After numerous schemes to connect the two localities, a railway was finally opened on the 19th of January 1887 between North Creswick on the Ballarat to Maryborough line and Rocky Lead (later renamed Rocklyn), an extension to Daylesford was opened on the 1st of June 1887. However, the Daylesford to North Creswick railway was closed in July 1953 when it's once a fortnight mixed passenger/ goods train was withdrawn.
Stations on this line were located at: North Creswick (Junction), Broomfield, Allendale, Kingston, Newlyn, Rocky Lead, Wombat, Leonard's Hill (later renamed Leonard), Ballan road (later renamed Sailors Falls), Woodburn and Daylesford.
Allendale:
The passenger platform remains complete with coping, and the slab for the former gangers shed remain amongst a huge cluster of Elm tree suckers. the former loading annex for the Mineral works is now used as a shed. This station site is located at the former mineral works. VicRoads now control the site as a storage area.
Around 75 metres on the Kingston side of the station site is another small low set trestle bridge. The bridge is around the same height as the Walmer Road trestle at Muckleford. It is only around 20 feet in length. Note street access to these station remains are blocked by the private business gate. Can be accessed by 300m walk via trail crossing of the main highway.
For a bonus cache, collect the four sets of numbers from the C2D railway station caches using the hint sections at each: North Creswick Station (GC6B4W3); Broomfield Station (GC6B4VZ); Allendale Station (GC6B4VW) and Kingstown Station (GC6B4W4). The formula given will locate the track to Morningtown Ride (GC69CJE).
NOTE: Use road sign, X Smeaton and YZ Newstead for bonus cache.
Bonus: (X+YZ)*6 minus 6 = GHI