Gembrook railway line
E623242
The Gembrook railway line was a historic narrow-gauge branch of Melbourne’s suburban rail network that once ran through the Dandenong Ranges to the rural township of Gembrook, much of which now operates as the heritage Puffing Billy Railway.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch railway line
ⓘ
heritage railway precursor ⓘ narrow-gauge railway line ⓘ |
| closedSection | Belgrave to Gembrook (mid-1950s) ⓘ |
| closedToRegularTraffic | 1954 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belgrave railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Ferntree Gully railway station (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) ⓘ |
| heritageBrand | Puffing Billy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageOperationOnSection | Puffing Billy Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageOperator | Puffing Billy Railway (Emerald Tourist Railway Board) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritagePreservation | substantial portions preserved and operated as Puffing Billy Railway ⓘ |
| heritageTourismRole | major tourist attraction in Victoria via Puffing Billy Railway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of Victoria’s original 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge lines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dandenong Ranges
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ⓘ
Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
numerous timber trestle bridges
ⓘ
steep gradients and sharp curves ⓘ |
| opened | 18 December 1900 ⓘ |
| openedFrom | Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave (initially to Menzies Creek, then extended) ⓘ |
| operatorHistoric | Victorian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Victorian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Melbourne suburban rail network (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian Railways narrow-gauge network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| purpose |
rural passenger transport
ⓘ
timber and agricultural freight ⓘ |
| regionServed | outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne (historically) ⓘ |
| reopenedAsHeritage |
Belgrave to Emerald
ⓘ
Belgrave to Lakeside ⓘ Belgrave to Menzies Creek (1960s) ⓘ |
| reopenedAsHeritage | Belgrave to Gembrook (early 2000s) ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Dandenong Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Belgrave
NERFINISHED
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Cockatoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Gembrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Menzies Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed as a regular public transport line ⓘ |
| successor | Puffing Billy Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Gembrook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Ferntree Gully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | single track ⓘ |
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