Puffing Billy’s Workshop Blog details some of the many fascinating projects and technical challenges involved in keeping a Heritage Steam Railway on-track in the 21st Century.

The blog is authored by the Railways Engineering Team who are happy to assist with technical inquiries relating to our blog, or engineering at Puffing Billy in general.

To contact us, please send an email to engineering@pbr.org.au

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NG/G16 Boiler Cradle Progress

 With the boiler progressing at the contractors, focus in the workshop is...

G42 Flies Back Together

Following a 'D' exam and re-wheeling of the engine units, G42 is...

Half Way There….

Photos from the boiler makers in Sydney have arrived showing the latest...

A ‘D’ Exam For G42

Commonly unseen, the inner workings of our G class Garratt have recently...

NG/G16 Update for June ’14

June's NG/G16 workshop day (held on the third Saturday of each month...

NG/G16 Tank & Bunker Build

Nearly complete, the new water tank and coal bunker stand in the...

Water Tank And Coal Bunker Coming Soon

More exciting news for the NG/G16 project: The front water tank and...

First Pictures Of The New NG/G16 Boiler Construction!

These are the first pictures to be published of the new boiler...

Na Cylinder Update

Machining has progressed a long way since we last wrote about the...

Pony Truck Progress

The inner and outer pony trucks are another task entrusted to our...

NG/G16 129 Engine Unit Frames Near Completion

Work continues apace at Jack Thompson Engineering, with the engine unit frames...

Another New Boiler For Puffing Billy!

Puffing Billy recently took delivery of a brand new boiler for the...

NG/G16 Workshop Progress

At engineering contractors Jack Thompson Engineering, the frames of the 2 engine...

14A Edges Closer To Completion

 14A, the youngest of Puffing Billy's fleet of Na class locomotives, nears...

NG/G16 129 Is Coming Together….Virtually!

 Purchased in 1996 from the Alfred County Railway in South Africa, NG/G16...

Looking Inside 6A

With 6A in for attention to the Chimney, Blast pipe and Regulator,...

Cowcatchers Arrive

 The latest parts of NG/G16 129 to arrive at Belgrave are these...

Machining Na Cylinders

In the workshops of one of Puffing Billys engineering contractors, Jack Thompson...

Welcome Back!

Puffing Billys locomotive 12A returned to traffic on the 1st October, after...

First Welded Steel Boiler For An NG/G16 Class Garratt!

 After months of  design work, Puffing Billy has placed an order for...