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.
^"An Act to Amalgamate the Melbourne and Hob-son's Bay Railway Company and the Melbourne Railway Company and for other purposes" (PDF). 15 June 1865. Retrieved 20 July 2019 – via austlii.edu.au.
melbourne, railway, company, main, article, railways, melbourne, formed, 1859, construct, railway, from, melbourne, windsor, where, connected, with, kilda, brighton, railway, industryrail, transportpredecessorsmelbourne, suburban, railway, companyst, kilda, br. Main article Railways in Melbourne 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 Melbourne Railway CompanyIndustryRail transportPredecessorsMelbourne and Suburban Railway CompanySt Kilda and Brighton Railway CompanyFounded31 March 1862 1862 03 31 in Melbourne AustraliaDefunct30 June 1865 1865 06 30 FateMergerSuccessorMelbourne and Hobson s Bay United Railway CompanyHeadquartersAustraliaArea servedMelbourneServicesRailway construction and operationsPreviously 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 Contents 1 Rolling stock 1 1 Locomotives 2 References 3 External linksRolling stock editLocomotives edit Class Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber s ManufacturerSerial numbers Yearintroduced Total Totalpreserved Year s withdrawn CommentsM amp HBR 2 4 0WT 2 4 0WT Melbourne Victoria Yarra Robert Stephenson amp Co 954 956 957 1862 ex M amp SR 3 0 1865 All to Melbourne amp Hobson s Bay United Railway Melbourne amp Yarra owned by SK amp BR but used by MRCG amp MR 0 6 0WT 0 6 0WT Hercules R amp W Hawthorn928 1862 ex M amp SR 1 0 1865 To Melbourne amp Hobson s Bay United RailwayM amp SR 2 4 0T 2 4 0T Hawthorn Richmond George England amp Co 160 161 1862 ex M amp SR 2 0 1865 To Melbourne amp Hobson s Bay United RailwayM amp SR 2 4 0WT 2 4 0WT Kew Robert Stephenson amp Co 1377 1862 ex M amp SR 1 0 1865 To Melbourne amp Hobson s Bay United RailwayMRC 2 4 0WT 2 4 0WT Prahran Windsor Robert Stephenson amp Co 1459 1460 1963 2 0 1865 All to Melbourne amp Hobson s Bay United RailwayReferences edit An Act to Amalgamate the Melbourne and Hob son s Bay Railway Company and the Melbourne Railway Company and for other purposes PDF 15 June 1865 Retrieved 20 July 2019 via austlii edu au Victorian Heritage Database ReportExternal links editTrove List Melbourne and Hobson s Bay Railway Company Trove List Melbourne and Hobson s Bay United Railway CompanyCompaniesPreceded byMelbourne and Suburban Railway Company31 March 1862 Melbourne Railway Company31 March 1862 30 June 1865 Succeeded byMelbourne and Hobson s Bay United Railway CompanyPreceded bySt Kilda and Brighton Railway CompanyOperations1 May 1862 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melbourne Railway Company amp oldid 1186592369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
