Historical information

The buildings in the photograph are of the former pumping station, which was at the base of the Jackson Creek viaduct, north of Sunbury Railway Station. It was part of the infrastructure used to supply water to the steam trains on the Melbourne - Bendigo line. The water was pumped from the creek and taken by horse-drawn cart to the water tower at the station. With the introduction of piped town water supply for Sunbury in 1906, the need for the pumping station was no longer required.

Significance

The pumping station supplied the water for steam trains in Sunbury for 37 years before the introduction of the town water supply.

Physical description

A non-digital scanned black and white photograph of 2 small sheds in a valley. The words 'pumping sea' have been written in the bottom RH corner box the image.