Talk:Sandringham line

Early private companies
The early private companies are a little confusing... -- ThylacineHunter  (talk) 11:06, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Melbourne and Suburban Railway Company (MSRC) was sold to Melbourne Railway Company (MRC) on 31 March 1862
 * Operations of St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company (StK&BRC) was taken over by MRC on 1 May 1862
 * MRC amalgamated with Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company (M&HBRC) forming Melbourne and Hobson's Bay United Railway Company (M&HBURC) on 30 June 1865
 * The StK&BRC still existed (without locomotives) until sold to the M&HBUR on 1 September 1865

Elevated stations
The article says "The majority of stations are at ground level, with elevated or lowered stations constructed in conjunction with historical level crossing removals works." This may be true of Richmond, South Yarra and Elsternwick, but Balaclava and Gardenvale stations seem to be in their original locations even if bridges have been built north and south of Gardenvale, as far as I can tell from their articles.--Grahame (talk) 03:08, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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In response to failed GAN
In relation to the above statement regarding the 19th-century section and reference to the Brighton line. From 1859 to 1887 the Sandringham line was the Brighton line. The sections of the Sandringham line between Flinders Street and Brighton Beach are practically the original alignment (with minimal divergence as a result from line upgrades). Any mention of the "Brighton line" is therefore relevant to this line (or does every time a line gets extended/shortened mean we need to create a separate article?) WP:RS for the early history of the line is a bit patchy due to the "revolving door" of the early private operators (4 before the governmental Victorian Railways took over). The fact most of these companies were only around for 3 years, and this was 158 to 164 years ago, there is not too much on the operations of these companies and what does exist and is easily accessible to general public is not from a RS. I hope to in the future to try and access the limited records on this time period located in the railway archives. -- ThylacineHunter  (talk) 13:20, 17 August 2023 (UTC)