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Daylesford to Musk first test trains, 14 August 2010

	Y159 passes the Daylesford home signal as it departs with the first test train to Musk since the fires (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 approaches Wheelers Hill Road near Musk in typical wet and windy winter weather in the central highlands. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 pauses just outside Musk during the test run as the wind gets even stronger. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 arrives at Musk as the volunteers look on from the shelter of the Mallee shed. This was the first time something heavier than a trolley has travelled to Musk since the fires in February 2009. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 climbs upgrade towards Sullivan St with the returning test run. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 stopped at the pit logs in the forest during the second test run. The new growth on the burnt trees can be seen in the background. (Photo: James Brook)
	Another view of Y159 stopped at the pit logs in the forest during the second test run. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 on the pit logs during the second test run. The rail over these logs has also been welded to form a continuous length. (Photo: James Brook)
	The view looking back towards Daylesford from Musk over the re-laid level crossing. (Photo: James Brook)
	Y159 back at a cold and wet Daylesford station after a successful afternoon of test runs to Musk. (Photo: James Brook)

Reconstruction, July 2010

	The level of the re-layed Wheelers Hill Road curve is what is knon as 'all over the place' prior to jacking and tamping. The old 60lb D rail that has been replaced by the 60lb AS on the curve is loaded up to be taken back to Daylesford for use in the rollingstock shed (Photo: Barry Fell)
	In advance of the tamper, the high leg has been jacked to get the top (level) of the track right. Now the low leg is done to to get the correct cant (angle) on the curve. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The holes have been jacked out and the correct cant set, so the tamper can come through and pack the sleepers. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The jacking and tamping is completed and the Wheelers Hill Rd curve now has a nice top and consistant cant. However, there is an awful lot of boxing in to do. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	As part of the project, a set of 60lb AS points from Trentham yard has been installed at Daylesford to replace the set of badly worn 60lb D points. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Reconstruction Continues, May 2010

	Looking up the pit log curve to the work crew's base. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Puffing Billy contractors have installed the new pit logs and layed 80lb rail to replace those burnt out in the 2009 bushfire. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New pit log in the forest. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Puffing Billy contractors spiking on the pit log curve. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	You would hardly know this scene was a barren burnt out landcsape just 12 months ago as the track machines are deep in the now regenerating forest. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	As part of the general upgrade of the line, the very worn 60D curve to the Wheelers Hill Rd level crossing has been relaid in 60AS rail purchased from Cathkin when the Mansfield line was pulled up in 1988. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Reconstruction Commences, April 2010

	Puffing Billy contractors being trained in the operation of the hyrail tip truck prior to the commencement of the project. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Much of the volunteers day was sorting out dog spikes and sleeper plates. This time comsuming task allows the contractors to do more sleepers and a much better use of the grant money. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The SRS and Comeng scarifier have just crossed Sullivan street as they head down the straight to the works area. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Sleepers marked for removal at the half mile post in the forest. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	SRS digging a sleeper trench. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Dragging the rail to location to replace that which buckled in the bushfire. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The scarified sleeper trenchs at the end of the volunteers input on Saturday. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The buckled rail in the forest was the first job for the contractors. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The first week of the bushfire recovery project has seen about 200 sleepers replaced up from the pit log crossing. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Bushfire Recovery funding announcement, 21 February 2010

	Geoff Howard, Member for Ballarat East and Callum Wright from Bendigo Bank Community Enterprise Scheme present the cheque for $300,000 in Bushfire recovery funding to Stuart Smithwick, president of the DSCR. (Photo: Bronwyn Liddelow)
	Stuart Smithwick, president of the DSCR reads the grant documentation during the announcement. (Photo: Bronwyn Liddelow)

Preliminary work, January 2010

	First works trolley in the bushfire area. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Eleven months to the day after the Musk Vale bushfire destroyed 1.5 klm of railway, the bush is begining to regenerate. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The first day in the bushfire area was used to collect all the loose 75lb sleeper plates. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority visit, 30/8/2009

	Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Christine Nixon (left), discusses the impact of the bushfires during a trip to the edge of the burnt forest in 63RM. (Photo: James Brook)
	Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Christine Nixon (centre), discusses the impact of the bushfires during a trip to the edge of the burnt forest in 63RM. (Photo: James Brook)
	Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, Christine Nixon (left), discusses the impact of the bushfires during a trip to the edge of the burnt forest in 63RM. (Photo: James Brook)
	View from 63RM at the current end of operations. Prior to the bushfire on 23/2/2009, the railway operated to Musk and Bullarto. (Photo: James Brook)

DSCR Bushfire Damage

	View of the bushfire damage track towards the Musk end of the forest, Feb 2009. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	View of the heat buckled rail near 73.5 miles with the sleepers still smouldering. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Bushfire damaged track between Daylesford and Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Another view in the burnt out forest between Daylesford and Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	View at Twin Dams on the Musk end of the forest looking towards Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	This photo shows where the pit logs used to be before the fire. (Photo: Barry Fell)