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	Sunbury railway line, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sunbury railway line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Bendigo line in Victoria, Australia.
		It is incorporated into Melbourne's suburban railway network and has 2 stations, both in Metcard ticketing Zone 2.
		The line continues from the Sydenham line with all services departing from Spencer Street Station in the CBD.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunbury_railway_line,_Melbourne (112 words)

	Sunbury, Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sunbury is a residential "satellite" township 35 km.
		The Sunbury area was settled within seven months of the first settlement of Melbourne by Batman and Fawkner in September, 1835.
		Sunbury's census populations were 137 (1861), 760 (1891, excl.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/sunbury.html (1170 words)

	Glen Waverley railway line, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.
		It branches from the Belgrave line at Burnley station.
		It has 12 stations in Metcard ticketing Zones 1 and 2.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glen_Waverley_railway_line,_Melbourne (86 words)

	Walkabout - Sunbury
		Sunbury is located 214 metres above sea-level and 41 km north-west of Melbourne on Jacksons Creek, in an area given over to agriculture, grazing and dairying, although, since the mid-1960s, Sunbury has increasingly become a dormitory satellite for those who work in Melbourne.
		The railway line arrived in 1859 and local government was granted in 1866.
		Opposite Craiglee, on Sunbury Rd, is Goona Warra Winery, an historic vineyard founded in 1863 by the early Victorian premier, James Goodall Francis and based in the original 1863 bluestone rubble cottage.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICSunbury.shtml (1072 words)

	"Sunbury" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Sunbury is the birthplace of 'The Ashes' a prized trophy in cricket played between England and Australia every 2 years.
		White settlement at Sunbury began in 1836 with the arrival of George Evans from Tasmania.
		Evans settled in Sunbury and built 'Emu Bottom' homestead, the state's oldest and still standing to the north of the city.
	www.wilmap.com.au /sunbury.html (453 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography Cl-Cu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		With Playford (q.v.) he represented South Australia at the Melbourne conference in 1890, and he was one of its seven representatives at the Sydney convention held in 1891.
		He was brought to Melbourne in 1852, and when 17 years of age became an assistant to Nicholas Chevalier (q.v.), who instructed him in painting, wood-engraving and lithography.
		Her first appearance was with the Philharmonic Society at Melbourne in 1892, and she sang frequently in Melbourne in 1893 at concerts and in oratorio, and was the principal contralto at the Australian Church.
	worldebooklibrary.com /eBooks/Gutenberg.au/Au.Dictionary_Biography/0-dict-biogCl-Cu.html (21262 words)

	Melbourne's Trams To The Millennium Part Two
		On the Port Melbourne line, every station was demolished and replaced by low platforms except Port Melbourne, which had its platform shortened at the City end, a low platform being installed.
		In December 1993, the Port Melbourne line was changed, being through routed with route 42 to become route 109 - Mont Albert to Port Melbourne, operated by Kew Depot using A class trams instead of B2 class trams.
		Southbank depot opened in 1997 and became responsible for the tram routes formerly operated by south Melbourne except route 16 which was moved to Malvern depot due to lack of space at the new depot and the extra running involved when route 16 trams were due to run in or out.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Set/9507/melbtram2.html (3903 words)

	Sunbury Wine Region - Regional Wines Victoria, Australia
		At these local exhibitions producers could measure their wine against others in the colonies, and therefore ascertain the worth of sending their wine ‘home’ for judgment in Paris or Vienna (there in 1873 the judges were so impressed with the standard of Australian wines that they created a special diploma of honour).
		When the Bendigo railway was built as far as the Sunbury district, the population swelled with professional, political and commercial men who built a splendid home and demesne, and thought that viticulture would balance their busy lives.
		A railway engineer who worked on the Bendigo line through Sunbury and built the impressive bluestone viaduct over Jackson’s Creek, he worked at his horticulture both in Vineyard Road and at Riddell’s Creek, where “the soil requires moisture and the effects of a dry summer soon become apparent.” He moved on to Bendigo.
	www.sunburywines.com.au /sunbury_region/history.htm (1794 words)

	Melbourne's Trams to the Millenium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Melbourne's tramway system, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and the eleventh largest in the world, comprises 244 route kilometers of track operated by 517 trams of six classes, both heritage and modern, running on the 1435 mm gauge.
		In 1987, the suburban railway lines to St Kilda and Port Melbourne were replaced by articulated light rail vehicles.
		Melbourne's tram services are operated from eight tram depots, four of which are controlled by each tram company.
	www.geocities.com /melbrail/trams/melbtram1.htm (8265 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography Sa-Sp
		Though not in parliament he was appointed colonial secretary and minister for railways in the Mitchell government in May 1919, a fortnight later was elected a member of the legislative assembly, and exchanged the portfolio of colonial secretary for those of mines, industries and forests.
		After crossing the overland telegraph line the plane ran into a terrific storm and after flying blind for some time their destination Wyndharn was over-shot and their petrol having nearly given out a forced landing was made on a mud flat.
		At the first election for the Melbourne city council, held on 1 December 1842, he was elected a councillor for the Bourke ward, and except for a short interval, he was on the council for the remainder of his life.
	gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogSa-Sp.html (21493 words)

	Australian Model Railway Magazine
		A bi-monthly magazine (Australian Model Railway Magazine) and a quarterly newsletter is produced, along with standards and recommended practices to assist all modellers of all prototypes.
		Meets monthly at various locations to pursue their interest in the history of the railway, the Shay locomotive, the conservation of the Newnes mine relics and general operation and history of NSW railways.
		Members model Melbourne trams in particular both past and present, as well as provincial tramways such as Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong but are also very interested in any other Australian tramway system.
	www.australianmodelrailways.com /amclubs.htm (4538 words)

	Hume City Council - Economic Strengths
		It is also a gateway to Melbourne's CBD and suburbs via a comprehensive road network with direct links to the Hume Highway, Tullamarine Freeway, Calder Freeway, Western Ring Road, CityLink and the Princess Highway.
		Hume City is home to the Sunbury campus of Victoria University, which provides bachelor degree and TAFE education, and the principal campus of Kangan Batman TAFE, a multi-discipline TAFE institute, which has more than 33,000 students.
		Sunbury is also the home of Cricket’s ’Ashes’ and along with the rest of Hume, has a growing tourism sector.
	www.hume.vic.gov.au /Page/PagePrint.asp?Page_Id=101 (985 words)

	PTUA Policies - Extending the Network
		A railway line to Rowville via a branch line from Huntingdale past Monash University, and an extension of the Epping line to Mill Park (along a disused reservation) are also warranted.
		New stations should be provided on the Upfield line at Roxburgh Park, on the Frankston line near Southland, on the Hurstbridge line in Eltham North (Allendale Road), on the Lilydale line at Cave Hill, on the Werribee line at Newport West (Maddox Road) and on the Cranbourne line near Hampton Park.
		The Pakenham line could be rerouted through Fountain Gate, centring this important growth corridor on the rail line.
	www.ptua.org.au /policy/policy03.shtml (697 words)

	Melbourne, Australia - Public transport FAQ
		Melbourne is capital city of the state of Victoria.
		The Melbourne city and suburbs are divided into three zones, and passengers pay for the zones they want to travel in, and the time they want.
		Railway station ticket machines will not sell you a ticket not valid in the current zone, even if you have an existing valid ticket but are going into another zone.
	www.custard.net.au /melbtrans (3406 words)

	Sydenham railway line, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Sydenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.
		North Melbourne (NME) – Upfield and Broadmeadows lines branch
		The Sunbury greater metropolitan line is a continuation of the Sydenham line.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sydenham-railway-line,-Melbourne.htm (169 words)

	The world's top city loop melbourne websites
		The City Loop is a railway - mostly underground, but partly surface-level, and partly elevated - that encloses the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
		Melbourne's 16 radial suburban railway lines feed into the Loop at its northwestern and southeastern corners.
		The Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority (MURLA) was created in Febuary 1971 to oversee the construction and operation of the Loop, and the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Act (1970) paved the way for the project to begin.
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/city_loop__melbourne (986 words)

	Museum Victoria: Hot Topics
		The railway had come just three years after the establishment of the colony of Victoria, and despite its high construction costs it proved to be an immediate success.
		The railways were a potent symbol of the state’s progress and prosperity, as well as providing jobs for many Victorians.
		Victorian Railways:Celebrating 150 years of railways in Victoria draws on the rich image collections of Museum Victoria and the Public Record Office of Victoria to tell the stories of the people, the places and the technology of the railways.
	www.museum.vic.gov.au /hottopics/show.asp?ID=511 (352 words)

	Meltrip: Unofficial Guide to Melbourne Public Transport
		Buses serve suburbs distant from rail lines, act as feeders to railway stations and allow cross-suburban and local travel not available via train or tram.
		Reliability statistics are posted at railway stations and on trams each month.
		This is located in the Melbourne Town Hall on the corner of Swanston and Little Collins Streets.
	www.alphalink.com.au /~parkerp/meltrip.htm (793 words)

	PEGS - Transport to and from school
		Essendon railway station is the centre of the local public bus network and a tram line is adjacent to the station.
		Sita Coaches (9689 7999) operates between The Esplanade, Williamstown and Footscray railway station, connecting with the Westrans Bus to the Keilor East campus via Highpoint.
		Sunbury Bus Service (9744 1177) covers the Sunbury, Riddells Creek and Gisborne area.
	www.pegs.vic.edu.au /campus/transport.htm (509 words)

	Transport planning and projects - Regional Fast Rail - Bendigo line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Full closure of the rail line for the duration of the works is the safest, quickest, and most effective way of delivering the improvements to the infrastructure.
		Apart from the interstate lines to Sydney and Adelaide the entire Victorian passenger rail network is broad gauge and is not part of the national freight networks.
		Standardising a rail line from broad gauge to standard gauge means narrowing the width of the track by sixteen and a half centimetres.
	www.doi.vic.gov.au /DOI/Internet/planningProjects.nsf/AllDocs/D9A84B1ECD0EE7C1CA256F32001B4D65?OpenDocument (1198 words)

	Echuca Line
		The railway to Echuca was one of the first built in Victoria to link the capital city and port with the expansive Murray River trade and riverina district.
		The line was built to a high standard with double track as far as Bendigo and many stone bridges, viaducts and tunnels.
		The line takes a substantially straight alignment except for a detour via Clarkefield due to political influence of wealthy land speculators.
	members.optusnet.com.au /j.jarman/Echuca/Echuca.html (223 words)

	SkyscraperCity Forums - Melbourne: Urban Relics and the CBD
		- - Melbourne: Urban Relics and the CBD (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=218873)
		A map of the Burnley rail lines, taken at Parliament station.
		Not sure how long these plans have been shelved for, but this is one of the few signs left around the city loop showing the old plans.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /printthread.php?t=218873 (354 words)

	Transport lobby shows roads rage - National - theage.com.au
		Railway lines to Doncaster and Rowville and an extension of tram lines to Knox and Doncaster would ease the city's growing traffic congestion more than huge road projects, public transport advocates said yesterday.
		Environment and public transport groups said a plan to rebuild Melbourne's transport infrastructure, unveiled this week by the Committee for Melbourne, was too focused on roads and ignored public transport needs.
		· Train lines to Doncaster and Rowville, a line extension to South Morang and electrification of the Sunbury line.
	www.theage.com.au /news/National/Lobbyists-road-rage/2005/06/01/1117568257201.html (359 words)

	Hudson Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		As we lived almost along side the double main line from Melbourne to Bendigo, in the satellite town of Sunbury, we would often hear the melodious whistle and rush out to see yet another Sunday steam excursion speeding into the north-west.
		The locomotives were built at the North British Locomotive Co in Scotland, and the first to be delivered to the Victorian Railways R702 and R703, were unloaded from the "Nordic" on 31st May 1951 at Nelson Pier Williamstown.
		Footnote: Since standardisation of the Adelaide-Melbourne rail corridor, the Victor Harbor branch line that left this main line at Mt Barker Junction in the Adelaide Hills, is now totally isolated, and operated as a tourist railway by Steamranger, the operational arm of the Australian Railway Historical Society (SA Division).
	users.bmail.com.au /ramab/ours/hudson.htm (593 words)

	Bendigo railway line, Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		VictorianRailwayLines The Bendigo railway line is a regional Rail transport in Victoria (Australia), Australia.
		It continues from the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne greater-metropoltian line.
		Continues from the Sunbury railway line, Melbourne greater-metropolitan line.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Regional-railway-lines-in-Victoria/Bendigo-railway-line-Victoria.html (63 words)

	Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne
		Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines will be altered on Saturday 3 December and Sunday, 4 December 2005.
		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.
		Pakenham, Cranbourne and Frankston lines will not operate through Spencer Street and the City Loop after 9pm on weekdays from Monday, 10 October 2005.
	www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au (935 words)

	Public transport - 150th anniversary of Victorian railways
		The discovery of gold in Victoria in the 1800s heralded the growth of Melbourne both as a port and as an economy.
		As a result, transportation became an important issue for the young colony and it was not long after that Melbourne became the location for Australia's first locomotive-powered railway line.
		The railways reached Geelong in 1857, Sunbury in 1859, Bendigo in 1862 and Echuca in 1864.
	www.sport.vic.gov.au /DOI/Internet/transport.nsf/AllDocs/0B2FA0A482BC4F334A256D860082B85D?OpenDocument (464 words)

	Diggers Rest, Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Unlike several small townships on the plains north-west of Melbourne, Diggers Rest is not positioned in a protected hollow or beside a watercourse.
		A railway station was opened on the line from Melbourne to Sunbury (1859).
		Diggers Rest became well known to car travellers in the postwar years, where the highway negotiated an awkward crossing of the railway line.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/diggersrest.html (308 words)

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