Nobelius Siding
Nobelius Siding is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Emerald. The siding was built in 1904[1] to service the adjacent packing shed, built the same year, from which nursery seedlings and plants were shipped throughout Australia by C.A. Nobelius' Gembrook Nurseries.[2] The Nobelius nursery was once the largest plant nursery in the Southern Hemisphere with 200,000 trees grown on 180 hectares.[3]
Nobelius Siding | |||||||||||
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| Puffing Billy Railway Station | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′54.5″S 145°26′58″E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gembrook | ||||||||||
| Distance | 52.44 km (32.58 mi) from Flinders Street | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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The Packing Shed has been restored by Puffing Billy volunteers and is now used by the Railway as a function centre, particularly as venue for Puffing Billy’s various evening dining experiences, such as Murder on the Puffing Billy Express.[4]
References
- "Casey Cardinia Moments in a Regional History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- "Nobelius Siding". Victorian Government Railways Narrow Gauge Stations Alphabetical List. Bill Russell. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "Emerald". The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- "The Journey". Puffing Billy. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au
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