FOX's POINT TOURIST RAILWAY – “The Vista Trains”

I have published an updated new edition of this free on-line Research Project.

This is about the "Fox's Point Scenic Railway", also known as the "Vista Trains", an almost forgotten part of the Dandenong Ranges history in Melbourne's outer east, a popular tourist attraction between 1953 and 1961, located on the north face of Mt Dandenong.

It was located 3 km from the township of Montrose, on the southern side of the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, near the intersection of Inverness Rd.

My dissertation, of 30 chapters, brings together many heritage images, descriptive texts, location maps and drawings about the Railway. A special Chapter showing historical images of the early days of the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd is also included.

New content now includes exclusive images of the demolition and recovery operations of 1965, the landslips and road widening of 1972, land usage, pictures of the site and the embankment in February 2015 after clearing of bush, and a Historical Timeline.

It may be viewed at http://bpadula.tripod.com/foxpoint

KALORAMA SCENIC RAILWAY - MT DANDENONG

KALORAMA SCENIC RAILWAY - MT DANDENONG

I have updated my Pictorial Heritage Website about this Railway, which operated between 1954 and 1961.
 

This now incorporates several new pages, with images created in 1965 showing the track infrastructure just prior to and after the dismantling.
 

The Project may be viewed at
http://bpadula.tripod.com/foxpoint

THE VISTA TRAINS - Fox's Point Scenic Railway - Kalorama - 1954 to 1961

I have published a further on-line article in my "Pictorial Heritage of Victoria" research series.  
This is about the "Fox's Point Scenic Railway", also known as the "Vista Trains", an almost forgotten part of the Dandenong Ranges history in Melbourne's outer east, a popular tourist attraction between 1954 and 1961, located on the north face of Mt Dandenong.

It was located 3.5 km from the township of Montrose, on timbered bushland, at what is now 1136-1138 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd, at "Windy Corner", near the intersection of the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd and Inverness Rd.

My dissertation, of 12 chapters, brings together many heritage images, descriptive texts, location maps and drawings about the Railway. A special Chapter showing historical images of the early days of the Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd is also included.

It may be viewed at THE VISTA TRAINS - Fox's Point Scenic Railway - Kalorama - 1954 to 1961