Williamstown North is home to the Newport Railway Museum in Champion Road, on the south-east corner of the Newport Workshops. It is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station. The Museum features the largest collection of Victorian Railways steam locomotives. Other exhibits include electric and diesel locomotives, suburban and country passenger carriages, guards vans, a selection of freight wagons and numerous railway artefacts.
williamstown, north, victoria, williamstown, north, suburb, melbourne, victoria, australia, south, west, melbourne, central, business, district, located, within, city, hobsons, local, government, area, williamstown, north, recorded, population, 2021, census, w. Williamstown North is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria Australia 11 km 6 8 mi south west of Melbourne s Central Business District located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area Williamstown North recorded a population of 1 622 at the 2021 census 1 Williamstown North Melbourne VictoriaNorth Williamstown railway stationWilliamstown NorthCoordinates37 51 18 S 144 53 46 E 37 85500 S 144 89611 E 37 85500 144 89611Population1 622 2021 census 1 Density901 km2 2 330 sq mi Postcode s 3016Elevation5 m 16 ft Area1 8 km2 0 7 sq mi Location11 km 7 mi from MelbourneLGA s City of Hobsons BayState electorate s WilliamstownFederal division s GellibrandSuburbs around Williamstown North Altona North Newport NewportAltona North Williamstown North WilliamstownAltona Williamstown Williamstown The suburb is bounded to the north by the Warrnambool railway line to the west by the Altona branch of the Werribee railway line to the east by Champion Road and to the south by Kororoit Creek Road Williamstown North is home to the Newport Railway Museum in Champion Road on the south east corner of the Newport Workshops It is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station The Museum features the largest collection of Victorian Railways steam locomotives Other exhibits include electric and diesel locomotives suburban and country passenger carriages guards vans a selection of freight wagons and numerous railway artefacts Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editWilliamstown Cemetery was established in 1857 2 Williamstown North Post Office opened on 1 April 1878 and closed in 1980 3 See also editCity of Williamstown Williamstown North was previously within this former local government area References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Williamstown North Suburbs and Localities 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 21 July 2022 nbsp Williamstown Cemetery heritage vic gov au Retrieved 6 February 2021 Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List retrieved 13 April 2021External links editHobsons Bay Community Online Forum nbsp This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williamstown North Victoria amp oldid 1164293965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
