Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
The northern suburbs of Preston, Thornbury, Alphington and Reservoir are serviced by two railways today. But did you know that a third was proposed and nearly constructed in the 1950s?
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MORE INFORMATION
Blog post: maps.philipmallis.com/alphington-to-east-preston-railway
Newsrail article by Ian Cook: web.archive.org/web/20200407065849/https://arhsvic.org.au/media/com_hikashop/upload/newsrail_december_20144.jpg
My website: philipmallis.com
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SOURCES
philam.github.io/videonotes/alphingtoneastprestonrailway
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
The northern suburbs of Preston, Thornbury, Alphington and Reservoir are serviced by two railways today. But did you know that a third was proposed and nearly constructed in the 1950s?
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MORE INFORMATION
Blog post: maps.philipmallis.com/alphington-to-east-preston-railway
Newsrail article by Ian Cook: web.archive.org/web/20200407065849/https://arhsvic.org.au/media/com_hikashop/upload/newsrail_december_20144.jpg
My website: philipmallis.com
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SOURCES
philam.github.io/videonotes/alphingtoneastprestonrailway
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
