Puffing Billy - Australia's Finest BluRay

Puffing Billy - Australia's Finest BluRay. In November 2009 the RVR team was in Australia visiting Puffing Billy and they asked us to make a video for them. This was a pleasure, as it is among the best heritage railways in the world, and is certainly the most friendly we've ever visited. So here is the result with a programme about this wonderful, steam, 2ft 6ins gauge railway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - the Puffing Billy. Rescued from the scrapper in the 1950s, with the dedication of volunteers, and staff, and earning widespread public support, the line was restored in its entirety by 1998. This exciting steam railway through the Dandenong Hills is now big business, with 250 thousand visitors per year and 47 paid staff. It runs 364 days per year, and the vintage locomotives and carriages offer education, entertainment and enjoyment to all. This video takes you behind the scenes on Puffing Billy, to have a look at things that you may otherwise never see. Whether you’re on a visit, thinking about one, or just like the trains, here is an hour-long programme packed full of interesting stuff and with an informative commentary: Look into the locoshed, when the engines are steaming up for the day, have a peep inside the workshop that keeps everything running reliably, ride on the footplate, have a look at lunch on Steam and Cuisine, learn about the steep gradients and curving track in difficult terrain that made Puffing Billy what it is. Also thrill to the sound of little engines working hard. What a great little railway this is! The hour-long programme full of steam action is offered in two formats: DVD - this is a well photographed and clean DVD with fine pictures and sound. Available to order from this website for £16.99 BluRay - this is the first programme for RVR in this new medium. If you have only DVD and you like trains, then perhaps it's time to think about going for BluRay - THE PICTURES ARE AWESOME! The clarity of BluRay on a 40inch flat screen TV look quite fabulous - we know 'cos we've got one. At LAST something that you can sit in front of and REALLY ENJOY your trains. MMMMMMM……. You ought to try it - on a big screen it is by far BETTER than the difference between VHS and DVD - and that was good. Available to order from this website for £19.50 Still - you will be the judge. Our Puffing Billy programme is available in both formats.

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