▁dies el ▁locomot ives . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁her itage ▁rail ways ▁carried ▁ 5 4 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pat rons ▁over ▁ 1 6 1   km ▁of ▁track ; ▁with ▁ 2 8 ▁oper ational ▁steam ▁locomot ives , ▁ 4 7 ▁dies els , ▁ 1 4 ▁rail mot ors , ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 ▁carri ages . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁Rail ways ▁and ▁Oper ators ▁include : ▁ ▁P uff ing ▁Billy ▁Railway , ▁Bel gra ve ▁ ▁Bell ar ine ▁Railway , ▁Queens cl iff ▁ ▁Day les ford ▁Sp a ▁Country ▁Railway , ▁Day les ford ▁ ▁Victor ian ▁Gold fields ▁Railway , ▁M ald on ▁ ▁Mor ning ton ▁Railway , ▁Mor ning ton ▁ ▁Se ym our ▁Railway ▁Heritage ▁Centre , ▁Se ym our ▁ ▁Ste am ra il ▁Victoria , ▁New port ▁ ▁Wal hal la ▁Gold fields ▁Railway , ▁Wal hal la ▁ ▁Y ar ra ▁Valley ▁Railway , ▁He ales ville ▁ ▁South ▁Gi pp s land ▁Railway , ▁Le ong ath a ▁ ▁Tr am way ▁Museum ▁Society ▁of ▁Victoria , ▁By lands ▁ ▁Rail ▁tra ils ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁former ▁rail ▁lines ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁regional ▁Victoria ▁have ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁rail ▁tra ils , ▁for ▁walking , ▁cy cling ▁and ▁horse ▁r iding . ▁These ▁make ▁excellent ▁tracks ▁for ▁beg inners ▁as ▁the ▁lines ▁were ▁originally ▁designed ▁to ▁avoid ▁ste ep ▁grad ients . ▁Most ▁lines ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁public ▁ownership . ▁Some