| 词条 | Diamond Valley Railway |
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|name = Diamond Valley Railway |color = |logo = |logo_width = |image = Plowmansrr25.JPG |image_width = 300px |caption = Amtrak 248, formerly at Dobwalls Adventure Park |type = Ridable miniature railway |system = |status = operating |locale = 570 Main Road, Eltham, Victoria |coordinates = {{coord|-37.7335|145.1419|type:railwaystation_region:AU-VIC|display=inline,title}} |start = |end = |stations = |routes =1 |open = 1999 |close = |owner = |operator = Diamond Valley Railway Inc. |character = |depot = |stock = |linelength_km = 1.95 |tracklength_km = 4.26 |gauge = {{RailGauge|7.25in}} |speed = |elevation = |map = }} The Diamond Valley Railway is a {{RailGauge|7.25in}} ridable miniature railway located at Eltham Lower Park, Eltham, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne, Australia). The railway operates a variety of live steam and petrol/diesel powered locomotives. It is run by volunteers and operates on almost every Sunday of the year, most public holidays and on Wednesdays during school holidays. The fare is AU$3.00 and one complete mainline journey takes about 12 minutes. It is a popular tourist attraction and carries over 100,000 passengers a year. HistoryThe Diamond Valley Miniature Railway Club was founded in 1960 with equipment relocated from the closed Chelsworth Park Railway (located in Ivanhoe, Melbourne).[1] The original mainline at Eltham was completed on August 17, 1961 at 0.52 km (0.32 miles) long. Numerous developments, extensions and improvements took place in the years that followed. Importantly starting the in mid-1960s the original 1" x 1/2" steel 'rail' was replaced with 14 lb/yard rail recovered from disused quarries, railways and tramways. (From 2001 the mainline is being progressively relaid with 6 kg/m (12 lb/yd) flat bottomed rail.[2]) The mainline was significantly expanded in the 1980s to extend down to the edge of the Eltham Lower Park, (called the outer circle) within sight of Main Road and passing motor traffic. The "Pine Creek Platform" adjacent to the road only operates for special charters. The full mainline is now 1.92 km (1.21 mi) long and takes about 9 minutes to complete a journey, passing through two tunnels and over a number of bridges. The line runs over, under and besides itself in a twisted and folded loop. There are the equivalent of 111 points and crossings in the trackwork.[3] In the 10 years after it opened the railway carried 250,000 passengers. By June 12, 2011, after almost 50 years of operation, it had carried 3,000,000 passengers.[4] In March 1974 the Club was dissolved and all assets were taken over by Diamond Valley Railway Limited with members of the club transferring to the new organisation.[5][6] In 2015, Diamond Valley Railway applied to open a second circuit to the south of the current track. The circuit is to be called Yarra Landing Circuit.[7] OperationThe railway uses operating procedures based Victorian Railways prototypes both semaphore and search light signaling and sometimes staff and ticket.[8] (All signals are 1/4 of full size).Up to nine (12) trains can be running at any one time on the mainline.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} The "B" signal box near Diamond Valley Station has a miniature lever frame with 80 levers for controlling train movements in the vicinity. (All buildings 1/2 full size), currently B box is running via computers while the lever frame receives a service. The railway owns fourteen (14) locomotives:
Also a number of privately owned locomotives operate on the line (Most rolling stock is 1/6 of full size).[9] Live steam locomotives cannot be used on days of total fire ban. The Railway has carried over 4 million passengers and usually gets over 2,000 passengers each Sunday TimetableRunning times are as follows:
^ the railway does not run on Christmas Day, Labor Day (Victoria), Melbourne Cup Day or substitute public holidays except Australia Day.[10] Special events timetabling, such as night running (usually in March each year),[11] are also scheduled and private bookings can be made. Film & MediaIn the Australia movie 'I Love You Too (2010)' the lead male character is a full-time train driver at an unnamed miniature railway; the scenes with him at work and the finale were filmed at the Diamond Valley Railway.[12] There are also numerous videos posted on YouTube featuring the railway. References1. ^Chelsworth Park Railway had closed in August 1959 after a severe storm saw the Yarra River burst its banks, flooding the railway site under 6 feet of water and ruining the track 2. ^{{cite web|title=Diamond Valley Railway Infrastructure|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/infra.htm}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Diamond Valley Railway Infrastructure|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/infra.htm}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Full steam ahead for Diamond Valley Railway|url=http://leader-news.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/full-steam-ahead-for-diamond-valley-railway/|accessdate=3 May 2013}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=THE DIAMOND VALLEY RAILWAY STORY|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/history.htm}}. The railway's website now says it is run by Diamond Valley Railway Inc.; according to a search of Consumer Affairs Victoria this was registered on 06-Aug-92. 6. ^{{cite web|title=The Diamond Valley Railroad|url=http://www.railfanusa.com/info/dvrr.html}} From 1885 to 1890 a {{RailGauge|3ft}} gauge timber railway known as the Diamond Valley Railroad operated in the US State of Pennsylvania. Other than the similarity in name there is no connection to the Eltham railway. 7. ^{{cite web|title=Eltham’s Diamond Valley Railway plans to add a second route to its miniature circuit|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/elthams-diamond-valley-railway-plans-to-add-a-second-route-to-its-miniature-circuit/news-story/9240557c41dfef8acc2ef4e91923a88d|accessdate=23 December 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=DVR Signal and telegraph branch|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/signals.html}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=DVR Rollingstock|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/rollings.htm}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=DVR Operating Times|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/times.htm|accessdate=5 May 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=DVR Events|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/events.htm|accessdate=5 May 2013}} 12. ^{{cite journal|journal=Diamond Rails|date=February 2011|issue= 160|page=22|title=I Love You Too|url=http://www.dvr.com.au/docs/diamond_rails/nl160.pdf|accessdate=3 May 2013}} External links
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