Daylesford railway station, Victoria
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Daylesford is a railway station that services the town of Daylesford, Victoria
, Australia
. Daylesford Station is a substantial brick building used by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway
, the station yard consists of a number of tracks which are used to store heritage rollingstock. A goods shed is also located at the station.
Opened on Wednesday, 17 March 1880, it was closed on Monday, 3 July 1978. During the mid to late 1980s the line reopened for tourist services, gangers trolleys
conveyed passengers on short trips to the Wombat State Forest
about halfway between Daylesford
and Musk. On 15 September 1990 railmotor services were restored between Daylesford and Musk for the first time in 13 years.
Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...
, Australia
Australia
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. Daylesford Station is a substantial brick building used by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway
Daylesford Spa Country Railway
The Daylesford Spa Country Railway is a volunteer-operated broad gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the formerly disused and dismantled Daylesford line...
, the station yard consists of a number of tracks which are used to store heritage rollingstock. A goods shed is also located at the station.
Opened on Wednesday, 17 March 1880, it was closed on Monday, 3 July 1978. During the mid to late 1980s the line reopened for tourist services, gangers trolleys
Handcar
A handcar is a railroad car powered by its passengers, or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a maintenance of way or mining car, but it was also used for passenger service in some cases...
conveyed passengers on short trips to the Wombat State Forest
Wombat State Forest
The Wombat State Forest is located west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, between Woodend and Daylesford, at the Great Dividing Range. The forest is approximately in size and sits upon Ordovician or Tertiary sediments...
about halfway between Daylesford
Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...
and Musk. On 15 September 1990 railmotor services were restored between Daylesford and Musk for the first time in 13 years.
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