Steam and Runners Pace Through Lakeside | Puffing Billy Running Festival 2025 - Saturday Operations

Steam and Runners Pace Through Lakeside
Puffing Billy Running Festival 2025 - Saturday Train Operations

Hello all,
Welcome to a Victorian heritage railway video. Today we return to the hills of the Dandenong Ranges. The weekend of the 13th and 14th of September returned the annual tradition of the Puffing Billy Running Festival. Held over two days, there are three races. On the Saturday, the 1.2km Kids Dash and 5km Fun Run are held in the Emerald Lake Park. A four train timetable was ran for the day, along with a pace train which ran in a top and tail formation from Lakeside to the Packing Shed for the Fun Run. It was all hands on deck with four locomotives of the Puffing Billy Railway fleet in operation. Outside of the Running Festival, the train operated a normal four train timetable, with some minor differences. Locomotives 7A and 14A double headed the first train of the day, which would then be re-marshaled into a top and tail formation as the pace train through the Emerald Lake Park. 12A operated the Gembrook and NG129 made an appearance on the former lunch service. The double header pair also ran the afternoon service.
After the day's operations, we head to Belgrave, where a bit of shunting was needed in preparation for the second day's events.
As per out last operations video, we take a slow day and capture each of the runs throughout the day. All clips are in order with service times based on departure from starting location.

Times and locations:
Regular Operations:
00:58 - Menzies Creek Station - DOWN - 7A & 14A
03:04 - Monbulk Creek Trestle - DOWN - NG129
Running Festival - Day 1:
04:45 - Supermans Corner - UP - 7A/14A
06:22 - Nobelius - DOWN - 14A/7A
10:51 - Nobelius - UP - Track Patrol
Regular Operations:
11:03 - Nobelius - DOWN - 12A
11:44 - Emerald-Beaconsfield Rd, Emerald - UP - 14A/7A
13:10 - Emerald - UP - 14A/7A
14:26 - Emerald Bank - DOWN - NG129
15:46 - Emerald Bank - DOWN - 14A/7A
16:53 - Clematis - UP - NG129
18:05 - Clematis - UP - 12A
18:52 - Pinnocks Ln, Emerald - UP - 7A/14A
19:57 - Belgrave - UP - 7A/14A
21:46 - Shunting at Belgrave - DH5, 14A & 7A

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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. For more information about events and regular services, check out: https://puffingbilly.com.au/
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Date Filmed: 13th of September, 2025

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