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	PUFFING BILLY RAILWAY, MELBOURNE : Encyclopedia Entry
		The railway was originally one of four experimental narrow gauge lines of the Victorian Railways opened around the beginning of the 20th century.
		The railway aims to preserve the line as near as possible to how it was in the first three decades of its existence, but with particular emphasis on the early 1920s.
		Today the railway operates daily (except for Christmas day) as a popular tourist activity over 15 miles (24km) with original steam engines, and is operated with some of the railway practices from the Victorian Railways 1900 to 1930 era, such as using the "Staff and Ticket" safeworking method and having conductors on board the trains.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Puffing_Billy_Railway%2C_Melbourne (1479 words)

	Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station is situated in Belgrave, a suburb of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria.
		It is the inner terminal of the famous Puffing Billy steam tourist railway.
		It is adjacent to, and forms and an interchange with, Belgrave railway station which is the outer terminal of the Belgrave line of Melbourne's broad gauge (5ft 3in) electric suburban network.
	en.mcfly.org /Belgrave+%28Puffing+Billy%29+railway+station%2C+Melbourne (73 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Puffing Billy is a narrow gauge (2'6") steam railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia.
		In 1962, however, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was created and now operates the line daily as a popular tourist activity over 24km with original steam engines.
		Belgrave (Puffing Billy station), adjacent to the Belgrave suburban station
	bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/p/pu/puffing_billy_railway__melbourne.html (122 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway - Unoficcial Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Puffing Billy Railway is a narrow gauge (2'6") steam operated railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne.
		Puffing Billy was opened in 1900 as a branch line service the local farming and timber community.
		Puffing Billy is an operating museum with a rare claim: It has a complete collection of rolling stock and locomotives.
	www.members.optusnet.com.au /~puffing.billy/index.htm (237 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The line was opened in 1900 to serve the local farming and timber community.
		The Victorian Railways closed the line in April 1954.
		Shortly after, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed and restored services over the remaining usable section, Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puffing_Billy_Railway,_Melbourne (216 words)

	Belgrave railway line, Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia.
		Between Belgrave and Gembrook the Puffing Billy Railway operates a tourist railway on the restored narrow gauge track.
		Belgrave station is next to Puffing Billy station from where the narrow gauge trains depart.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgrave_railway_line,_Melbourne (184 words)

	Search For A Standard In Australia
		The first of these two railways was completed in 1917 as standard gauge and connected at both ends to the state system, which was all in 3'6" gauge at that time.
		In the State of Victoria, prior to standardisation, the railway network remained largely a broad gauge except for a small network of 2’6” gauge logging and goldfield railways, of which the Puffing Billy Railway is the last remaining well know example.
		All that remains is the Pichi Richi Railway and Steamtown.
	www.discoverlivesteam.com /magazine/40.html (1300 words)

	Information
		The Railway is the sole survivor of four experimental lines used to develop rural areas in the early 1900's.
		Puffing Billy is now a major tourist attraction, its operation depending on hundreds of dedicated volunteers.
		Puffing Billy runs every day of the year, except Christmas day, so why not take yourself and your family or friends on a sentimental journey along this 24.5 km operating museum.
	www.puffingbilly.com.au /info/misc/faq.htm (1009 words)

	Puffing Billy
		In days gone by, our State railway system was known as the Victorian Railways, and was run by a group of men known as the Commissioners.
		The Original Puffing Billy railway was one of four low-cost narrow gauge railway lines constructed in Victoria at the beginning of the 20th century, to open up remote areas for settlement.
		Public interest in the line resulted in the formation of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society which, with the blessings of the Victorian Railways and the assistance of the Citizens' Military Forces, succeeded in by-passing the landslide and reopening the line as far as Menzies Creek in 1962.
	www.aie.org.au /melb/mar01.htm (311 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It originally ran from Upper Gully station (now a suburban station on the broad gauge Belgrave line); it now begins at Belgrave narrow gauge station adjacent to the broad gauge station.
		In 1962 however the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was created and now operates the daily as a popular tourist activity over 24 km with original steam engines.
		Belgrave (Puffing Billy station) adjacent to the suburban station
	www.freeglossary.com /Puffing_Billy_Railway%2C_Melbourne (522 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Puffing Billy is a narrow gauge (2'6") steam railway in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia.
		Shortly after, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed and restored services over the remaining usable section, Upper Ferntree Gully to Belgrave.
		Belgrave (Puffing Billy station), adjacent to the Belgrave suburban station
	www.music.us /education/P/Puffing-Billy-Railway,-Melbourne.htm (392 words)

	Puffing Billy Railways
		Puffing Billy Railway now runs every day except Christmas, using locomotives and rolling stock that ran on the line in the earliest days.
		On the PBR line all locomotives run funnel first FROM Belgrave to ensure that the water level is maintained over the firebox.
		Consider becoming a member, this doesn't involve working on the railway, but you get two free trips a year and a monthly magazine, and you will help this organization continue to give pleasure to thousands.
	www.trainzone.co.nz /puffingbilly.htm (735 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway Melbourne Australia
		Puffing Billy Railway is situated about 26 miles outside Melbourne in the Dandenong hills.
		The railway was originally used as a tool to try and connect up some of the remote settlements in the area; however, after a landslide in 1953, the line was closed, as it had become un-economic to operate.
		Puffing Billy is a major attraction in the Melbourne area, just as Mull Railway is on our island.
	www.mullrail.co.uk /puffingbilly (469 words)

	Definition of index.php?search=Billy&limit=20&offset=160 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		William Grange and his sister Kathleen, alias Billy the Cat and Katie, were acrobatic crime fighters...
		3: '''Puffing Billy''' is a [[narrow gauge]] (2'6") [[Locomotive#Stea...
		Shortly after, the '''Puffing Billy Preservation Society''' was formed and restored s...
	www.wordiq.com /knowledge/index.php?search=Billy&limit=20&offset=160 (554 words)

	Paul Willis: Steam: Moe-Walhalla: references (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		These are some of my references on the Moe-Walhalla railway and Victorian narrow gauge lines.
		Locomotive profile: Victorian Railways narrow gauge "G" class, "Garretts in the Otways", a photographic profile 1954-1962.Train Hobby Publications, Studfield, Victoria.
		Along the line to Gembrook: a nostalgic view of the Puffing Billy train and line from 1899 to 1962.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~pwillis/pages/steam/M-W%20references.html (197 words)

	Melbourne \| Visiting the City \| Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing \| Attractions & Landmarks \| Puffing Billy ...
		The former Ferntree Gully-Gembrook line was reopened in 1962 as a tourist attraction starring Puffing Billy.
		This much-loved historic steam railway is the only survivor of the narrow-gauge lines that connected country areas to Melbourne in the early 1900s.
		Billy was restored and is maintained by volunteers.
	americanairlines.wcities.com /en/record/150,81839/84/index.html (107 words)

	Fresh puff for Billy - theage.com.au
		Housed in a shed near the railway's Belgrave terminus is the secret weapon that stands to return some joy to those who barrack for steam over sweat.
		But G42 and the other Puffing Billy locomotives were put out to pasture earlier because the lines they were designed to use were closed.
		The idea of a Puffing Billy tourist railway began at the time the line was closed in 1954, led by journalist David Burke and schoolteacher Harold Lewitt.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/07/07/1057430132281.html (967 words)

	The Advocate Newspaper - Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Two locomotives are used on the West Coast Wilderness Railway and another is at the trans port museum at Glenorchy.
		The engine was bought by the Puffing Billy railway following the closure of the original Abt Railway in 1963.
		Describing the West Coast railway as the jewel in Tasmania's tourism crown, Mr Bacon told a community conference on tourism at Strahan yesterday that the return of the locomotive would bring more visitors to the West.
	www.theadvocate.com.au /_news%20archive/2107_track.htm (226 words)

	Puffing Billy Steam Railway
		Enjoy a ride on Puffing Billy, Australia's oldest steam railway and one of the finest preserved steam railways in the world.
		Recapture the romance and charm of the bygone days of steam on Puffing Billy, which also offers first class travel and dining experiences with lunch, Devonshire tea and evening dinner available.
		Puffing Billy is the last of the experimental narrow-gauge railway lines built at the turn of the 20th century.
	www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.000A8DEF-75FD-1D33-B49380C476A90000/vvt.vhtml (152 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway Melbourne Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Puffing Billy Railway is situated about 26 miles outside Melbourne in the Dandenong hills.
		The railway was originally used as a tool to try and connect up some of the remote settlements in the area; however, after a landslide in 1953, the line was closed, as it had become un-economic to operate.
		Puffing Billy is a major attraction in the Melbourne area, just as Mull Railway is on our island.
	www.holidaymull.org /rail/puffinbilly (469 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Victoria, Australia
		The Victorian Railways, the original owners of the Puffing Billy Railway, had been looking for a reason to close all uneconomic lines, which included the Upper Ferntree Gully - Gembrook narrow gauge line.
		A young reporter with the Sun News pictorial (now part of the Herald Sun) approached the Minister of Transport and the Railways Commissioners for permission to run one last trip from Upper Ferntree to Belgrave, called the “Say Goodbye To Puffing Billy” trip, before all the infrastructure was removed.
		We are now the biggest heritage railway in the world and in directly contribute over 100 million dollars AUD to the Victorian economy in tourism yearly.
	www.billwilliams.org /puffingbilly/history2.html (575 words)

	Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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	www.freeglossary.com /Puffing_Billy_Railway,_Melbourne (522 words)

	Gembrook, Victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It was the terminus of a narrow gauge railway from Belgrave, now the "Puffing Billy" scenic railway.
		The carriage of timber and produce from Gembrook was usually southwards to a railway station on the Gippsland line, but the roads were often boggy.
		The re-opening of the western end of the line as a scenic railway occurred in 1962, and a short section from Gembrook was re-opened in the early 1990s.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/gembrook.html (399 words)

	Puffing Billy - Top 20 Attractions - visitvictoria.com
		One of the most enjoyable introductions to the Yarra Valley is a ride on Puffing Billy, Australia’s oldest surviving and famously preserved steam railway.
		Puffing Billy also offers first-class travel and dining experiences, with lunch, Devonshire tea and evening meals available on the ‘Night Train’.
		The last of the experimental narrow-gauge railway lines built at the turn of the twentieth century to help develop rural areas, Puffing Billy runs every day (except Christmas Day).
	www.visitmelbourne.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.00011BA3-D2F9-1DDA-89F480C476A90000/vvt.vhtml (180 words)

	The Work of Nigel Day - Puffing Billy Railway
		first experience I had of a loco modified under the direction of Nigel Day was on the Puffing Billy Railway in Victoria, Australia.
		Puffing Billy No.6A,with your webmaster on the footplate with driver Lyn Helsby, during the stop at Cockatoo on the return from Gembrook.
		An excellent report appeared in the Puffing Billy in-house journal 'Narrow Gauge' regarding the modifications to 6A.
	www.martynbane.co.uk /modernsteam/nday/ndaypbr.htm (479 words)

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