 Included in the early proposal was the extension of the proposed line to Woolamai where it could connect with the San Remo and Kilcunda Tramway, which at that time was ferrying coal at great cost to Melbourne via ship.The owner of the tramway even proposed, that at his own cost he would extend his tramway from his current workings at Kilcunda all the way to Cape Patterson, if the proposed Railway were built.Prompting further exploration of the extent of the coalfields along the coast, and ending in a proposal to extend the line onto the Powlett River Coalfields, with construction beginning in earnest.