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Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Colac: G42 about to depart with the last train, 30 June 1962
... colac; beech forest; railways;..., Last Train to Beech Forest, 30-6-62, Historical Society... Railway, Last Train to Beech Forest, 30-6-62, Historical Society ...The last train to Beech Forest ran on 30 June, 1962. The train had a particularly motley look to it; 180 passengers were loaded into NU goods vans which had been hastily fitted out with temporary seats and tarpaulin roofing. The train was hauled by the dilapidated G42 locomotive, kept alive through patch-up repairs and cannibalised G41 parts, which intending travellers looked at with some trepidation. The train made it without mishap. When it returned to Colac on that cold, gloomy June day it signalled the end of narrow gauge operations in the Otway Ranges.B/W. Locomotive G42 with the sign " Australian Railway, Last Train to Beech Forest, 30-6-62, Historical Society" is departing Colac. NC guard's van and NU louvred van are attached. A woman and man watching. .colac; beech forest; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R.L. Forster, Train leaving the balloon reversing loop at Beech Forest, 1950
... beech forest; railways; reversing loop;...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... in the background, the edges of the tennis courts. beech forest; railways ...B/W. "G" class locomotive and goods carriages crossing from No.1 road to No.2 road after leaving the balloon reversing loop at Beech Forest station. In the background are stacks of timber awaiting collection, and further in the background, the edges of the tennis courts.beech forest; railways; reversing loop; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Langford, Weston, Beech Forest: G42 traversing the scissors crossover, 1961, 9 August 1961
... beech forest; railways; delta crossing; scissors crossing;...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... extraction system. beech forest; railways; delta crossing; scissors ...Colour. Locomotive G42 traversing the scissors or delta crossover during shunting operations at Beech Forest on 9 August 1961. A man operates the points. To the right the Beech Forest Hall and Otway Shire offices, and the Water Tank for the use of locomotives. On the left, the remains of a timber extraction system.beech forest; railways; delta crossing; scissors crossing; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest: train from Crowes arrives
... beech forest; railways;... Secretary's house are in the background. beech forest; railways; ...B/W. A train from Crowes laden with timber passes the twin home signals on its way into Beech Forest. Two men are in the foreground. Otway Shire offices (now defunct) and the Shire Secretary's house are in the background.beech forest; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R. Preston, Beech Forest: poison trolley, 1958, 8 January 1958
... beech forest; railways;...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: poison trolley ...B/W. Poison trolley NG No.1 on the Gang Shed siding at Beech Forest on 8 January 1958. The Gang Shed is shown. In the right background the Otway Shire Secretary's house.beech forest; railways; -
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Photograph, Beech Forest: NA locomotive taking coal, c.1955
... beech forest; railways; coal stage; na locomotive;.... Beneath the trestle was the ash pit. beech forest; railways; coal ...To a dead end spur at Beech Forest station a locomotive depot was provided with a coal stage, ash pit and water tank as part of the original facilities of the station. Coal was transported from Colac by rail and hand-shovelled up onto the stage from an NQ truck positioned alongside. Twin water columns on the stage ends enabled two NA class or both ends of a Garratt locomotive to take water simultaneously. Beneath the trestle was the ash pit.B/W. 200mm x 271mm. An NA locomotive on trestles taking coal at Beech Forest. A child watches.beech forest; railways; coal stage; na locomotive; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Derailment at Beech Forest, c.1950
... beech forest; railways;...Beech Forest railway yards, Beech Forest, Otways, Victoria... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Derailment at Beech Forest, c ...B/W. In c.1950 in Beech Forest an NQR wagon load of wood is derailed while changing tracks behind an NA-class locomotive. People are watching. On the left are NQR wagons.beech forest; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Beech Forest: Coaling up, 1962, 31 March 1962
... beech forest: railways; otway ranger;.... beech forest: railways; otway ranger; Ray Jude ...With the fireman coaling up at Beech Forest "The Otway Ranger", arranged by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, on 31 March 1962, gets ready to continue its trek pulling eight NBH excursion carriages and an NC guard's van. The buffer beams on the G42 engine have been recently painted red. B/W. G42 locomotive being coaled up and watered at Beech Forest coal stage by the fireman.beech forest: railways; otway ranger; -
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Photograph, Langford, Weston, Beech Forest: Goods trail departing for Colac, 1961, 9 August 1961
... beech forest; railways;...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... station, Beech Forest. A further sign of decay was in the transfer ...The Garratts were approaching 35 years of age and needed constant repairs to keep them in service, the other rolling stock was between 45 and 60 years old, the track was generally in poor condition, and the amount of traffic offering was only a faction of that carried previously and came from one station, Beech Forest. A further sign of decay was in the transfer of goods between the gauges. Where eight or nine men had worked full-time transferring between gauges only one man was seen by 1960, with several other men hired on the basis of '$2 a truck', assuming they could be found. In 1961 VR announced its intention to close the line which it did on 30 June 1962. Colour. On 9 August 1961 a G42 locomotive and goods train departing for Colac with the coal stage on the left, the saw mill and Gangers Shed on the right, and houses in the right background.. beech forest; railways; -
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Photograph, Brucker, Beech Forest: Locomotive 5A during construction, c.1902
... beech forest; railways; loco 5a;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: Locomotive 5A ...In 1898 a recommendation for a railway of 2 ft 6 in gauge was handed down by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, to cost $138,000. Construction began in 1900. About 100 men were engaged in laying and ballasting the track while others, not included in the 100, formed the earthworks, culverts and bridges. Locomotive operations initially were two 2-6-2 Tank engines of the narrow gauge A class, dubbed "Coffee Pots", and these were used on the work trains between 1900 and 1902. Because of the lengthy periods of waiting time required to unload sleepers and rails or to load ballast meant that a handy replenishment of coal and water supply was necessary. With earthworks specified to the bare minimum landslips in the narrow cuttings were frequent so a repairer was stationed in each length to deal quickly with minor slips until 1904 when the cuttings were widened.B/W. The driver and seven other men on locomotive 5A and its flat cars at Beech Forest during construction of the line in c.1902. beech forest; railways; loco 5a; -
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Photograph, Victorian Railways, Bend 21.5 miles looking south, 1901
... banool; beech forest; railways;.... banool; beech forest; railways; Victorian Railways ...Banool station is 34.1 km down the railway line from Colac: this photograph was taken 34.6 km down the line, half a kilometre onwards.B/W. A bend in the line 21.5 miles (34.6 km) looking south.banool; beech forest; railways; -
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Photograph, Victorian Railways, Timber from Beech Forest, c.1910
... beech forest; railways;.... beech forest; railways; Victorian Railways ...B/W. An NA-class engine pulling laden timber trucks around a curve with one man leaning out of the engine, two men standing outside at either end of the locomotive, and five men astride the trucks.beech forest; railways; -
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Photograph, Victorian Railways, Beech Forest: Opening Day, 1902, 26 February 1902
... beech forest; railways; opening;... on the Beech Forest line. beech forest; railways; opening; Victorian ...B/W. On 26 February 1902, on opening day, six men face the camera, including the Governor of Victoria. Other men and a dog at varying distances circulate around three passenger carriages on the Beech Forest line.beech forest; railways; opening; -
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Photograph, R. Preston, Beech Forest: Loading puncheons, c.1914
... beech forest; railways; puncheons;... (0.75 miles) along. beech forest; railways; puncheons; R ...While one of the lesser prime loading points sawn and split timber were loaded at Beech Forest, and a large share of this was brought to the station over two timber tramways that operated between 1904 and 1933. At the eastern end of the railway yard, near the six-ton derrick crane, a wooden tramline curved out the gate and along the road for about 8 km (5 miles) to the co-operative Box Company, known locally as the Box mill, owned by the Victorian Diary Farmers' Co-operative whose purpose was the milling of butter boxes. Other millers also provided timber. Logs were hauled to the mill by horses, and the sawn timber despatched over a tramline that joined the Box mill line about 1.2 km (0.75 miles) along. B/W. Two men loading puncheons (a short post approximately 4 feet [1.2 metres] especially used for supporting a roof in a coal mine) on a NQR wagon at Beech Forest. Note the lack of trees in the background.beech forest; railways; puncheons; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R. Preston, Aerial view of Beech Forest railway station and yards, 1965, 13 February 1965
... Aerial view of Beech Forest railway station and yards, 1965....beech forest: railways; township; aerial;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Aerial view of Beech Forest ...B/W. An aerial view of Beech Forest showing the balloon loop at the end of the station yard (enclosing the two tennis courts), two ex-departmental residences, the station buildings, and other aspects of the township.beech forest: railways; township; aerial; -
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Photograph, R. Preston, Aerial view: Beech Forest, 1965, 13 February 1965
... beech forest; railways; township; aerial;..., Denherts Track, and Main Road are shown. beech forest; railways ...B/W. Aerial view of Beech Forest showing the complete station yard including the balloon loop (incorporating the two tennis courts), two ex-departmental residences, the station building and where the Colac and Crowes lines diverged. As well Beech Forest Hall, council offices and Shire Secretary's house, Denherts Track, and Main Road are shown.beech forest; railways; township; aerial; -
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Photograph, R. Preston, Beech Forest: Track gang in snow, c.1940
... beech forest; railways; g. newland; ned hewing; bill taylor...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... time. beech forest; railways; g. newland; ned hewing; bill ...The railway track was maintained initially by seven three-man gangs headed by a ganger. The gangers tended to be promoted into the Otways but many of their subordinate staff of repairers were local recruits. There were two track gangs at Beech Forest until 1954, so a large number of gangers and repairers was present over the years. World War 2 with petrol and rubber rationing provided a boost to the line. The 1939 bushfire killed a great deal of timber which had to transported out of the Otways, and the commencement of a vigorous wartime pulp wood traffic from Beech Forest meant that only the railway could efficiently handle the volume of traffic. By early 1940 not only the Garratt was running a daily train to Beech Forest but an NA goods train was scheduled to run at night. As a result the track gangs were also particularly busy at the same time.B/W. In snow at Beech Forest, a track gang on a trolley at the entrance to the Way and Works shed, comprising G. Newland, Ned Hewing, Bill Taylor, Jim Gowty, and Buck.beech forest; railways; g. newland; ned hewing; bill taylor; jim gowty; snow; track gang; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Railway survey camp, c.1901
... survey camp; beech forest; railways;...Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line.... Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line. Six ...Six surveyors and a horse posing outside five tents somewhere on the Beech Forest line in approximately 1901.Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line.survey camp; beech forest; railways; -
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Photograph, Beech Forest railway yards, 1907
... Beech Forest railway yards, 1907....Beech Forest; railway; yard; passenger car; timber; goods...Beech Forest railway yards, 1907. Passenger carriage... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest railway yards ...Beech Forest railway yards, 1907. Passenger carriage; good's van; boy (half hidden; NQ goods wagon; stacks of timber awaiting loading.beech forest; railway; yard; passenger car; timber; goods wagon; -
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Photograph, R.K. Whitehead, Beechy: Out on the track, c.1940
... Out on the track. Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway. c.1940... on the track. Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway. c.1940 A ganger, Frank ...A ganger, Frank Woosman, is digging ballast near a railway gangers' trolley.Out on the track. Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes Railway. c.1940colac; beech forest; crowes; frank woosman; gangers' trolley; railway; -
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Photograph, Ray Jude, Last train to Beech Forest, 30 June 1962
... Beech Forest; trains; railways;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Last train to Beech Forest ...The last train to Beech Forest ran on 30 June 1962, between Banool and Wimba. The train had a particularly motley look with 180 passengers loaded into NU goods vans and the old NQ wagons hastily fitted out with temporary seats and tarpaulin roofing. The train was hauled by the G42 locomotive kept alive through patch-up repairs and cannibalised G41 parts, steam escaping from every joint.Last train to Beech Forest, 30 June 1962.beech forest; trains; railways; -
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Photograph, Victorian Railway's repairers with their NKS motor trolley, 24 March 1954
... Beech Forest; Victorian Railways; repairers; motor trolley..., 24 March 1954. Beech Forest; Victorian Railways; repairers ...Victorian Railways repairers with their NKS motor trolley outside the gang sheds at Beech Forest, Wednesday, 24 March 1954. beech forest; victorian railways; repairers; motor trolley; gang shed; -
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Photograph, Doug McLean, Gellibrand: "Kanyana Special" train, 1 March 1959
... Beech Forest; Colac; railways; A.R.H.S.; Kanyana Festival.... Beech Forest; Colac; railways; A.R.H.S.; Kanyana Festival ...With the approval of the railways, in February1959 a special tourist train was organized by the Australian Railways Historical Society in conjunction with the "Kanyana: Festival Committee of Colac, Victoria, to run from Colac to Beech Forest. Eight NBH carriages, in store at Newport, were transferred to Colac. The train proved to be so popular that additional trains were later run over the next two years until the temporarily disused Puffing Billy needed the NBH carriages returned.Locomotive G42, labelled "A.R.H.S., Special Excursion, Kanyana", with a guard's van, eight NBH excursion carriages and an additonal guard's van attached, stands at Gellibrand Station with a large group of passengers milling outside the train. Note on the left a group of domestic railway dwellings, and, on the right side, two empty wagons. B/W.beech forest; colac; railways; a.r.h.s.; kanyana festival committee; -
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Photograph, R.L. Forster, G41 at Beech Forest, 1950
... beech forest; colac; railways;... in 1950. B/w. beech forest; colac; railways; R.L. Forster ...G41 engine and mixed goods carriages on the southern track nearest the Goods Shed, NQ trucks laden with timber next, an empty line, and further carriages next to the station building at Beech Forest in 1950. B/w.beech forest; colac; railways; -
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Photograph, R.L. Forster, G41 and mixed goods, Beech Forest, 1950
... beech forest; colac; railways;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph G41 and mixed goods, Beech ...A mixed goods train with G41 locomotive changing tracks just after the balloon reversing loop, with piles of timber on the right and a shed on the left. B/W.beech forest; colac; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Taking water at Kincaid, c.1950s
... kincaid; colac; beech forest; crowes; railways;... standing in front of the engine. kincaid; colac; beech forest ...B/W. A mixed goods train headed by an NA class locomotive taking water at Kincaid, the fireman looking at the camera, the driver hanging from the entrance to the enging, and a boy standing in front of the engine. kincaid; colac; beech forest; crowes; railways; -
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Photograph, Knox Collection, Last train from Weeaproinah, 1962, 27 June 1962
... colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways;... and fireman John Spence. colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways ...The last goods train ran from Beech Forest and Weeaproinah on Wednesday, 27th June 1962, laden with NQR wagons full of timber and a guard's van. The crew was driver Clarrie Kenyan and fireman John Spence.B/W. 195mm x 267mm. Locomotive G42 bearing the inscription " 27th June 1962, Last train from Weeaproinah" traverses the point, the crew, driver Clarrie Kenyan and fireman John Spence looking at the camera.colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Les Ogden, Out of Crowes, 1961
... crowes; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways;... pushed by locomotive G42. crowes; beech forest; weeaproinah ...On 8 March 1962, after the line from Crowes to Weeaproinah was shut down. Beginning at Crowes, groups of gangers started removing the tracks, loading them into NQR open wagons pushed by locomotive G42.B/W. Four empty NQR open wagons with a group of gangers tearing up the lines.crowes; beech forest; weeaproinah; railways; -
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Photograph, Knox Collection, Train between Dinmont and Beech Forest, c.1915
... beech forest; dinmont; railways;... and Beech Forest, c.1915 B/W. A train for Beech Forest between ...B/W. A train for Beech Forest between Dinmont and Beech Forest in c.1915.beech forest; dinmont; railways; -
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Photograph, Train climbing between Gellibrand and Beech Forest
... beech forest; gellibrand; railways;.... beech forest; gellibrand; railways; ...B/W. An NA class engine, a number of NQR open wagons, two NUU louvre vans and a NC guard's van climb between Gellibrand and Beech Forest. A man stands near the engine.beech forest; gellibrand; railways;