The site is now a railway workshop , restoring Recovering locomotives and rollingstock used Using on railways in the local coalfields .

Amtrak train 94 , the `` Colonial '' , ( now part of the `` Northeast Regional '' ) traveling north from Washington , D.C. , to Boston , crashed Motion into a set of Conrail locomotives running light ( without freight cars ) , and which had fouled Motion ( entered ) the mainline .

A collision Attack occurred Coming_to_be derailing the runaway in such a way that it fouled Hindering the main line just as the 16:15 Manchester to Crewe express approached Arriving , drawn Motion by two locomotives , LNWR Waterloo Class 2-4-0 No 418 `` Zygia '' and Experiment Class No 518 `` Express '' .

With the city defenseless and a German assault Attack imminent , the French commander Lieutenant-General Uhrich surrendered Surrendering the fortress , 17,562 troops , 1,277 artillery pieces , 140,000 rifles , including 12,000 Chassepots , 50 locomotives and considerable stores of supplies into German hands on 28 September .

popular recurring events include public access Having_or_lacking_access to selected Choosing buildings similar to doors open days ; vintage transport , including visits Traveling to the historic ballarat railway station by unk victoria locomotives ( unk ) , vintage bus rides , double decker buses , vintage car displays , horse and cart and use of ballarat 's preserved vintage tramway at the ballarat botanical gardens ; actors in period garb ; architecture and history walking tours ; and exhibits of private and public paraphernalia collections ; theatrical performance ; and trade displays for heritage organisations .