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HMAS Warrnambool in 1941 before being commissioned. HMAS Warrnambool (J202), named for the city of Warrnambool, Victoria was one of 60 Bathurst -class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). [1] Warrnambool sank after she hit a mine in the Great ...
The Warrnambool line is a long-distance regional rail service in Victoria, Australia. Operated by V/Line , it is the state's fourth longest railway line at 267.3 kilometres (166.1 mi). The line runs from Southern Cross station in central Melbourne to Warrnambool station in the south-west, serving 21 stations via Wyndham Vale , Geelong , Waurn ...
Warrnambool ( / ˈwɔːrnəmbuːl / ⓘ; Maar: Peetoop or Wheringkernitch or Warrnambool) [2] is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. [1] Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Allansford) marks the western end of the Great Ocean Road and the southern end of ...
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger train and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five commuter lines and eight long-distance routes from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne.
Rail transport in the Australian state of Victoria is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of 2,357 km of Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) lines, and 1,912 km of standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)) freight and interstate lines; the latter increasing with gauge conversion of the former.
V/Line train crossing the Breakwater Bridge, 2006. The Warrnambool line was originally built by the private Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company and opened on 25 June 1857, the line being sold to the Victorian Railways in 1860. [3] The line was designed by English engineer Edward Snell, and built as a single track.
The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong . It is the most used regional rail service in Victoria, carrying 8.15 million people in the 2022-23 financial year. [1]
Mahogany Ship. The Mahogany Ship is a putative early Australian shipwreck that is believed by some to lie beneath the sand in the Armstrong Bay area, approximately 3 to 6 kilometres (1.9 to 3.7 mi) west of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria, Australia.