It's so sad to me that the Outer Circle didn't survive. Would have been a game changer had it existed into the modern day, alas it was not meant to be. Thankful that the alignment has been preserved though, I have a very slim hope that we could one day see trains run from Fairfield to Oakleigh once again.
Nice job. I think the main reason the Outer Circle line was built was that the speculators who purchased land along the path prior to the South Yarra-Oakleigh line being built were powerful enough to get it built so they could cash in on their land purchases. Clearly, it was not needed by the time it was approved. As a youngster, I used to play in the cutting at High St, East Kew. I think most of the bridge is still there with the superstructure still visible on the eastern side. The western side cutting was filled in long ago when the High St east-bound traffic lane was realigned to go straight instead of curving around to cross the bridge. The cutting on the eastern side was filled in much more recently.
Very thorough and very interesting, as i am familiar with most of these parts of Melbourne and interested in their history. You need to proof-read your narration however,as there were quite a few blatant and important errors made.Your mispronunciation of Prahran, Poath rd. and Barnesbury rd. and your spelling of Operations to name a few.
Loved the video mate. I live on the Alamein Line and have spent so much time walking along the paths where the Outer Circle Line once was so I love hearing and learning more about it.
The Suburban Rail Loop is just a replacement for the Old Outer Circle Line, the SRL is just a waste of time and money, it's laughable that one of the stations planned is Doncaster, because there were plans for the extension of the Kew line and there was going to be a station out at Doncaster the planned extension was given the green light, the Suburban Rail Loop is just a joke, and a budget blowout too.
