Re: Victorian Roundhouses

[David Langley <del@ancc.com.au>]

John Dennis wrote:

> OK, following on from the roundhouse thread, we seem to have consensus
> that they were never called by that name in Victoria.
>
> North Melbourne, Bendigo, East Ballarat and Maryborough all had
> rectangular sheds with turntable(s) inside: 3 at NM, 2 at Ballarat and
> one at the others.
>
> I know that Geelong, Seymour, Ararat and Hamilton all had a reasonable
> number of stalls located in a (part) circle around the turntable.  I
> do not recall Benalla.
>
> Which of these had the most covered roads radiating from the open
> turntable?

Contrary to another thread currently running in this ng, I am not old
enough to remember these locations save to say that I suspect that Geelong
and Seymour had the most covered roads. In fact Seymour might well have
been a proper roundhouse except that the entrance to the TT was via an
open track i.e. no roof. This is something that Junee does not have.

Benalla was also a similar type and an early signalling litho I have shows
it to be a complete roundhouse.

David Langley.