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When the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed in 1955, the line was still under the control and ownership of the Victorian Railways (V.R.). [11] The society arranged for the V.R. to run the train on weekends and holidays, with the Society guaranteeing the V.R. against losses from insufficient ticket sales.
In the early preservation era, vehicles managed by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society had a yellow band painted across the side, indicating the change in responsibility, although this practice slowly fell out of favour in the Emerald Tourist Railway Board era with few (if any) carriages now carrying this indication. [1] [2]
Through the efforts of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, the landslide was bypassed, and the remainder of the narrow-gauge line from Belgrave to Gembrook was progressively restored, with trains on the line operating daily for tourists. The railway is now administered by the Emerald Tourist Railway Board.
In 1970 the Puffing Billy Preservation Society purchased and removed the engine first to Newport Workshops, then to Emerald in 1976. The following year restoration of the engine began at Belgrave and was completed in 1982, becoming the backbone of the fleet for the following 20 years.
G42 was bought from the Victorian Railways in July 1964 by the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, it was transferred by rail to Belgrave in January 1968 and finally arrived at the Menzies Creek Steam Museum on 10 February 1968. The museum also acquired one of the Australian Portland Cement Garratts along with an unused spare boiler.
Melbourne Tramcar Preservation, Haddon [76] (tramway operation ceased) Mornington Railway [77] Portland Cable Tram— 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge. [78] Puffing Billy Railway— 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge. [79] Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway— 610 mm (2 ft) gauge. [80] Steamrail Victoria—Newport
Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 05, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Nos. 6 and 1 were scrapped in 1957 and 1958 respectively, while in 1954 van 13 was recorded as being sold to the Puffing Billy Preservation Society. In 1977, the remaining vans 3, 10 and 14 were handed over to the Emerald Tourist Railway Board , and removed from Victorian Railways records.