Posts Tagged ‘Geelong’

Photos from ten years ago: March 2011

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is March 2011. Up in the air Who remembers the day of big events and flying? March 2011 saw the Australian International Airshow held at Avalon, with Tiger Airways still flying into the airport. V/Line ran extra trains to Lara station. […]

Photos from ten years ago: January 2011

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is January 2011. By the beach We start the month down at Queenscliff. Where I found the Queenscliff-Sorrento car ferry. A bridge to the secretive military base on Swan Island. And rode the Bellarine Peninsula Railway. Passing through Marcus station. In […]

Photos from ten years ago: November 2010

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is November 2010. Like most months we start down at Geelong, where I paid a visit to Marshall station. There I found a locomotive hauled train running around the carriage set, ready to form a new service back to Melbourne. And […]

V/Line football specials for Geelong Cats fans

The V/Line trains and the Geelong Cats have been working together for years. Their home ground of Kardinia Park in Geelong is right beside the railway. Grandstands visible from passing trains. South Geelong station is a short walk to the ground. With a number of sidings available to park extra trains. Many Cats fans also […]

Photos from ten years ago: May 2010

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is May 2010. New construction around Geelong There was plenty of work happening around Geelong, with construction of the stage 4A of the Geelong Ring Road underway at Waurn Ponds Passing over the original 1868 stone bridge built by the Barrabool […]