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This came following La Trobe MP Jason Wood's push for the idea as part of the greater "Puffing Billy master plan". The Tait service would be aimed at tourists visiting Puffing Billy. In November 2016, $1 million was committed to restoring a Tait set currently stored at the Newport Workshops. The Tait service is expected to originate at Flinders ...
In 2022, the Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977 was replaced by the Puffing Billy Railway Act 2022. That move was partly influenced by the recommendations in the 2018 report by the Victorian Ombudsman on the activities of child sex offender Robert Whitehead at the Puffing Billy Railway and other Victorian heritage railway organisations. [ 17 ]
Lakeside railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia.It was opened in 1944 to serve Emerald Lake Park, a popular picnic and recreation reserve created during World War II.
Clematis Puffing Billy Railway station Clematis station and platform, January 2022. General information Coordinates 37°55′42″S 145°25′25″E / 37.92831°S 145.42354°E / -37.92831; 145.42354 Line(s) Gembrook Distance 49.77 km (30.93 mi) from Flinders Street Platforms 1 Tracks 2 Other information Status Unstaffed History Previous names Paradise Valley; Paradise Services ...
Upper Ferntree Gully station opened on 4 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood was extended. [4] After December 1900, it became the break-of-gauge station between the broad gauge used in most of Victoria, and the narrow gauge Gembrook line (now the Puffing Billy Railway), one of the five narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways.
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It is the inner terminal of the famous Puffing Billy heritage steam railway. Belgrave (Puffing Billy) is adjacent to, and forms an interchange with, Belgrave suburban railway station, which is the outer terminal of the Belgrave line of Melbourne's broad gauge (5 ft 3in) electric suburban network. The suburban station is accessible via a short ...
Nobelius railway station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, and opened in 1927. It was named after the founder of the nearby Gembrook Nurseries, Carl Axel Nobelius, and his family. It was named after the founder of the nearby Gembrook Nurseries, Carl Axel Nobelius, and his family.