What future Is there for the Portland North railway yard as the area Is very run down and abandoned looking.
If the yard was closed and redeveloped for housing, Partland and light Industrial would the yard be missed ?
The yard was last used to store unused grain hoppers and I think the last freight loading In and out of the yard was logs In 2002 ?
Does any one know much about this yard that by the looks of It was a very large busy yard with siding going off Into fuel terminals surrounding the yard (fuel was transported vic ship from Shell at Corio to the S. L. Paterson tanker berth on the Northern breakwater of Portland Harbour and piped up the cliff to the terminals)
Was the yard home to the original Portland Loco ?
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Platform looking North
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Platform looking South
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A change In platform level
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North end of Portland North yard at Kennedy Street
The closed broad gauge Ampol siding In the foreground
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Dilapidated broad gauge siding to the old Ampol terminal
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Ampol terminal
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Some type of loading ramp
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Same ramp Any one know what It was for ?
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Looking North
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Mobil siding
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Mobil terminal
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Mobil terminal
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Abandon goods platform
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Overhead crane In the yard
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South end of yard
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South end of the runaround loop
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Goods shed
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Goods shed
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Goods sheds
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End of the line
Note some new houses have been recently built on the south side of Hurd Street on the old harbour line alinement
Austraila needs to stop stuffing around with different rail gauges and all go Stephenson Standard 4'8.5"(1435mm)
