Melbourne trains

By meagan smith

  • first line in melbourne

    in 1854 a public meeting was called and the first ever train line was built in Melbourne. this line goes from flinders street to port Melbourne.
  • Period: to

    small companies lmoney loss

    a lot of smaller rail line companies were losing money. most had to merge with other struggling companies or close down.

  • Essendon line was extended

    in 1872 the Essendon line was extended to broad meadows

  • regional line

    in 1877 a regional line was built from Oakleigh to Paken. there was a gap from Oakleigh to the city.

  • land boom

    the most lines built compared to any of the other decades. first the Frankston line was built, then the hawthorn line was extended

  • lines brought to the north east

    in 1888 train lines were bought to the north east as the inner circle was built.

  • stock market crashed

    in 1891 the stock market crashed which helped the outer circle line

  • shuttle train

    a shuttle train between Camberwell and Deepdene formed as part of the inner circle.

  • camberwell line shut

    the Camberwell to Deepdene line was shut down after the war.

  • puffing billy

    Gembrook was shut down but then reopened as puffing billy

  • city loop

    the city loop was passed