The Daylesford Spa Country Railway (which is operated by the Central Highlands Tourist Railway) is a volunteer-operated tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. It operates on a section of the formerly disused and dismantled Daylesford line. It presently operates between Daylesford and the hamlet of Bullarto. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts. ... The Bellarine Peninsula Railway is a volunteer-operated steam-driven tourist railway located in Victoria, Australia. ... The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. ... One of the Puffing Billy steam locomotives. ... The Victorian Goldfields Railway is a broad gauge tourist railway in Victoria, Australia. ... Narrow gauge (2ft 6in) tourist railway located in the Thomson River and Stringers Creek valleys in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, near the former gold-mining town and popular tourist destination of Walhalla. ... The Yarra Valley Tourist Railway is a tourist railway operating on a section of the former railway between Lilydale and Healesville in the Yarra Valley area northeast of Melbourne, Australia. ... A ferry operating on the Yarra River // Public transport Melbourne is served with a robust public transportation network. ... Metlink is the marketing name of the public transport network of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia (under the moniker Metlink). It is a universal ticket which allows commuters to ride on the citys trains, trams, and buses. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... A C class tram The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, has one of the worlds most extensive networks of tramways. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the 37 main tram routes and 55 subsidiary routes operating in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Daylesford is a town of rural Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, some 115 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the foothills of Great Dividing Range. ...

History

The original line was opened in two stages - from the mainline junction at Carlsruhe to the town of Trentham, on February 16, 1880. The remainder of the line was opened a month later on March 17. 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. Trentham is a small town in Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Reopening as a Tourist Railway

The Central Highlands Tourist Railway was founded two years later, and set about restoring the railway to operating condition. This proved to be a difficult task - while the right-of-way remained intact, the line had already been dismantled right through from Carlsruhe to Daylesford, with the exception of small yards at Daylesford and Trentham. However, they were able to use the historic Daylesford station as a base, which was largely intact, complete with outbuildings and yards.

After several years of restoration attempts, trolley services commenced to a temporary terminus located in the Wombat Forest in the latter half of the 1980s. On September 15, 1990, rail services commenced between Daylesford and the nearby hamlet of Musk. Another section of line was opened on March 17, 1997, allowing services to operate as far as Bullarto. As the station had been demolished, this required building a new platform and installing a portable station building, which remains as of 2004. In 2002, the organisation changed its trading name from the Central Highlands Tourist Railway to the Daylesford Spa Country Railway. The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current Operations and Future Extenstion Plans

The railway operates most Sundays, with five services on its regular timetable - three that travel directly to Bullarto and bypass Musk, one that only goes as far as Musk, and one that travels express to Bullarto and then stops at Musk on the return journey. On the first Saturday evening of each month, the railway also operates the Silver Streak Champagne Train. The railway also operates a weekly Sunday market on land adjacent to the Daylesford station, which both provides revenue and assists to promote its services.

In 2004, DSCR confirmed that it was interested in reopening the Bullarto-Trentham section of line and issued a proposal to this effect. However, it is still in the planning stages, and numerous obstacles must still be faced before this can begin. While the reservation is still intact, many sections are now privately-owned, as are both stations on this stretch - Lyonville and Trentham. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

List of stations

• Daylesford
• Musk
• Bullarto
• Lyonville (Planned Extension)
• Trentham (Planned Extension)

External link

• Official site