Melbourne Railway Company
Industry | Rail transport |
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Predecessors | Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company |
Founded | 31 March 1862 (1862-03-31) in Melbourne, Australia |
Defunct | 30 June 1865 (1865-06-30) |
Fate | Merger |
Successor | Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company |
Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Melbourne |
Services | Railway construction and operations |
The Melbourne Railway Company was formed in 1859 to construct and run a railway from Melbourne to Windsor, where it connected with the St Kilda and Brighton Railway.
Previously, the Brighton line had branched off the end of the St Kilda Railway, requiring a reverse loop. The Melbourne Company line provided a more direct route into the city via Richmond and Princes Bridge. The Melbourne Railway Company purchased the Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company in 1862, and the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company and was amalgamated with the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company to form the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company on 22 October 1864.[1] Subsequently, all these railway businesses were acquired by the government-owned Victorian Railways in 1878.[2]
Rolling stock
Locomotives
Class | Wheel arrangement | Fleet number(s) | Manufacturer Serial numbers | Year introduced | Total | Total preserved | Year(s) withdrawn | Comments |
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M&HBR 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Melbourne*, Victoria, Yarra* | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954, 956, 957 | 1862 (ex M&SR) | 3* | 0 | 1865 | All to Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway *Melbourne & Yarra owned by SK&BR but used by MRC |
G&MR 0-6-0WT | 0-6-0WT | Hercules | R&W Hawthorn 928 | 1862 (ex M&SR) | 1 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
M&SR 2-4-0T | 2-4-0T | Hawthorn, Richmond | George England & Co. 160, 161 | 1862 (ex M&SR) | 2 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
M&SR 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Kew | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1377 | 1862 (ex M&SR) | 1 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
MRC 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Prahran, Windsor | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1459, 1460 | 1963 | 2 | 0 | 1865 | All to Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
References
External links
- Trove List:-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company
- Trove List:-Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company
Companies | ||
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Preceded by Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company 31 March 1862 | Melbourne Railway Company 31 March 1862 – 30 June 1865 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company Operations 1 May 1862 |
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- El Zorro
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- Geelong & Melbourne Railway Company
- Great Northern Rail Services
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- Melbourne, Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway Company
- Melbourne & Essendon Railway Company
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- Melbourne & Suburban Railway Company
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- Metropolitan Transit Authority
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