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
Puffing Billy Railway Station
Coordinates37°55′54.5″S 145°26′58″E
Line(s)Gembrook
Distance52.44 km (32.58 mi) from Flinders Street
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Services
Preceding station Puffing Billy Railway Following station
Emerald
towards Belgrave
 Gembrook line
(Entire Network)		 Nobelius
towards Gembrook

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
  1. "Casey Cardinia Moments in a Regional History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  2. "Nobelius Siding". Victorian Government Railways Narrow Gauge Stations Alphabetical List. Bill Russell. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. "Emerald". The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. "The Journey". Puffing Billy. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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