RAILWAY TURNING CIRCLE

MAIN STREET BEECH FOREST, COLAC OTWAY SHIRE

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    RAILWAY TURNING CIRCLE - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    "It is noted that the railway loop was completed in early 1903. Bushfires went through the Beech Forest area in 1900 and in 1919." The effect of the fires on the structures associated with the railway is not known.
    
    Heritage Inventory Site Intrpretation:
    Remains of a twentieth century rail loop and associated railway station.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    RAILWAY TURNING CIRCLE - Heritage Inventory Description

    Remains of a railway turning circle - also known as a "balloon loop". There are no iron rail tracks or timber sleepers present.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: High local historical significance. High scientific research potential, especially in the flat, fenced area.

    Heritage Inventory Key Components: Earth remains. Post and wire fence. Associated with the site is a corregated iron and timber shed, adjacent to twodilapidated ashphalt tennis courts. To the west of the turning circle is an area of land enclosed by a waist high cyclone fence - possibly the remains of a railway station used for loading and unloading. Heritage Inventory Site Features: The most obvious physical remain is a large loop dug into the earth. The width could accommodate a narrow gauge rail track. The shed appears to be a shelter shed, associated with the tennis courts. The flat fenced area west of the circle is covered with concrete.

    Archeological Potential: High scientific research potential, especially in the flat, fenced area.

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