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to North Creswick railway was closed in July 1953 when it's once a fortnight mixed passenger/ goods train was withdrawn.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.
Broomfield:
The passenger platform mound remains here. It is hard to work out where the former goods yard was because the passenger platform is located in a shallow cutting. Around 50 metres on the Allendale side of the station site is a small trestle bridge. The bridge is around 25 feet long and around 15 foot high. A word of warning - the station site IS on privately leased land.
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 (GC9K6PZ) and Kingstown Station (GC6B4W4). The formula given will locate the track to Morningtown Ride (GC69CJE).
HINT FROM BROOMFILED STATION: Use the three numbers on the Three-Shamrock sign = DEF
***Placed with kind permission from the owner***