Puffing Billy 5A makes an appearance..?

Tuesday 25th May 2024 on the narrow gauge line Puffing Billy loco 7A ran a load test run to Menzies Creek, unpainted and sporting 5A plates... just for fun!

[@buzzytrains9037]

The whistle show is brilliant.

[@kclassproductions]

it's 5A! I also subscribed :)

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Good 🤩 video, like

[@johnd8892]

Thanks for showing the closest i will see to a locomotive in photographic grey pulling a train in service.

[@simonetaylor7286]

One NA has been out of action for a few years now and that’s NA is 6A but it’s it that much longer until 6A is back in steam because 6A is my favourite NA and they’ve just put undercoat on 7A to represent I would say a little tribute to 5A

[@simonetaylor7286]

7A dressed to look like now sadly scrapped loco 5A and I’m guessing that’s what 5A was painted like before the loco was scrapped and it’s sad that those amazing narrow gauge steam locomotives 🚂 were scrapped

[@johnd8892]

No. The grey is just undercoat. All the Na locomotives ran in the Green, then red and finally black variations you see at Puffing Billy. This seems to be a welcome one off trip.

[@thomasarmstrong3804]

Love the ex South Africa Garrett

[@GeoffreyGrinton]

Nice film, but it would be better to make it clear that this is a mash-up of quite a few separate trips.