The Puffing Billy railway
Type
Label
The Puffing Billy railway
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Exempt from classification
Main title
The Puffing Billy railway
Medium
videorecording
Runtime
60
Summary
The lure of rail travel has always had a romantic air, however behind the scenes of the great railways there were many small narrow gauge railways around the world with their own form of gritty romance. Since the early 1800s, these tiny trains have traversed impossible terrain to link remote settlements with main cities. This series of programs encapsulates all of the spirit that is associated with the great little trains of the world. Lying 40 kms east of Melbourne in the scenic Dandenong Ranges, Puffing Billy is a genuine relic of the great steam age, built to serve at the turn of the century, and still running regularly in the mountain district between Belgrave and Gembook. The sole survivor of four experimental lines used to develop rural areas in the early 1900s, and this endearing film shows how Puffing Billy has now become a major tourist attraction, and how hundreds of dedicated volunteers maintain its operation
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Genre
Incoming Resources
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