Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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There are many ways to build a railway but plenty more ways not to build one. This is the story of the proposed railways to service Beaumaris and Black Rock in the bayside suburbs of Melbourne.

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MORE INFORMATION

Melbourne Tram Museum article on the Sandringham Tramway: https://www.tramway.org.au/reflections_the_sandringham_tramway.html

Supporters Portal: members.philipmallis.com

My website: philipmallis.com

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Sources: philam.github.io/videonotes/beaumarisrailway

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Boonwurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.