Thanks go to stainless-steel-rat & Lil Rafa for placing this cache.
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About SideTracked Caches
This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveller, but anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found at the SideTracked Website
About Sorell Station
The Bellerive - Sorell line was opened for traffic amid much controversy. Various proposals had been put forward as to the route for the line between the two end points (via Rokeby being the other main contender), and indeed possible connections and future extension of the line (including a bridge over the Derwent at some location).
This isolated line was notable in that it was operated almost entirely by ex TMLR rolling stock, and retained features such as continuous chain brake, and link & pin couplers well after these had disappeared from the main system. A good train service was maintained on the line, with two return trips operating per day, reducing to one train per day for the last years of the lines life. The line was closed on 30 June 1926 as a result of declining traffic and increasing maintenance costs. The line commenced on a wharf extending into Kangaroo Bay, part of which is still in place between the Bellerive Yacht Club and the adjacent park area, which is roughly where the goods yard was located. From here, the line generally followed the Kangaroo Bay Rivulet to Mornington.
Little remains of this section due to development and locating the route is difficult. Between Mornington and Cambridge a good amount of the alignment is free from development, much in private ownership (including the 165m long tunnel), with the rest of the alignment obscured by the Tasman Highway and other developments. Cambridge was the location of the major intermediate station on the line. Signs of the old route are visible in paddocks around the town area.
From Cambridge, the route crosses private land to the northern side of Barilla Bay. When open a bridge extended from here across to Shark Point, to carry the line across Pitt Water. From Shark Point to Sorell, much of the line is now the route of Shark Point Road, and the Sorell yard area is still fairly open in the area around Station Street, with some being used by the local council.
The Cache
The cache is hidden near where the trains would have travelled during their daily routine, to get to this location you will have collect some information to reveal the final location.
At waypoint 1 (the listed coords) look at dates on the Upper Sign
Sorell Station
ABCD - EFGH
Beware of the train
(Checksum A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H=37)
The next waypoint can be found at:- S42° 4(F-D).A(B-C)C E147° 3(F-H).C(F-D)(D+G)
At waypoint 2 on the sign Bellerive to Sorell Railway
I= How many trains in the bottom right picture?
J= How many train carriages in the top left picture?
K= How many round windows on the train engine in the bottom left picture?
L= "in fact 1L02 was the only year the line made a profit"
M="and the 4M0m long shark piont cutting"
N="a 5N2m long timber viaduct"
(Checksum I+J+K+L+M+N=24)
The cache can be found at:- S42° 47.IJK E147° 33.LMN
Watch your step and mind the flora, keep an eye out for muggles and replace the cache the way you found it, facing out!