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
As this is now a Heritage station rather then a regular passenger train line, it is a REALLY Sidetracked cache
Bayles Station
Bayles railway station was a railway station on the Strzelecki line in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The station was opened on 29 June 1922. Bayles was the final station to remain open the entire life of the Strzelecki line, It was the terminus of the line from 15 April 1950 when the line was truncated from Yannathan. The short section of track was kept open mostly to serve the local butter factory. In 1972, the Bayles Fauna Park was opened on the former site of the station and goods yard.
Station facilities
Upon opening of the line in 1922 Bayles station was supplied with sheep yards, goods loading and storage facilities, departmental residence and passenger facilities. Even though Bayles was the terminus of the line for 9 years it was never fitted with a turntable, which required trains to run tender first down the line
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Cache information
This is a 200ml sistema, hidden a very quick walk from the start point, there is nothinbg left to see of the station as it has being consumed by the Fauna Park.
At the listed co-ords
ABC is the registered number of the weighbridge
DEFG On the sign for the mural, what year did the fauna park open
S38 10.F6G E145 34.A8C