Puffing Billy Railway
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Puffing Billy Railway is a historic narrow-gauge steam railway in Victoria, Australia, renowned as one of the world’s best-preserved heritage railways and a popular tourist attraction through the Dandenong Ranges.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | heritage railway ⓘ |
| closureAsPublicRailway | 1954 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 40 km east of Melbourne ⓘ |
| gauge |
2 ft 6 in
ⓘ
762 mm ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
heritage workshops at Belgrave
ⓘ
maintenance depot at Emerald ⓘ |
| hasLocomotiveClass | NA class steam locomotives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Menzies Creek Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Belgrave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cockatoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Emerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Gembrook NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakeside NERFINISHED ⓘ Menzies Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | one of the world’s best-preserved heritage railways ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected under Victorian heritage legislation ⓘ |
| historicalLine | former Upper Ferntree Gully–Gembrook narrow-gauge line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Dandenong Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
open-sided carriages
ⓘ
passengers traditionally sit with legs over carriage sides ⓘ timber trestle bridges ⓘ |
| offersService |
charter services
ⓘ
regular scheduled tourist trains ⓘ special event trains ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Puffing Billy Railway Board
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
volunteers ⓘ |
| originalOpeningDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Victorian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| regionServed | Dandenong Ranges communities ⓘ |
| reopeningAsHeritageRailway | 1962 ⓘ |
| runsThrough |
Dandenong Ranges National Park vicinity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherbrooke Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Belgrave railway station (heritage)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gembrook railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristDemographic |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| touristRecognition | major tourist attraction in Victoria ⓘ |
| trackLength |
approximately 15.5 miles
ⓘ
approximately 25 km ⓘ |
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