Physical description
index, ill, p.217.
Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
A history of the restoration of the 2'6" narrow gauge railway from Belgrave to Emerald in Victoria between 1955 to 1965.
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Book, Burke, David, Saving Puffing Billy: The First Decade 1955-1965, 2015
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Saving Puffing Billy: The First Decade 1955-1965
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