Puffing Billy Railway

heritage rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Organization train_service Q2117546
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Puffing Billy Railway

Summary

Puffing Billy Railway is a train service[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Puffing Billy Railway is located in Victoria[3].
  • Puffing Billy Railway is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's image is recorded as Puffing billy in action 2003.jpg[5].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's image is recorded as Puffing Billy Loco 12A at Belgrave.JPG[6].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's image is recorded as 00 1518 Dunedin (New Zealand) - Railway Station.jpg[7].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as train service[8].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as heritage railway[9].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as narrow-gauge railway[10].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Belgrave[11].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's Commons category is recorded as Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne[12].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 13777322[13].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's terminus is recorded as Gembrook railway station[14].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's terminus is recorded as Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station[15].
  • +1899-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puffing Billy Railway[16].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.9075, 'lon': 145.35666666667}[17].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02l_p7[18].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's official website is recorded as https://puffingbilly.com.au/[19].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's track gauge is recorded as 762 mm track gauge[20].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[21].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1900-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's X is recorded as puffingbillyr[24].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's Instagram username is recorded as puffingbillyrailway[25].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's Facebook username is recorded as PuffingBillyRailway[26].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+24'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1899-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Puffing Billy Railway[16].

Operations

Puffing Billy Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Belgrave[11].

Why It Matters

Puffing Billy Railway ranks in the top 3% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Victorian Heritage Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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