Photo: Former Victorian Railways loco 7A takes water at Lakeside (13 km from Belgrave), which is still the terminus for many trains.
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The Puffing Billy Railway is located at Belgrave, about 40 km east of Melbourne,
Victoria. In the 45 years since closure by the Victorian Railways, the Belgrave to
Gembrook line, popularly known as Puffing Billy, has become one of Melbourne's most
popular tourist attractions. Services have recently been extended as far as the original
terminus at Gembrook, giving a total length of 24 km. A musesum has also been established
at Menzies Creek (6.3 km from Belgrave) which has a wide variety of exhibits. The official PBR site has full information about the railway
and museum. Photo: Former Victorian Railways loco 7A takes water at Lakeside (13 km from Belgrave), which is still the terminus for many trains. |
Items listed as being located at Museum are located at the Steam Museum, adjacent to Menzies Creek station. These items remain in their original 3' 6" gauge and are unmodified. Items listed as being located at the Railway have been regauged to 2'6" (762 mm) and have been modified to varying extents. These items are available for service when required on the Puffing Billy Railway, are located at various locations along the line and are often not available for public access.
This table only includes Tasmanian items. In addition to the stock on our list, there is an extensive collection of Victorian Railways narrow gauge equipment, both for service and display, and the museum has many exhibits from around Australia and a number of other countries. A full listing of operational stock is available on the PBR official site.
From 1966 until February 2004, former Mt Lyell Abt locomotive No.5 and guards van B1 were on display at the Menzies Creek museum. These two items have since been returned to Tasmania for service on the West Coast Wilderness Railway. Similarly diesel loco V9, returned to Tasmania in late 2007.
Please Note: This page has no connection at all with the Puffing Billy Railway. This page has been produced independently as part of a series covering major preserved railways with Tasmanian rolling stock.
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No. |
Builder |
Type |
Year
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Ex. |
Location |
Note |
| D 21 | TGR Launceston | ‒C‒ | 1968 | TGR | Railway | Formerly V12, regauged and modified |
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No. |
Builder |
Type |
Year
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Ex. |
Location |
Note |
| NAL 1 | Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co | Saloon | 1901 | Mt Lyell | Railway | Named Mt Lyell |
| NAL 2 | Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co | Saloon | 1901 | Mt Lyell | Railway | Named Rinadeena |
| NAL 3 | Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co | Saloon | 1901 | Mt Lyell | Railway | Named Teepookana |
| NAL 4 | Lancaster Railway Carriage and Wagon Co | Saloon | 1901 | Mt Lyell | Railway | Named Dubbil Barril |
TASMANIAN WAGONS & SERVICE STOCK |
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No. |
Builder |
Type |
Year
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Ex. |
Location |
Note |
| NNN 1 | TGR workshops, Launceston | Ballast Hopper | 1954 | TGR | Railway | Ex TGR QG3. Extensively rebuilt |
| NNN 2 | TGR workshops, Launceston | Ballast Hopper | 1954 | TGR | Railway | Ex TGR QG?. Extensively rebuilt |
| QG ? | TGR workshops, Launceston | Ballast Hopper | 1954 | TGR | Railway | It is belived that an additional two TGR QG wagons remain in storage for future use |
Note: The four NAL carriages (ex Mt Lyell saloon cars) were 'O Class' numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5 when in Tasmania, and were puchased in 1965 following the closure of the Mt Lyell railway. After varying time in service on normal trains, all four have now been rebuilt to a very high standard and are used on special services such as the Luncheon and Dinner trains.
Table compiled from personal observations, official website, and museum booklet.
Society information can be found at their official site, which also has a full stock listing.
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