The Outer Circle: Melbourne's Forgotten Railway

2014 • 0h49m Documentary

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In the 1870s Victorian politicians debated the virtues of constructing a 20km-long railway through Melbourne's east, simply to circumvent a privately-owned railway from South Yarra to Flinders Street Station. By 1878 the private railway had been purchased by the Victorian Government and there was no longer a need to build the orbital railway. But greedy politicians pushed legislation through parliament, authorising the construction of the railway through their own private land holdings. This is the story of Melbourne's Outer Circle Railway.

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Director

Andrew McColm

Screenplay

Ron Killeen

Cast

Dr David Beardsell

Dr Crystal Legacy

Sr Helen-Mary Langlands

Release date

12/12/2014

Status

Released

Origin country

US

AU

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