Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Although Melbourne's City Loop (Melbourne Underground Rail Loop) is an underground railway, there are many places where you can see it above the ground. There are ventilation shafts, substations and even emergency exits dotted around the CBD and inner city.
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Supporters Portal: members.philipmallis.com
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SOURCES
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, 'Melbourne City Loop historical footage'. Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority. youtube.com/watch?v=34Y-WgW5ETU
Victorian Railways, 'Changing Lines No. 2'. https://vgls.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/search/asset/1288579
'Mary MacKillop'. Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_MacKillop.jpg
Google Streetview. 2019. maps.google.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
Although Melbourne's City Loop (Melbourne Underground Rail Loop) is an underground railway, there are many places where you can see it above the ground. There are ventilation shafts, substations and even emergency exits dotted around the CBD and inner city.
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MORE INFORMATION
Supporters Portal: members.philipmallis.com
My website: philipmallis.com
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SOURCES
Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, 'Melbourne City Loop historical footage'. Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority. youtube.com/watch?v=34Y-WgW5ETU
Victorian Railways, 'Changing Lines No. 2'. https://vgls.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/search/asset/1288579
'Mary MacKillop'. Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_MacKillop.jpg
Google Streetview. 2019. maps.google.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.










