Re: CMRPS to upgrade Castlemaine Station & Yard

[lbrown2@bigpond.com (Brown Family)]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:17:51 +1100, Yuri J Sos
<steam4me@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:

>Castlemaine & Maldon Railway Preservation Society have announced that
>they have obtained a grant of up to $100k from the Vic Gov's Regional
>Infrastructure Development Fund.  The proceeds of the grant will be
>used to restore mainline access to platform 3 and the turntable.
>
>Work to be undertaken includes
>* reinstate mainline points and associated signal works (contractor);
>* resleeper platform road and run around loop;
>* resleeper access siding up to the turntable;
>* connect turntable to this siding;
>* complete turntable works;
>* relocate telephone lines (currently obstruct turntable);
>* improvements to passenger facilities.
>
>Completion of these facilities are in anticipation of the eventual
>restoration of the railway between Muckleford and Maldon Junction
>(Castlemaine) and in the meantime will enable main line operators to
>use Castlemaine as a destination for their tours. 
>
>The project needs to be completed by 31 December 2001.
>
>As well as providing Castlemaine as a new destination, this will shave
>hours off a Melbourne - Castlemaine - Maryborough - Ballarat -
>Melbourne round trip: currently this trip needs to operate all the way
>into Bendigo to turn the loco(s) to head towards Maryborough.
>
>Other applications for funding totalling almost $1.6 million to
>complete the railway are currently under assessment.
>
>Help in the form of memberships, donations and working bees is being
>sought by the Society.

Wow! Titfield here we come!!

Any thoughts on what might happen if Freight Australia want to run a
grain train or something out to Maldon? What will happen if you extend
the line out to Shelbourne? Is the grain silo there still?

Les Brown