Fyansford Cement Works Railway
The fyansford cement works railway was a narrow gauge - factory railway near Geelong in Australia . It was built by the Australian Portland Cement Company to move limestone from their quarry to their cement factory at Fyansford .
The railway surprisingly has a 1.3 km long tunnel, i. H. the longest rail tunnel in Victoria , neglecting the underground sections of the City Loop in Melbourne . There was a fleet of eleven steam locomotives and one diesel locomotive, the majority of which have been preserved in museum railways , particularly the Bellarine Railway .
history
The railway line was built in 1926 to replace an older cable car. The line had two sections: one from the engine shed to an older quarry and a longer section through the tunnel to the new quarry. The length of the main line from the new quarry to the engine shed was 5.6 km. The track gauge (railway) was 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches ), which is unusual in Victoria because most of the railways there were in broad gauge at 1,600 mm (5 feet 3 inches).
The railway was in operation until 1966, when it was replaced by elevated conveyor belts from a new stone crusher in the quarry to the cement factory. At the time of the shutdown, the fleet consisted of six steam locomotives that were given away to railway maintenance associations and one diesel locomotive that was sold to Victorian Railways .
Locomotives
Of the original 12 locomotives, seven are still preserved today. After the Australian Standard Garratt was given to the Bellarine Railway in May 2013 by the Australian Railway Historical Society Museum in Queenscliff in May 2013, all six steam locomotives that were still in operation at the time of decommissioning are now operational on the Bellarine Railway.
| number | Manufacturer | Construction year | Wheel alignment | status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyer-Peacock , Manchester , England | 1938 | 2-6-0 / 0-6-2 Garratt | scrapped | Some components of this locomotive were built into sister locomotive No. 2 when it was overhauled. |
| 2 | Beyer-Peacock | 1938 | 2-6-0 / 0-6-2 Garratt | stored at the Bellarine Railway | The locomotive was on display at the Puffing Billy Railway Museum in Menzies Creek until 2010 when it was given to the Bellarine Railway for occasional restoration. |
| 3 | Victorian Railways , Newport Workshops | 1945 | 4-8-2 / 2-8-4 Garratt | is being restored by the Bellarine Railway | The last remaining Australian Standard Garratt . Delivered to the Bellarine Railway for restoration on May 31, 2013. |
| 4th | Vulcan Iron Works , Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania , USA | 1916 | 0-6-0T | stored at the Bellarine Railway | Originally used at the Henderson naval base in Western Australia, sold to APC in 1926 along with locomotive No. 5. |
| 5 | Vulcan Iron Works | 1916 | 0-6-0T | stored at the Bellarine Railway | On display in a Ringwood park before restoration began. |
| 6th | Hudswell Clarke & Co. , Leeds , England | 1903 | 0-4-2T | Stored at the Bellarine Railway | Originally a shunting locomotive for the Wallaroo copper smelter , South Australia, before it was sold to APC along with locomotives no. 7–9. |
| 7th | Hudswell Clarke | 0-4-2T | scrapped | See locomotive no.6 | |
| 8th | Hudswell Clarke | 0-4-2T | scrapped | See locomotive no.6 | |
| 9 | Hudswell Clarke | 0-4-2T | scrapped | See locomotive no.6 | |
| 10 | Perry Engineering Co. , Adelaide, SA | 1926 | 0-4-0T | scrapped | Originally used by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria in building the dam for Lake Hume . 1946 sold to the APC together with locomotive no.11. |
| 11 | Perry Engineering | 1926 | 0-4-0T | is being restored by the Bellarine Railway | Was on display at the Puffing Billy Railway Museum in Menzies Creek until June 2010 when it was relocated for occasional restoration. |
| D1 | Clyde Engineering | 1956 | Bo-Bo | operational at 707 Operations | Purchased by APC, sold to Victorian Railways in 1966, relocated to 5ft 3in and renumbered the T413. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fyansford Line. In: Rail Geelong. Retrieved January 23, 2012 .
- ^ Victorian Private & Industrial. In: Australian Steam. Retrieved January 23, 2012 .
- ↑ Fyansford No.11 at Australian Steam