the railway, the disposal of the rolling stock is being organised. All privately-owned rail vehicles were removed as a first priority, with VicTrack, the owner of the rolling stock, allocating the remainder to other rail heritage groups. Y 135 branchline/shunting diesel-electric locomotive (in service at closure) RM 55 diesel-electric railmotor (under restoration, completion 2015) RM 61 diesel-electric railmotor leased from the Victorian Goldfields Railway (transferred back to Victorian Goldfields Railway 2015) RM 402 South Australian railmotor (in service at closure) RM 311 South Australian railmotor (in service at closure) 17 CW passenger guards/mail van (in service at closure) 63 ABW first/second-class passenger car (in service at closure) 32 ABU first/second-class passenger car (under restoration, completion 2015) 40 ABU first/second-class passenger car (under restoration, completion 2015) 34 BE second-class air-conditioned passenger car (in service at closure) 19 BE second-class air-conditioned passenger car (stored pending restoration) 36 BE second-class passenger car (stored pending restoration) 200 MT railmotor trailer (in service at closure) was transferred to Daylesford Spa Country Railway on Friday 18 May 2018 24 ZF freight guards van (in service at closure) 40 C passenger guards van (stored pending restoration - owned by SGR) SGR also had a varied collection of freight rolling stock in service or awaiting restoration. In early 2017, the Yarra Valley Railway announced on its Facebook page that it had been allocated eleven items from the former SGR. Closure The last train ran to Leongatha on the 29 November 2015. At the SGR annual general meeting on 16 January 2016, the membership decided to close the railway, for a number of reasons, including the low number of active volunteer members, and a lack of finance to repair ageing rollingstock and infrastructure. There had been the possibility that another railway group might take over the assets and lease of the SGR, which could be considered as part of the winding-up provisions of the existing entity. In the 1990s, one such group, the Lang Lang–Leongatha Railway Preservation Society, was formed with a view to examining options for running services on the former SGR line. Efforts of Reintroduction The Southern Rail Group sparked interest to reactivate the tourist railway but faced difficulties with having to deal with rail trail supporters and South Gippsland Shire Council members. Before the termination of the previous council, the Southern Rail Group had the support of council and were waiting for approval of lease for