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April 2010:

A clean up of the Way and Works B van was undertaken before the project to rebuild the forest section commenced. (Photo: Barry Fell)

January 2010:

	Just purchased Sleeper Renewer Scarifer machine. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Engine side of Sleeper Renewer Scarifer machine. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Turning a new leg for the ladies waiting room seat. The broken one is in the background. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Hired grooming machine. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Groomed blackwood. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Groomed embankment over Wallaby Creek. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	North side of the wallaby creek embankment showing groomed and non groomed areas. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Groomed embankment over Musk Creek. (Photo: Barry Fell)

December 2009:

	Restored ladies waiting room seat recently placed in the anteroom of the ladies toilets. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Upgraded ladies toilets. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The new slip on fire fighting and weed spray unit being completed at Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Recently the railway recieved a grant from Building Better Museums program for two fire resistant filing cabinets. (Photo: Barry Fell)

October and November 2009:

	Burning off cleared trees that were killed in the February bushfires. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Burning off piles of cleared vegitation prior to the upcoming fire season. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Unloading rail fittings for the 75lb rail purchased from Wahgunyah. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Servicing the railway ute. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Trackwork, May 2009:

	Digging a sleeper trench on the home signal curve at Daylesford, with the excavated and levelled site for the rollingstock shed in the background. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The new hydraulic dogspiking hammer is the plant manager's pride and joy, at least until the tie crane enters service! (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Looking down the straight with sleeper replacement underway. The bushfire damaged forest is in the background (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Trolley, tamper and backhoe at the Lyman St level crossing. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	With the VGR sleeper inserter back at Maldon, the backhoe pushes a sleeper under the track. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Trackwork, March 2009:

	Your trolley breaks down? Call someone who cares, DSCR roadside serivce! (Photo: Barry Fell)
	With most of the line not accessable, yard work at Daylesford continues. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The track may be burnt out but the DSCR is not standing still. Here a local contractor is levelling the site of the rollingstock shed. Now all we need is the money for the shed! (Photo: Barry Fell)
	While assessment of bushfire damage is underway, track work continues as seen here in Daylesford yard. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Lineside clearing, November 2008:

	Although a contractor with a tractor slasher is used for the broad acre lineside clearing, a ride on mower is an indepensible part of the DSCR clearing equipment to get in and around all those trees. (Photo: Ian Fell)
	Unfortunately with a more normal Daylesford Winter the lineside vegitation has gone ballistic. Here blackberries are being cleared on the 60AS embankment near Musk. (Photo: Ian Fell)

Toilets at Daylesford, November 2008:

	Volunteers start the last part of the fence around the new toilets. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	With the frame complete the iron is going on. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Putting on the final cladding of the fence. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The fence around the new toilets completed except for the two kick rails. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Toilets at Daylesford, May 2008:

	New mens toilet block completed with end parapet wall. (Photo: Ian Fell)
	New mens cubicles underway. (Photo: Ian Fell)
	Internal view of the three new mens cubicles. (Photo: Ian Fell)

Yard maintenence at Daylesford, June 2008:

Tamping replaced sleepers in 1 road at Daylesford. (Photo: Ian Fell)

Yard maintenence at Daylesford, 31 May 2008:

	It's Autumn and the yearly leaf rake is in full swing. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Making new base for point lever on the single slip. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Point timber replacement at Daylesford, May 2008:

	Putting buda jack on bent point blade. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Straighting bent point blade with buda jack. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Completing the work of re-timbering the down end points at Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	General view of the work site in the yard at Daylesford. (Photo: James Brook)

Toilets at Daylesford, May 2008:

	New male toilets at Daylesford station under construction. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Frame for the disabled toilet building. The toilet part is towards platform while the rear half for storage towards market. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Disabled toilet viewed from the storage end. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Musk sleeper replacement, January 2008:

	Inserting new sleepers in the platform road at Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Replacing sleepers on the home signal curve at Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Sleeper replacement, November 2007:

	Replacing sleepers near Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Inserting sleepers near Wheelers Hill road. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Point timber replacement at Daylesford, September 2007:

	Measuring for point timbers. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Trenches dug for new point timbers. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New point timber being inserted. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Reinstating 3 road now point timbers have been replaced. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Musk Platform reconstruction, July 2007:

Burning piles of removed wattles near Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Musk Platform reconstruction, July 2007:

Musk platform after completion of the rebuilding work. (Photo: Steven Fiume)

Musk Platform reconstruction, June 2007:

	Musk platform being rebuit by Puffing Billy Railway under contract. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The Puffing Billy Gang get back to work after lunch. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	First new platform face upright in place at Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Quines Rd working bee, 5 August 2006:

	The extractor is removing the old sleepers, while the scarifier digs out the trench. (Photo: Arthur Brook)
	Hammering dog spikes into a newly installed sleeper. (Photo: Arthur Brook)
	Drilling the holes for the dog spikes. (Photo: Arthur Brook)
	The volunteer team busy with a number of tasks required for trackwork. (Photo: Arthur Brook)
	Tamping the newly installed sleepers. (Photo: Arthur Brook)

Sleeper replacement, June 2006:

	The scarifier digs the last trench during a major sleeper replacement program in the Musk forest. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The shadows are getting long in the late afternoon sun as some spot sleeper replacement is undertaken on the Daylesford straight. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Repairs to the Hi-rail truck, June 2006:

Fitting new pistons to rebuilt truck engine. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Hill Street Gate, April 2006:

	Manovering the new Hill Street gate post. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New gate post, gate and striker post at the Hill St enterance to the goods yard. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Bullarto, Feb 2006:

	Hmmm, the rail drill hasnt been started for a while. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Drilling bolt holes in the new rail at Bullarto. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Dogging the new rail in place. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New rail in high leg of the last curve before Bullarto platform. The old rail was somewhat worn. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New adjusters pegs to be installed on the up home signal lead at Bullarto. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Replacing adjusters pegs at Bullarto. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New adjusters peg in the up signal cable in Bullarto yard. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Reinstated access road crossing in Bullarto yard. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Bullarto lit by back lamp. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Bullarto lit by back lamp. (Photo: Barry Fell)

December 2005:

	Over December 91RM was withdrawn to for a C exam and body repairs. New alunimium patches were put over some holes in the roof. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	This is what happens when you rivet aluminium directly to steel. Electrolysis in 91RM's roof with a 2 dollar coin next to it. Fortuately 32RM being a later series 153 has zinc packers between the steel frame and aluminum roof. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New sleepers for the embankment over Wallaby Creek. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Due to the increasing problem in sourcing Red Gum sleepers, 120 local Sugar Gum ones have been purchased to evaluate their performance. (Photo: Barry Fell)

November 2005:

	Cleaning out the drain at the bullarto home signal cutting. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	New signal lead pegs being made by green reserve team. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Y159's govenor out for overhaul. (Photo: Barry Fell)

October 2005:

	With two generations of Smithwicks working on it, the Y class must be ready to go. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	As part of a museums grant, new blinds have been fitted to the station windows and doors to cut down uv light damage to the displays. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Advertising signs, January 2005:

New signs are being erected at varoius loactions at Daylesford. Here more gravel is being delivered for the last sign on the path from the bottom car park. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Trackwork, March - August 2004:

	Replacing some much needed sleepers in No 3 road at Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Sleepering also took place in the Bullarto section. Here sleepers are ready to be inserted on the 20 chain curve on the embankment over Leitches Creek (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Drilling dog spike holes in newly installed sleepers at the pit log curve. This is the first of 420 new sleepers that needs to be put into the track. If you would like to help with this important task, please ring Stuart on 0409 351 901 (Photo: Ian Fell)

Rolling stock maintenence:

	While the Y class ran the Sunday services in December 2003, work was also carried out on 91RM's No 1 engine. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	91RM's No2 engine undergoing maintenence, mid 2003. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	A reupholstered seat (closest to window) in 91RM's first class car. (Photo: Barry Fell)

Infrastructure maintenence:

	New coping on the goods platform at Daylesford, 8/2004. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Loaded up with forest litter from the drains, the flat top is cleared with the backhoe, 8/2004. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	With the backhoe now here Dipp thought it would be a good idea to get some practice in, so he dug a hole! (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The engine fitted to the scarifer. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	A hyrail weed spraying truck visited the DSCR on cup day 2003 and is seen here near not far out of Daylesford station. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Track work at Bullarto the old fashioned way, and it's raining... (Photo: Barry Fell)
	One of the new drive wheels for the scarifier inside the maintenence shed at Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The trolleys arrive in the Wombat state forest before a day of trackwork between Daylesford and Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Scarifing between Daylesford and Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Tamping between Daylesford and Musk. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	DSCR volunteers replace the walkways on the East Street bridge at Daylesford. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	Walkway on the Daylesford side of the bridge. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The work on the East Street bridge is now completed. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	One of our volunteer workers Ian Fell drills holes into the platform at Daylesford to secure the restored platform seats. (Photo: Barry Fell)
	The seats are secured in place and ready for many years of service. (Photo: Barry Fell)