latrobe St) Croxton Up Altona Kensington Up Laverton Melb Central (Elizabeth St) Thornbury Up Melb Central (Swanston St) Victoria Park Up Flagstaff (South side) North Richmond Up Spotswood Up The MVM 2 machines are the larger of the two free standing railway station machines. The MVM 2 machines are designated as "018" on the rear of the tickets, thus 018 1002 indicates the MVM 2 machine located at Ashburton station. www.railpage.org.au /metcard/html/018.html   (349 words)

Epping railway line, Melbourne - The Epping railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. Bold stations are terminuses, italic stations are staffed. There is a proposal to extend this line to South Morang although there is no current funding for this project from the state government. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Epping_line   (176 words)

Merri Cohousing - Site possibilities This site is 300 m from Northcote railway station, 500m from Northcote Community Gardens (organic vegie gardens with mud brick meeting house). On the North side is Merri railway station and a reserve. On the south side is Merri Parade and Merri Creek and the railway bridge and foot bridge to Rushall Ave. members.mpx.com.au /~cohousing/merri/sites   (694 words)

Croxton railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Croxton railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cr/croxton_railway_station,_melbourne.htm   (10 words)

Newsletter No. 136 - 5 August 2005 In many parts of Melbourne the names that were selected were based on the nearest cross-street to the railway line eg Montague, Bell, Croxton, Balaclava, Macauley, Patterson, Glenferrie, Auburn, Westgarth. Direct access to a station saw a great opportunity for new residents and it is not surprising that these parts were also quickly occupied. A quick inspection of the architecture of the station will demonstrate as to whether or not it was used in the steam-age or post-electrification. www.whitehat.com.au /Newsletter/Previous/050805.asp   (1902 words)

NHCS Timeline Some say the treaty was singed on the banks of the Merri Creek near Rushall railway station. This was used for establishing the grid in planning Melbourne and its suburbs. Railway built between Clifton Hill and Fairfield – The ‘nowhere to nowhere’ railway line. home.vicnet.net.au /~nhcs/Nhcstimeline.html   (1835 words)

Newsletter (July 1999)-- Potomac Chapter NRHS Although the motel was on the same street as the station, it was five miles away. The Virginia Railway Express officials are considering paying late day care fees for riders whose trains are late by 15 minutes or more. For the Virginia Railway Express, the timing was unfortunate, coming the day after it had its largest day in its history. www.trainweb.org /PotomacNRHS/PRN_0799.html   (6557 words)

Regent railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Regent railway station, Melbourne -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Regent Railway Station opened in October 1889 as part of the Whittlesea Line. It was originally named Preston Regent Street Station. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Re/Regent_railway_station,_Melbourne.htm   (31 words)

1887PrestonRifleClub.html North of Melbourne, there was a prominent Collingwood Rifle Corps with butts in Heidelberg Road on the banks of the Darebin Creek, just east of where Clifton Hill Station now stands, but there there is no surviving evidence of a Volunteer Corps in either Preston or Northcote, both then remote from the newspapers of Melbourne. The range lay between the St. Kilda railway line and the beach with what is now Albert Park Station being known as "The Butts" until the 1880s. One of the great events in the life of Melbourne in 1862 was "The Great Battle of the Werribee”, a military exercise planned between two “armies” numbering some 2,400 volunteers from north and south of Melbourne at the Werribee River. www.users.bigpond.com /northernbullants/TextsBullants/1887PrestonRifleClub.html   (879 words)

AMRA Incorporated - History The club (VPR) was invited to exhibit a model railway layout at an All-Models Exhibition to be held at the Melbourne Town Hall, in aid of the Missions to Seamen. I think the layout was in three sections, a small station with a passing track and a couple of sidings in front, with the usual bunch of storage sidings at the back. Just prior to this, we had received a copy from the British Railway Modelling Standards Bureau of a booklet setting out all their Standards and these, as well as NMRA Standards were included in the sheet referred to previously. www.amra.asn.au /history.htm   (3806 words)

1918 West Wimmera Mail newspaper extracts, Western Victoria, Australia A horribly tragic accident happened at the Natimuk East Railway Station last Friday evening after the departure of the train from Natimuk to Kanagulk, the victim being Oliver EVANS, a guard in the employ of the railways. He was, it is true, known to have undergone a delicate operation in Melbourne on Tuesday week, but letters received by the family from Mrs ROGERS, who accompanied her husband, were of the most hopeful kind, the letter received on Tuesday of this week announcing the glad news that Mr ROGERS was still improving. Mrs Andrew MEWETT was driving home from Natimuk with her son Norman when the wheel of the buggy struck a post at the railway crossing west of the state school, the pole being broken and the horses being set free. www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au /goroke/wwm1918.htm   (19158 words)

Catalog Report Detailed account of the development of the Country's railways and their then current position, including much on locos, rolling stock, stations etc. Fairly extensive study of 19th and 20th century Railway Station architecture, mainly UK, US and Europe. Originally issued in the 'Railway Histories of the World' series as 'Railways of Rhodesia' in 1973, this is the revised, extended and re-titled 2nd edition. www.martinbott.com /overseas.htm   (2675 words)

erielack-digest.archive.200502 Subject: (erielack) DL&W Scranton Station Listers, The Scranton Times piece back in Dec said that the U of Scranton was not interested in acquiring the station as a dorm because the room per sq ft of structure ratio was inefficient for dormitory use. The station is an anchor in Scranton, a great piece of architecture that most cities either don't have or didn't keep. Article went on to say that the U of Scranton was considering buying the structure as a "lab" for a school of hospitality much in the same manner as Cornell University has a working hotel on their Ithaca, NY campus as a part of what was once called the school of hotel management. www.railfan.net /lists/erielack-digest/erielack-digest.archive.200502   (17864 words)

MMS - My Mean Scene Or select the train station you will depart from: City - Bayswater / Knox City (including Rowville loop extension) www.mymeanscene.com /public/transportation.asp   (37 words)

Chapter III: The Traits and Practice of Vampirism The centre of Hanover was the Great Railway Station, and Hanover was thronged especially at its centre with a vast ever-moving population, fugitive, wanderers and homeless from all parts of dislocated Germany. On the night of 22nd June at the railway station, sometime after midnight, a quarrel broke out between Haarmann and a young fellow named Fromm, who accused him of indecency. Both were taken to the central station, and meanwhile Haarmann's room in the Red Row was thoroughly examined with the result that damning evidence came to light. www.sacred-texts.com /goth/vkk/vkk05.htm   (16210 words)

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South Croxton Photo Processing, for Photo Processing in South Croxton UK If you're feeling snap-happy you'll be seeking some useful discounts when it comes to photo processing in South Croxton, so why not start your search with the City-Visitor directory of photo processing in South Croxton. Use these contacts for Photo Processing in South Croxton, brought together by the City-Visitor South Croxton directory. Here you'll get the information about South Croxton that isn't available on the high street. www.city-visitor.co.uk /southcroxton/photoprocessing.html   (182 words)

Air & Ground Search - names section A-M He was part of the Bomb Dump Crew at Coningsby and regularly transported bombs from Dogdyke railway station to the camp and spent most of his time re-arming the aircraft stationed there. RAF records show that in July 1948 she was stationed at No.1 School of Admin and Trades Wythall but shortly after that was posted to RAF Innsworth. His WWII service number was 11006: he enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria on 15 July 1940, as a trainee technical fitter, and was sent to England after training in Australia. www.rafinfo.org.uk /airsearch/names_am.htm   (9122 words)

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South Croxton Photography, for Photography in South Croxton UK Use the City-Visitor guide to South Croxton to find everything from the cheapest film rolls to wedding photographers and there's also a great selection of the latest digital cameras so you can develop your own photos and share them on the net. It's your essential guide to Photography in South Croxton and shows you the services available in South Croxton and online. Whether you wish to photograph a special moment or let a professional do it for you, you'll uncover a wide variety of photography businesses and equipment suppliers in South Croxton. www.city-visitor.com /southcroxton/photography.html   (214 words)

Meltrip Melbourne Public Transport: Train Connections - Epping This section shows train, tram, bus and pedestrian connections available from railway stations on this line. Click route numbers or station names for timetables. Check timetables beforehand to verify connections at the times you wish to travel. www.alphalink.com.au /~parkerp/meltrip/railmaps/epping.htm   (108 words)

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