PUFFING BILLY PRESERVATION SOCIETY

ABN 79 004 621 505

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Commissioner's Special 2-9-2017

A short history of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society

The Society is a member-based organisation, founded in 1955. Its initial purpose was to save, and restore to service, part of the Victorian Government's recently closed 2' 6" narrow gauge railway line from Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook. The line was re-opened from Belgrave to Menzies Creek in 1962, Menzies Creek to Emerald in 1965, Emerald to Lakeside in 1975 and Lakeside to Gembrook in 1998. During this time, restorations of key locomotives and rolling stock were also undertaken and funded by the Society, as well as the establishment of the Menzies Creek Museum in 1964 and then funding of a new building after 2010.
For more detail, go to our history page. Link: History

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Puffing Billy Preservation Society (PBPS) is a not-for-profit member-based, volunteer-run organisation, operated as a Company Limited by Guarantee and registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
The Society is an independent organisation, separate from the Puffing Billy Railway.
The Puffing Billy Railway, a Victorian Government entity, is operated by a state appointed board of directors under the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.
As in the past, the Puffing Billy Railway today could not run sustainably without a large number of volunteer workers who freely give their time to support the railway. Many of these volunteers, past and present, also choose to be members of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society.

The Society aims to support the railway by encouraging volunteering and by raising funds to provide grants to be used for restoration and ongoing maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock, lineside infrastructure (eg signal boxes and station buildings). Locomotives and rolling stock owned by the Society are used in daily operation of the railway and a number of the support functions of the railway are located on Society owned land.
The Society also has a large historical collection of archive documents, photos and multi-media, along with museum exhibits at Menzies Creek and other locations. These provide material for publications of the Society and cover a wide range of historical topics. The Society also liaises with other tourist and heritage preservation groups in Australia and overseas.
For more information check out our Vision/FAQ's page. Link: Vision/FAQ's

General enquiries about Puffing Billy Preservation Society Email secretary@pbps.org.au or membership@pbps.org.au