Melbourne Railway Company
| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Predecessors | Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company |
| Founded | 31 March 1862 in Melbourne, Australia |
| Defunct | 30 June 1865 |
| Fate | Merger |
| Successor | Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Melbourne |
| Services | Railway construction and operations |
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.
Previously, 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]
Rolling stock
[edit]Locomotives
[edit]| Class | Wheel arrangement |
Fleet number(s) |
Manufacturer Serial numbers |
Year introduced |
Total | Total preserved |
Year(s) withdrawn |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M&HBR 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Melbourne*, Victoria, Yarra* | Robert Stephenson & Co. 954, 956, 957 |
1862 (ex M&SR) | 3* | 0 | 1865 | All to Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway *Melbourne & Yarra owned by SK&BR but used by MRC |
| G&MR 0-6-0WT | 0-6-0WT | Hercules | R&W Hawthorn 928 |
1862 (ex M&SR) | 1 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
| M&SR 2-4-0T | 2-4-0T | Hawthorn, Richmond | George England & Co. 160, 161 |
1862 (ex M&SR) | 2 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
| M&SR 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Kew | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1377 |
1862 (ex M&SR) | 1 | 0 | 1865 | To Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
| MRC 2-4-0WT | 2-4-0WT | Prahran, Windsor | Robert Stephenson & Co. 1459, 1460 |
1963 | 2 | 0 | 1865 | All to Melbourne & Hobson's Bay United Railway |
References
[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 Report