Up - Derrinal to Heathcote


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Grade: 2630_12.

The line exited Bank 87 at a fence, entered a surface forming, entered a 40C left radius curve as it crossed a named Road to Heathcote (McIvor Highway) PCR Crossing with 18'6" gates, raised 1.37', with a fence and culvert each side. It entered Bank 88, commenced an up grade, crossed named Wallace Gully and an unnamed watercourse via a 5 x 11' openings (16.77m total) bridge, entered Cutting 76, straightened, entered Bank 89, crossed an unnamed watercourse via a 5 x 11' openings (16.77m total) bridge, cut a fence on entry to Cutting 77, entered a 30C radius right curve, topped the grade on a level surface forming, commenced a down grade and entered Bank 90. It then crossed a culvert, straightened, continued to level Bank 91, passed a diverted watercourse, crossed an Allotment Line, crossed a culvert, entered a surface forming, crossed an Allotment Line, commenced an up grade, entered a 40C radius right curve, followed by the named Road to Wild Duck (Hills Road) PCR Crossing with 13'6" gates, raised 0.44'.

The line then crossed an unnamed watercourse culvert, ran through shallow Cutting 78, entered Bank 92, cut a fence, crossed an unnamed watercourse via a 6 x 7' openings (12.8m total) bridge, entered a surface forming, and reached the 24M point.

Grade: 2630_13.

A 1 in 50 up grade commenced, the line crossed an Occupation Crossing with gates, entered Bank 93, crossed a culvert, crossed an unnamed watercourse via a 5 x 7' openings (10.67m total) bridge, entered Cutting 79, entered a 60C radius left curve, crossed an unnamed and closed road, with a fence, ran through Cutting 80, straightened in a surface forming, ran through Cutting 82, entered Bank 94, passed a mullock heap, crossed an unnamed watercourse culvert on old alluvial workings, entered a 40C radius right curve, continued through Cutting 82 to a surface forming, levelled, and commenced a down grade.

Cutting 83 is entered, the line passed through an area marked "Surface stripped for Gold Mining Purposes" into Bank 95 into a similarly marked area, crossed a culvert, entered Cutting 84, Bank 96, straightened, crossed an unnamed watercourse culvert, levelled in a surface forming, entered Bank 97, cut 2 fences, cut through Herman's Garden, commencing a 1 in 50 up grade, followed by a fence, entered a 60C radius left curve, crossed named Saw Pit Gully via a 9 x 11' openings (30.18m total) bridge over shallow alluvial workings, crossed a cleared track to Wild Duck and PCR Crossing with 13'6" gates, raised 2.85', with a culvert under the left side approach. entered Cutting 85, straightened and reached the 25M point.

The line exited Cutting 85 and entered Bank 98, crossed 2 unnamed watercourse culverts, entered Cutting 86, crossed an unnamed watercourse culvert, topped the grade on the level at the start of Old Gold Workings, commenced a 1 in 50 down grade, entered a 30C radius left curve, entered Bank 99, passed a diverted watercourse, crossed a 6 x 7' openings (12.8m total) bridge, left the Old Gold Workings, passed through shallow Cutting 87, crossed a track, through more Old Gold Workings, entered Bank 100, levelled, crossed a track, straightened, ran through more Old Gold Workings, entered a 35C radius right curve, crossed a sludge channel from a puddling machine, followed by named Mosquito Gully via a 12 x 11' openings (40.24m total) bridge, entered Cutting 88 on an up grade, straightened, passed a diverted track, entered Bank 101, commenced a down grade, passed a diverted watercourse, exited the Old Gold Workings, entered a 40C radius left curve, crossed an Old Diggings watercourse culvert, entered a surface forming and reached the 26M point.

Grade: 2630_14.

The line entered Bank 102 on a 1 in 70 down grade, levelled at named Wattle Flat, straightened, crossed an 8 x 11' (26.83m total) bridge, crossed a track, the Township Boundary, an unnamed watercourse via a 30 x 11' openings (100.61m total) bridge, another track, passed the end of Old Gold Workings, commenced a 1 in 50 Up grade, entered Cutting 89, entered a 40C right curve, cut a fence, followed by an unnamed road PCR Crossing with 13'6" gates, raised 3.32' with a fence on each side, another fence, topped the grade near the end of the cutting and levelled, entered Bank 103, crossed an unnamed watercourse culvert at 3C of Old Diggings, straightened, entered Cutting 90, entered a surface forming, crossed a culvert, and commenced a 1 in 50 down grade.

It entered Cutting 9, crossed the named and closed Baynton Street, cut a fence Allotment Line, levelled, entered Bank 104, crossed another Allotment Line, passed a diverted watercourse, cut a fence, crossed a sludge channel culvert, another Allotment line, crossed a 1 x 15' opening (4.57m) bridge with abutment sheeting, another Allotment line, entered the named and diverted Brodie Street section, passed a small diverted watercourse, entered Cutting 92, exited the diverted Brodie Street, crossed an Allotment Line, crossed the named and closed McIvor Street, another Allotment Line followed by another, crossed a culvert, another Allotment Line, entered Bank 105, crossed a track, an Allotment Line, and reached the 27M point.

Continuing in Bank 105, the line crossed a culvert, 2 Allotment Lines, a watercourse culvert, crossed the named Mitchell Street with 18'6" gates, raised 0.18', at the entrance to Cutting 93, a 3' barrel culvert, an Allotment Line, a fence Allotment Line, entered a surface forming, cut a fence, crossed a 3' barrel culvert, the named Pohlman Street PCR Crossing with 18'6" gates, and entered the Heathcote Station Ground.


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