Australia's first steam locomotive was built in ten weeks and cost £2,700. The first train was locally built by Robertson, Martin & Smith, however, owing to delays in shipping. Trains were ordered from Robert Stephenson and Company of the United Kingdom.
On 23 May of that year the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was taken over by the Government. On 1 April 1856, the Railway Department was established as part of the Board of Land and Works with George Christian Darbyshire being appointed Engineer in Chief.
In 1855, the Government conducted enquiries and carried out surveys into country railways. The line was owned and operated by Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, opening in 1854. Work began in March 1853 on the Sandridge railway line, stretching 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Melbourne (or City) terminus (on the site of modern-day Flinders Street station) to Sandridge. On 8 February 1853, the Government also approved the establishment of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company and the Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company. On 7 September 1851, a public meeting called for the construction of Australia's first railway to linking Melbourne and Sandridge (now known as Port Melbourne), which led to the establishment of the privately owned Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company in 1853. 4.3.2.1 Stony Point line and metropolitan V/Line services.1.9 Network development and level crossing removals.1.8 Ridership boom and Metro Trains Melbourne.In addition to the primary commuter and freight railway networks, Melbourne also features heritage railways such as Puffing Billy and has the world's largest urban tram network. Some tracks are also used by freight trains and V/Line regional services. and midnight, with 24-hour services from Friday to Sunday. The suburban network operates primarily between 5:00 a.m. There were more than 170 level crossings before the Level Crossing Removal Project commenced in 2015 to grade separate 75 of the busiest crossings and ease associated road congestion, with 45 already removed. The railway network is primarily at ground level, with smaller underground and elevated sections. Ī total length of 998 km of track is owned by VicTrack and leased to train operators through Public Transport Victoria. An underground line is currently under construction as part of the Metro Tunnel, which aims to unlock network capacity and provide Melbourne with a turn-up-and-go metro-like service. The suburban network is a commuter rail system designed to transport passengers from Melbourne's suburbs into the Central Business District (CBD) and associated city loop stations, with the main hub at Flinders Street station. Metro Trains Melbourne operates the Melbourne suburban railway network under franchise from the State Government of Victoria, whilst the government-owned entity V/Line operates trains from Melbourne across regional Victoria. The first steam train in Australia commenced service in Melbourne in 1854, with the network having grown over the last two centuries to consist of 220 stations across 16 lines, serving a yearly ridership of 243.2 million. A large suburban passenger network centred on the CBD also operates, with a limited degree of segregation from longer-distance passenger and freight trains. It is the core of the larger Victorian railway network, with links to both intrastate and interstate systems. The Melbourne rail network is a passenger and freight train system in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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