Railways was a monthly newsletter published by the Vic Rail Board.  In the January 1978 issue an article appeared which described the creation of a garden behind the Jolimont Workshops.  A small group of workers clubbed together to create the garden.  It struggled until the Moscow Circus set up in nearby Yarra Park.  The workers were able to obtain an abundance of elephant manure which turned the garden into a flourishig oasis. Shop steward, Alan Newman, was the main driver of the project.