<kuid2:1854:31236:2> VR Type 'B' Station - Williamstown

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This is a faithful replica of the bespoke VR Type 'B' Station that serves the Melbourne suburban terminus of Williamstown on the short, 2.3 mile/3.5 Kilometer branch line from Newport (although when the line was proposed in 1856, the 'branch' eminated from Footscray, making it 5 miles/7.5 Kilometers long). The station is unusual (but by no means unique) amongst the Type 'B' stations, in that, unlike most of this type, the platform canopy was of a design that the author is unable to confirm was used on any other occasion (it is provided with a separate, ridged, hipped roof, where most other canopies are a simmple verandah arrangement). Despite being the present day terminus (the line did extend a further 500 meters to WIlliamstown Pier until 1987), the station building is relatively modest and unchanged since being opened by the Victorian Railways in 1859. This structure was the second station design planned for the location, as a much grander design was intended by the line's original implimentors, the Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway but their intentions fell foul of the company's sale to the government in 1856. Because this asset comes complete with it's own 'built-in' platform, (replete with the ''Ann Street'' footbridge - a heritage listed structure), as per the prototype, it is 'Passenger Enabled', utilising a number of the Bloodnok scripts (supplied with this asset's kuid-table) to control the stopping of trains at the station. In line with the prototype and because of the 'commisional'' nature of its creation, the asset is provided with with moddern day ''Metro'' style station signs *designating the location as ''Wiliamstown'') which cannot be altered to any other name. The asset is intended solely to represent Williamstown station and only Williamstown station as it currently exists. This asset is intended for use in Trainz version TS2012 or later.