Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy |
|
Overview |
Type |
Heritage Railway |
System |
Puffing Billy Railway |
Connecting lines |
Belgrave line |
Former connections |
Upper Ferntree Gully line |
Stations |
11 |
Services |
3 to 6 services daily (except Christmas Day) |
Operation |
Commenced |
1899 |
Opened |
1900 |
Completed |
1900 |
Closed |
1954 |
Reopened |
1955. Closed again 1958; reopened from 1962 in stages |
Rolling stock |
Victorian Railways narrow gauge |
Technical |
Line length |
25.1 km (15.6 mi) |
Number of tracks |
Single track |
Track gauge |
2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |