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PBR Brings Home "new" S&T Gear From Wodonga PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Sunday, 19 December 2010 12:07
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PBR's Andrew Wheatland had been negotiating with Vic Track since earlier this year to allow access to the closed Wodonga yard site and removal of S&T equipment needed by PBR for many projects including the central control of Belgrave Yard from a sign [ … ]

Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 December 2010 16:28
 
Puffing Billy Railway Celebrates 110 Year Birthday PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:14
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Chalked on the smokebox door of 14A was the message "Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook opened 18th December 1900. Puffing Billy Railway. 110 years.

Happy Birthday Puffing Billy. The current state of the railway and its operation is largely due to the volunteers and staff who man the railway [ … ]

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 December 2010 21:22
 
G42 Back on Track at Puffing Billy Railway PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Thursday, 16 December 2010 23:08
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G42 came out of hiding in the workshops where she has undergone a major overhaul. John Hoy the Operations Manager for the railway moved the locomotive under its own steam for the first time in eight months yesterday and was looking forward to taking it out on a test run to Menzies Creek and return [ … ]

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 December 2010 23:10
 
G42 Returns to Revenue Service Hauling Santa Special PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Saturday, 18 December 2010 20:01
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Today G42 returned to revenue service after an 18 month hiatus with the exception of a brief excursion from the land of mothballs to run a train commemerating 100 years of Garratt locomotives. G42 has been fully stripped and overhauled in the PBR workshops at Belgrave. Looking respendant in her st [ … ]

Last Updated on Sunday, 19 December 2010 22:06
 
Puffing Billy Saves Historic Carraiges From Wrecker at Ocean Grove PDF Print E-mail
Written by Paul Pavlinovich   
Monday, 04 October 2010 21:36
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Puffing Billy Railway (through the society) recently discovered that a house that been built surrounding two historic narrow gauge carriages that are hundred+ year old was being torn down. The carriages have been saved and transported to Emerald where they wait on flats. I understand they are to be [ … ]

Last Updated on Monday, 01 November 2010 21:47
 
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