Michael Phillpott
Victorian Goldfields Railway J549 at Castlemaine, Victoria on 26 03 2016
J549 was withdrawn by the Victorian Railways on 30 November 1970. It entered service on 8 October 1954 and withdrawn from traffic on 25 April 1972. However it remained in storage until being written off on 24 September 1979 having accumulated a total mileage of over 270,000kms.
J549 was sold to the Castlemaine & Maldon Preservation Society for preservation in 1979. It was stored at Ararat until transferred to Castlemaine in 1984 and subsequently restored to operation in 1991.
Here J549 glides away from Castlemaine bound for Maldon over the Easter Longweekend on 26th March 2016. There are multiple historic bridges and landmarks around this area which are worth a viewing.
Victorian Goldfields Railway J549 at Castlemaine, Victoria on 26 03 2016
J549 was withdrawn by the Victorian Railways on 30 November 1970. It entered service on 8 October 1954 and withdrawn from traffic on 25 April 1972. However it remained in storage until being written off on 24 September 1979 having accumulated a total mileage of over 270,000kms.
J549 was sold to the Castlemaine & Maldon Preservation Society for preservation in 1979. It was stored at Ararat until transferred to Castlemaine in 1984 and subsequently restored to operation in 1991.
Here J549 glides away from Castlemaine bound for Maldon over the Easter Longweekend on 26th March 2016. There are multiple historic bridges and landmarks around this area which are worth a viewing.