Top n' Tail Funnel First Na Shuttles
Variety Charity Charter
Puffing Billy Railway
12A & 14A
Hello all,
Welcome to a Victorian heritage railway video. Today we return to the famous Puffing Billy Railway for a special. For the second year in a row, the Variety Children's Charity ran their Variety Day at the Lakeside Visitors Centre. This saw the railway charted out for the day to operate shuttles between Lakeside and Emerald. Three shuttles were run with a pair of NA class locomotives set up in a top-and-tail configuration. Like last year, this is one of the rare occasions that an NA locomotive travels funnel-first in the UP direction.
The day started off with locomotives 12A and 14A double-heading a transfer to Emerald, where locomotive 12A was turned and attached to the rear of the train. In this setup, they ran to Lakeside to prepare for the first shuttle.
While the charter was in operation, 7A ran short local services between Belgrave and Menzies Creek throughout the day.
For our video, we transit by bus and foot though the Emerald Lake Park.
Times and locations:
Transfer:
00:30 - Monbulk Creek Trestle
01:58 - Pinnock Rd, Emerald
03:22 - Turning 12A
07:20 - Emerald Departure
Intermission - 7A:
09:04 - Selby
Steam Shuttles:
10:24 - UP1: Emerald-Beconsfield Rd, Emerald
11:54 - DN1: Nobelius Packing Shed
13:08 - UP2: Superman's Corner
14:48 - DN2: Nobelius
15:53 - UP3: Emerald
17:19 - DN3: Nobelius
Transfer:
18:53 - Emerald
20:34 - Turning 12A
23:02 - Emerald Departure
24:05 - Selby Station
Intermission - 7A:
24:48 - Selby
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The Puffing Billy Railway is Victoria’s most famous tourist railway. Located in the Dandenong Ranges, the railway is 15.6 miles (25.1 km) long, operating with their original locomotives from over 100 years ago. They operate almost every day of the year. This video captures a unique occasion, when the railway was chartered out. For more information about events and regular services, check out: https://puffingbilly.com.au/
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Music :
Intro: Tobu & Itro - Fantasy
Artist: Tobu Official ( https://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial )
Itro Official ( https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitro )
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eC9snfGpJY )
Outro: Itro - Panda [NCS Release]
Artist: Itro Official ( https://www.youtube.com/user/officialitro )
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkKjZz2vpy4 )
Videos In Outro:
Left: Evening Climax Locomotive Trundle | Puffing Billy - Climax Twilight 2024 (PBPS)
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=editXy_We58 )
Right: Summer Suburban Steam & Diesel Transfer Train | SRV Charter & Castlemaine Transfer | A2986, K183 & S301
( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCrz-f7L7_4 )
Thank you all for watching.
Date Filmed: 20th of August, 2024
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