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Puffing Billy's Great Train Race
Next Race - Sunday 3rd May 2009

 

 

UPDATE YOUR DETAILS

If you have previously run in a Great Train Race and wish to update your contact details click here

You will need to know your Person ID number which is located on your 2008 Race Certificate, otherwise please call our office on 03 9757 0775 to obtain your Person ID number.

JOIN OUR GREAT TRAIN RACE MAILING LIST

If you have never run in the Great Train Race but would like to be added to our mailing list, please click here

 

PUFFING BILLY GREAT TRAIN RACE RESULTS FOR 2008
Place Run Number Time Name
First Male 4957 43.45 Andre La Gerche
Second Male 4549 44.56 Mitchell Brown
Third Male 3562 45.31 Anthony Wallace
First Female 1773 50.15 Prue Davison
Second Female 1830 52.59 Alice Kemp
Third Female 1274 53.16 Jodie Barker
Under 18 Male 4035 46.28 Stephen McShane
Under 18 Female 1566 59.14 Briony Shaw
Veteran Male 4534 46.33 Michael McIntyre
Veteran Female 1247 57.43 Carol Syer
Team 4 People 201.56 Mins

"THING NO. 1"

4957 Andre La Gerche

4382 Brett Whiteoak

4119 Alex Rogers

4481 Darren Knight
7A Train 1   55.15 230 Male Runners beat first Train
G42 Train 2   73.46 344 Female Runners beat second Train
 

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2008 GREAT TRAIN RACE AGE CATEGORY RESULTS

Male Under 18

 

Female Under 18

 

Stephen McShane

46:28

Briony Shaw

59:14

Male 18 – 39

 

Female 18 – 39

 

Andre La Gerche

43.45

Prue Davison

50:15

Male 40 – 44

 

Female 40 – 44

 

David Carson

47:46

Carol Syer

57:43

Male 45 – 49

 

Female 45 – 49

 

Michael McIntyre

46:33

Jeannie Fry

58:26

Male 50 – 54

 

Female 50 – 54

 

Peter Gaffney

46:59

Julie Jaques

64:51

Male 55 – 59

 

Female 55 – 59

 

Robert Campbell

53:40

Sue Black

68:41

Male 60 - 69

 

Female 60 - 69

 

Bernard Leddin

58:47

Nancy Chorley

67:09

Male 70+

 

 

 

Lloyd Morgan

78:45

 

 

 

Race

T-Shirts

  • We currently have some Great Train Race t-shirts available for sale in the Unisex style only.  To purchase a t-shirt, you can either:

    Visit the shop at Puffing Billy Belgrave Train Station and purchase a shirt for $30.00 or Download the order form here and post/fax it to us with payment of $35.00 and we will mail the t-shirt to you.

Lost Property

  • Various items lost during the race have been handed in to the Puffing Billy office.  Please call 03 9757 0716 or email race@pbr.org.au to determine whether we are in receipt of your property.

Race Photographs

 

7A’s driver, Peter Harcourt with runners at the race start.

Winner Andre La Gerche & Race Train Driver Peter Harcourt at Lakeside

Steve Strangward, 2nd Race Train Driver heading towards the Finish

Female Winner Prue Davison being presented with her prize by Sophie Donnelly, Croydon Travel

Runners under the famous Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge.

Photos courtesy of Bob Wilson and Steve Holmes

l_green.gif (177 bytes)The Puffing Billy Great Train Race is organised and run through the voluntary efforts of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society.

This information is Copyright © Emerald Tourist Railway Board, 2008.  The webmaster can be contacted at webmaster@puffingbilly.com.au