A brief and colourful look at Puffing Billy in more recent times.
| Author: | Nick Anchen |
| Publisher: | [Ferntree Gully, Vic.] : Sierra Publishing, c2009. |
| ISBN: | 9780980468656 |
| Characteristics: | 96 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 15 cm. |
| Source: | Yarra Plenty Library Service |
A look at how the Puffing Billy Railway has progressed up until about the early 2000s. There’s not much text in this book, so if you want a good read the book, The Narrow Gauge : Whitfield, Gembrook, Crowes, Walhalla, is probably the best buy and read out of the three books on narrow gauge railways authored by Nick Anchen.
As with the other books, the photos are the strength of the publication. G42 is shown “brand new” steaming with 12A in 2005 after a $1.7 million restoration beginning in 1986 and completed in 2004. Sadly, in 2022, G42 is back in Menzies Creek Museum awaiting a major overhaul.
Other points of interest include the construction of Wright Trestle Bridge, aka bridge 8, between Wright and Cockatoo.
Overall, the book is good to have as the photos are excellent.
Further Reading
 | G42, Garratt Steam Locomotive, 1926The story of G42, a Garratt locomotive at Puffing Billy Railway Viewed: September 19, 2024 12:20 pm |
 | Narrow-gauge lines of the Victorian RailwaysThe former Victorian Railways, the state railway authority in Victoria, Australia, built a number of experimental 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge lines around the beginning of the 20th century. Although all were closed by the early 1960s, parts of two have been reopened as heritage railways. Viewed: October 14, 2024 2:43 pm |
 | Puffing Billy RailwayPuffing Billy, Australia's Favourite Steam Train runs daily (except Christmas Day). Viewed: April 28, 2018 2:56 pm |
 | Walhalla Goldfields RailwayAll aboard a very special journey down Stringer’s Creek Gorge. Experience the beauty of our railway. Viewed: October 14, 2024 2:49 pm |
