Bringing the "Duke of Gloucestor" to Stawell

The Duke of Gloucester will be used as both a train memorabilia museum and a tea rooms for the Grampian Model Railroaders. The club wishes to relocate the carriage on to a new siding track adjacent to its clubrooms at the Stawell Railway Goods Shed. Once renovated it will be open to the public on club days, special events and for private bookings. It will generate club funds whilst complementing the larger train memorabilia items such as signals, level crossing lights and model layouts located within the clubrooms. It will hopefully be the first of other carriages to be relocated.

Whilst tourism is a vital part of the Grampians Region, there are very few venues in Stawell where tourists can spend time and be entertained on rainy or sunny days. Grampian Model Railroaders Inc wish to open their club rooms at the Stawell Goods Shed to the general public on a regular basis including proposed market days. With working fine scale model train layouts, plus railroad history and memorabilia on display, the inclusion of the Duke of Gloucester will provide a unique tourism option to experience a slice of Victorian Railways history whilst also offering light refreshments .