1 8 8 0 s ▁the ▁town ship ▁began ▁to ▁grow , ▁sh ops ▁were ▁established , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hot els , ▁churches , ▁and ▁a ▁primary ▁school . ▁With ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁( ext ended ▁from ▁Ring wood ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁more ▁accessible ▁to ▁visitors . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁line ▁terminated ▁at ▁Upper ▁Fer nt ree ▁Gul ly , ▁with ▁a ▁narrow - g au ge ▁line ▁extending ▁to ▁G embro ok ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁narrow - g au ge ▁ 2 ' ▁ 6 " ▁line ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁broad - g au ge ▁ 5 ' ▁ 3 " ▁and ▁elect r ified ▁to ▁Bel gra ve ▁which ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁narrow - g au ge ▁line ▁( now ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁P uff ing ▁Billy ) ▁oper ates ▁from ▁today . ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁old ▁P uff ing ▁Billy ▁Railway ▁shed ▁was ▁located ▁below ▁Qu ar ry ▁Road ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Upper ▁Fer nt ree ▁Gul ly ▁railway ▁station . ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Fern ▁Tree ▁Gul ly ▁also ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Build ings ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁sh ire ▁offices , ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Sel man ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Bur wood ▁Highway , ▁Fer nt ree ▁Gul ly , ▁has ▁been