|
Passing Clouds Railway Station
Passing Clouds railway station is a railway station on the Daylesford line, in the locality of Musk, in Central Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 19 July 2018. It serves the adjacent Passing Clouds winery which is within walking distance from the station. It is serviced by the tourist services operated by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway.Ashleigh McMillan"Daylesford Spa Country Railway launches platform at Passing Clouds Winery" ''The Courier'', 19/07/18 The station consists of a short gravel platform and a Weatherboard Clapboard (), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. ''Clapboard'' in modern Americ ... waiting shelter. References Victoria (state) tourist railway stations Railway stations opened in 2018 {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daylesford Spa Country Railway
The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the closed and dismantled Daylesford line, and currently runs services between Daylesford and the hamlet of Bullarto. History Victorian Railways era The original line was opened in two stages, from the mainline junction at Carlsruhe to the town of Trentham, on 16 February 1880. The remainder of the line was opened a month later on 17 March. The line initially had significant goods and passenger traffic, with 50,000 passengers travelling the line in 1884 alone. However, over the next seventy years, both traffic and the quality of line gradually degraded, until the last passenger service was replaced with a road coach in 1978. Reopening as a tourist railway The Central Highlands Tourist Railway was founded two years later, and set about restoring the railway to operating condi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passing Clouds Railway Station
Passing Clouds railway station is a railway station on the Daylesford line, in the locality of Musk, in Central Victoria, Australia. It was opened on 19 July 2018. It serves the adjacent Passing Clouds winery which is within walking distance from the station. It is serviced by the tourist services operated by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway.Ashleigh McMillan"Daylesford Spa Country Railway launches platform at Passing Clouds Winery" ''The Courier'', 19/07/18 The station consists of a short gravel platform and a Weatherboard Clapboard (), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. ''Clapboard'' in modern Americ ... waiting shelter. References Victoria (state) tourist railway stations Railway stations opened in 2018 {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daylesford Railway Line
{{geodis ...
The name Daylesford is borne by a number of settlements: *Daylesford, Victoria, Australia * Daylesford, Saskatchewan, in Rural Municipality of Lake Lenore No. 399, Canada *Daylesford, Gloucestershire, England *Daylesford, Pennsylvania, United States **Daylesford (SEPTA station), a commuter rail station See also * Daylesford Abbey * Daylesford Football Club * Daylesford Monastery * Daylesford Secondary College * Daylesford Spa Country Railway ** Daylesford railway station * Electoral district of Daylesford The Electoral district of Daylesford was an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It included the town of Daylesford, around 155 km north-west of Melbourne. It was merged, along with Maryborough, into the Electoral dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford is a spa town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, approximately 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. First established in 1852 as a gold-mining town, today Daylesford has a population of 2,548 as of the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census. As one of Australia’s few spa towns, Daylesford is a notable tourist destination. The town’s numerous spas, restaurants and galleries are popular alongside the many gardens and country-house-conversion styled bed and breakfasts. The broader area around the town, including Hepburn Springs, Victoria, Hepburn Springs to the north, is known for its natural spring mineral spas and is the location of over 80 per cent of Australia's effervescent mineral water reserve. It is also the filming location for the third season of ''The Saddle Club'', and scenes from the 2004 film ''Love's Brother''. History Prior to European settlement the area was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musk, Victoria
Musk is a locality in central Victoria, Australia in the Hepburn Shire local government area, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Musk and the surrounding area had a population of 150. Musk Creek Post Office opened around March 1879, was renamed Musk in 1937 and closed in 1974. References See also * Musk railway station Musk railway station is in Musk, in central Victoria, Australia. It was opened in September 1881 under the name of Musk Creek, the name being shortened to Musk in 1905. The station closed with the line on Monday, 3 July 1978. In 1969, the plat ... Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Victoria
North Central Victoria is a rural region in the Australian state of Victoria. The region lies to the south of the Victorian/New South Wales border as defined by the Murray River, to the southwest of the Hume region, to the west of the Great Dividing Range contained within the Central Highlands and Victorian Alps, to the north of Greater Melbourne, to the northeast of the Wimmera, and to the east of the Mallee region. As at the 2016 Australian census, the North Central region had a population of , representing the aggregate population of the eight local government areas that comprise the region. Location Sustainability Victoria, a Victorian Government agency, defines North Central Victoria as the municipalities of Buloke, Gannawarra, Loddon, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Mount Alexander, Macedon Ranges and the City of Greater Bendigo. A climate change study by La Trobe University also includes the Shire of Hepburn within the region. The major urban centres are Bendigo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clapboard
Clapboard (), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. ''Clapboard'' in modern American usage is a word for long, thin boards used to cover walls and (formerly) roofs of buildings. Historically, it has also been called ''clawboard'' and ''cloboard''. In the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, the term ''weatherboard'' is always used. An older meaning of "clapboard" is small split pieces of oak imported from Germany for use as barrel staves, and the name is a partial translation (from , "to fit") of Middle Dutch and related to German . Types Riven Clapboards were originally riven radially producing triangular or "feather-edged" sections, attached thin side up and overlapped thick over thin to shed water. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullarto Railway Station
Bullarto railway station is a railway station on the Daylesford line, in Bullarto, Victoria, Australia. The station opened on Wednesday, 17 March 1880, and closed on Monday, 3 July 1978. In 1969, the platform was 74m in length and, in 1975, Bullarto was working under no-one-in-charge conditions. At 747m above sea level, it was the second-highest station on the former Victorian Railways system. Re-opening The section of the former Daylesford line between Musk and Bullarto was reopened by the Daylesford Spa Country Railway The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated gauge tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the closed and dismantled Daylesford line ... (DSCR) on 17 March 1997, and Bullarto is the current terminus of DSCR tourist rail motor services. The station platform and portable building have been restored and a run-around loop provided. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musk Railway Station
Musk railway station is in Musk, in central Victoria, Australia. It was opened in September 1881 under the name of Musk Creek, the name being shortened to Musk in 1905. The station closed with the line on Monday, 3 July 1978. In 1969, the platform was in length, and a weighbridge was in place. By 1975, the station was being worked under no-one-in-charge conditions. Re-opening During the mid to late 1980s, the Daylesford Spa Country Railway (DSCR) used ganger's trolleys to convey passengers on short trips from Daylesford station to the Wombat State Forest, about halfway between Daylesford and Musk. On 15 September 1990, the DSCR began railmotor Railmotor is a term used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere for a railway lightweight railcar, usually consisting of a railway carriage with a steam traction unit, or a diesel or petrol engine, integrated into it. Steam railcars Overview In th ... services between Daylesford and Musk, the first for the first time in 13 years. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (state) Tourist Railway Stations
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom (1837–1901), Empress of India (1876–1901) Victoria may also refer to: People * Victoria (name), including a list of people with the name * Princess Victoria (other), several princesses named Victoria * Victoria (Gallic Empire) (died 271), 3rd-century figure in the Gallic Empire * Victoria, Lady Welby (1837–1912), English philosopher of language, musician and artist * Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (born 1977) * Victoria, ring name of wrestler Lisa Marie Varon (born 1971) * Victoria (born 1987), professional name of Song Qian, Chinese sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
