On Sunday 30 May 2010, Daylesford Spa Country Railway members and volunteers were over the moon at the announcement by Geoff Howard, Member for Ballarat East, that the railway’s application to the State Government for $80,000 towards the cost of an undercover storage facility for the railmotor collection had been approved.
DSCR director Barry Fell said “This was the 19th application we had submitted to both State and Federal Governments over the past 27 years for such a shed. I suppose the moral of the story is: never give up, even after 18 rejections!”
The shed will be constructed on the formation of the former Daylesford to Ballarat railway which closed in 1953 behind the East Street industrial estate. It will house the railway’s collection of Victorian Railways railmotors spanning from the 1920’s through to the 1970’s.
In 2007 a Heritage Victoria funded study found the collection to be of State significance.
Mr Fell went on to say “The railway will be contributing $40,000 in cash, this being the last of the surplus built up prior to the February 2009 bushfire. It is a testimony to the railway’s prudent financial management that, even after that devastating blow, we are able to do so, as the shed is critical to ensure the long term sustainability of our tourist and heritage operations”.
Daylesford Spa Country Railway volunteers will also be contributing in-kind by laying all of the required track work.
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23/7/2011
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Power is now connected and all shed works have been completed. The DSCR would like to thank all supporters and volunteers of the project. The railway's historic and unique collection of railmotors is now safely under cover out of the weather. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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21/6/2011
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Numbers attached above the doors and the permanent fence between the shed tracks and the running line has been built. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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19/6/2011
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63RM, DRC40 and 544ZL have been placed in the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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29/5/2011
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26MT has been pushed into the shed for long term storage.
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12/6/2011
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91RM has been placed in the shed as it has been removed from service pending maintenence work. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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29/5/2011
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26MT has been pushed into the shed for long term storage.
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28/5/2011
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Y159 operated test runs into all three roads of the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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21/5/2011
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Trackwork completed into the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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15/5/2011
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No 1 and 2 roads inside the shed have now been tamped. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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10/5/2011
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Ballast has been laid and tamped up to the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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24/4/2011
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Spiking has been completed along 2 and 3 road right to the back of the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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19/3/2011
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Spiking has been completed along 1 road right to the back of the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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13/3/2011
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The Comeng trolley becomes the first rail vehicle to enter the shed. Trackwok continues along 1 road towards the rear of the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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6/3/2011
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The first set of points have now been spiked along the straight. Sleepers and rail have been laid out into the shed, but not bolted or spiked yet. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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27/2/2011
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The first set of points has been laid out in front of the shed, but not yet spiked. Trackwork continues from this point towards the shed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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12/2/2011
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Y159 ran a train out to Musk and Wheelers Hill Rd to collect 60lb D rail that had been replaced with AS rail during the Musk project. This D rail will be used in the shed track. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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6/2/2011
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Track laying has now reached the start of the points outside the shed.
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2/1/2011
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Sleepers have been inserted and spiked up to the current end of the former Ballarat line. Work is expected to continue laying new track along the former Ballarat line towards the shed in the coming weeks. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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10/12/2010
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Shed construction completed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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6/12/2010
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Shed construction is underway. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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14/11/2010
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Shed components delivered to shed site and footings completed. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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7/11/2010
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Trackwork on former Ballarat line between East St and the shed site commenced. Working bees will be held most weekends until further notice.
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10/2010
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Earthworks for shed site underway.
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14/8/2010
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Shed components arrived and loaded for transport to the work site. Photos in the Shed Gallery
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2/8/2010
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Track has been relayed in "Dead Mans Curve" next to the shed location.
Surplus rail from track re-layed as part of the bushfire reconstruction project has been stockpiled for use in the shed.
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30/5/2010
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$80,000 grant towards the cost of a Railmotor Storage facility announced by Geoff Howard, Member for Ballarat East. Click here for more information.
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