Puffingbillyrailway.org.au - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
66% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.66 s
File size
765.40 kB
Words
1095
Media files
18
Number of links
162 internal / 5 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Official Puffing Billy Railway - Melbourne Family Attraction
The length of the page title is perfect. (516 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Australia’s premier preserved steam railway, Puffing Billy, travels daily (except Christmas Day) through Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.
The meta description is too long: 1004 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-au
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en-au
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain name is very long.
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionAustralia’s premier preserved steam railway, Puffing Billy, travels daily (except Christmas Day) through Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.
robotsfollow, index, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large
google-site-verificationybHhG65QKrW3OXEUgwEWdkilseyqjAGhiq29xIgcpzA
msapplication-TileImagehttps://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-TRAIN-ICON-CHARCOAL-01_clear-270x270.png
article:published_time2015-09-23T13:37:22+10:00
article:modified_time2025-07-24T09:46:38+10:00
langen-au
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleOfficial Puffing Billy Railway - Melbourne Family Attraction
twitter:descriptionAustralia’s premier preserved steam railway, Puffing Billy, travels daily (except Christmas Day) through Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.
twitter:label1Written by
twitter:data1Kine Haugland
twitter:label2Time to read
twitter:data22 minutes
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleOfficial Puffing Billy Railway - Melbourne Family Attraction
og:descriptionAustralia’s premier preserved steam railway, Puffing Billy, travels daily (except Christmas Day) through Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.
og:urlhttps://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/
og:site_namePuffing Billy Railway
og:updated_time2025-07-24T09:46:38+10:00
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 1095 words. That's ok.
29% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
17 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.41 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
The file size of the HTML document is very large (765.4 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Some tags are too long. With 81 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"tickets are selling fast, so we recommend you book early to avoid disappointment."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...ingBillyRailway_MasterLogo_REV_RGB-1.pngPuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)PuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)
...Railway_MasterLogo_REV_RGB-1-300x274.pngPuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)PuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)
/wp-content/uploads/Australian-flag.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/Chinese-flag.pngNo alt attribute provided
...retching-out-hand-to-feel-the-breeze.jpgYoung girl stretching her hand out of the Puffing Billy carriage to feel the breeze
...itting-on-Sills-by-Michael-Greenhill.jpgIMG 0970 Sitting on Sills by Michael Greenhill - Puffing Billy Railway
...s/A08I6470-COPY-for-mobile-devices-1.jpgA08I6470 COPY for mobile devices 1 - Puffing Billy Railway
...s/A08I6470-COPY-for-mobile-devices-1.jpgA08I6470 COPY for mobile devices 1 - Puffing Billy Railway
...t/uploads/PB-CHILD-SAFE-LOGO-150x150.pngPB CHILD SAFE LOGOPB CHILD SAFE LOGO
/wp-content/uploads/atsi.pngAtsiAtsi
...ntent/uploads/Rainbow-flag-300x150-1.jpgRainbow Flag 300x150Rainbow Flag 300x150
...ads/VTIC-member-solid-colour-600x380.pngVTIC
...s/ATEC-MEMBER-LOGO-2022-23-1-150x150.pngatec logo member
...r-logo-Volunteering-Victoria-300x300.pngVolunteering Victoria
...nt/uploads/Supporter-Badge-1-300x300.pngVolunteering Victoria
...usive-workplace-Email-signature-2024.jpgVolunteering Victoria
/wp-content/uploads/YRT-merit-badge.pngYarra Ranges Tourism
...State-Government-logo-white-reversed.pngVictoria State Government Logo White ReversedVictoria State Government Logo White Reversed

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST.
H2 MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST. Duplicate text
H2 A TIMELESS EXPERIENCE.
H2 MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST. Duplicate text
H2 Over, Under, Uncover, Discover.
H2 EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
H2 Train Journeys
H2 Puffing Billy Running Festival
H2 Day Out With ThomasTM
H2 Functions & Events
H2 Education Programs
H2 Explore our region
H2 Explore puffing billy
H2 Explore Puffing Billy
H2 ACCESSIBILITY
H2 Plan Your Visit
H2 Volunteer with us
H2 WELCOME TO PUFFING BILLY RAILWAY, BE PART OF OUR STORY!
H3 PRE-BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
H4 Newsletter Signup
H4 Get Social
H4 PUFFING billy railway
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 5 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/Anchor Skip to content
/about/keeping-children-and-yo...Find Out More
/IMG-ALT PuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)
/English
/zh/Chinese
/buy-tickets/TICKETS
/donate/DONATE
/buy-tickets/Text duplicate TICKETS
/buy-tickets/Buy Tickets
/experiences/EXPERIENCES
/experiences/excursion/Daily Excursion Trains
/experiences/education/Education Programs
/experiences/senior-packages/Senior Packages
/experiences/menzies-creek-mus...Menzies Creek Museum
/whats-on/EVENTS
/events/dowt/Day Out With ThomasTM
/events/puffing-billy-running-...Puffing Billy Running Festival
/events/murder-mystery/Murder on the Puffing Billy Express
/events/train-of-lights/Puffing Billy’s Train of Lights
/visit-us/VISIT
/visit-us/Plan Your Visit
/visit-us/fares-timetables/Ticket Prices & Timetables
/visit-us/getting-here/Getting Here & Parking
/visit-us/safety/Safety Notice
/journey/Guide To Your Journey
/visit-us/dining-options/Dining options
/visit-us/accessibility/Accessibility
/visit-us/things-to-do-in-the-...Explore the region
/lakeside-visitor-centre/VISITOR CENTRE
/lakeside-visitor-centre/About Lakeside Visitor Centre
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Dining Options
/lakeside-visitor-centre/anima...Art Exhibition
/lakeside-visitor-centre/funct...Functions
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Visitor Centre Activities
/volunteer/VOLUNTEER
/volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities
/about/ABOUT
/about/About Puffing Billy
/about/keeping-children-and-yo...Keeping Children and Young People Safe
/about/governance/Governance
/about/community-committees/Community Committees
/careers/Careers
/about/tourism-marketing-package/Tourism Marketing Package
/contact-puffing-billy/CONTACT
/contact-puffing-billy/Contact Puffing Billy
/contact-puffing-billy/frequen...Frequently Asked Questions
/news/join-e-news/Join our e-News
/news/Filming & Media
/contact-puffing-billy/visitor...Visitor Feedback
/Text duplicate IMG-ALT PuffingBillyRailway MasterLogo REV RGB (1)
/No Text
/zh/No Text
/buy-tickets/No Text
/buy-tickets/Text duplicate TICKETS
/buy-tickets/Buy Puffing Billy Tickets
/experiences/Text duplicate EXPERIENCES
/experiences/excursion/Text duplicate Daily Excursion Trains
/experiences/education/Text duplicate Education Programs
/experiences/senior-packages/Text duplicate Senior Packages
/experiences/menzies-creek-mus...Text duplicate Menzies Creek Museum
/whats-on/Text duplicate EVENTS
/events/dowt/Text duplicate Day Out With ThomasTM
/events/puffing-billy-running-...Text duplicate Puffing Billy Running Festival
/events/murder-mystery/Text duplicate Murder on the Puffing Billy Express
/events/train-of-lights/Text duplicate Puffing Billy’s Train of Lights
/visit-us/Text duplicate VISIT
/visit-us/Text duplicate Plan Your Visit
/visit-us/fares-timetables/Text duplicate Ticket Prices & Timetables
/visit-us/getting-here/Text duplicate Getting Here & Parking
/visit-us/safety/Text duplicate Safety Notice
/journey/Text duplicate Guide To Your Journey
/visit-us/dining-options/Text duplicate Dining options
/visit-us/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/visit-us/things-to-do-in-the-...Explore The Region
/lakeside-visitor-centre/Text duplicate VISITOR CENTRE
/lakeside-visitor-centre/About the Lakeside Visitor Centre
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Visitor Centre Dining
/lakeside-visitor-centre/anima...Text duplicate Art Exhibition
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Text duplicate Visitor Centre Activities
/lakeside-visitor-centre/funct...Text duplicate Functions
/volunteer/Text duplicate VOLUNTEER
/volunteer/Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/donate/Text duplicate DONATE
/about/Text duplicate ABOUT
/about/Text duplicate About Puffing Billy
/about/keeping-children-and-yo...Text duplicate Keeping Children and Young People Safe
/about/governance/Text duplicate Governance
/about/community-committees/Text duplicate Community Committees
/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/about/tourism-marketing-package/Text duplicate Tourism Marketing Package
/contact-puffing-billy/Text duplicate CONTACT
/?page_id=31Contact Us
/contact-puffing-billy/frequen...Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/news/join-e-news/Text duplicate Join our e-News
/news/Text duplicate Filming & Media
/contact-puffing-billy/visitor...Text duplicate Visitor Feedback
/buy-tickets/Text duplicate TICKETS
/buy-tickets/Text duplicate Buy Puffing Billy Tickets
/experiences/Text duplicate EXPERIENCES
/experiences/excursion/Text duplicate Daily Excursion Trains
/experiences/education/Text duplicate Education Programs
/experiences/senior-packages/Text duplicate Senior Packages
/experiences/menzies-creek-mus...Text duplicate Menzies Creek Museum
/whats-on/Text duplicate EVENTS
/events/dowt/Text duplicate Day Out With ThomasTM
/events/puffing-billy-running-...Text duplicate Puffing Billy Running Festival
/events/murder-mystery/Text duplicate Murder on the Puffing Billy Express
/events/train-of-lights/Text duplicate Puffing Billy’s Train of Lights
/visit-us/Text duplicate VISIT
/visit-us/Text duplicate Plan Your Visit
/visit-us/fares-timetables/Text duplicate Ticket Prices & Timetables
/visit-us/getting-here/Text duplicate Getting Here & Parking
/visit-us/safety/Text duplicate Safety Notice
/journey/Text duplicate Guide To Your Journey
/visit-us/dining-options/Text duplicate Dining options
/visit-us/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/visit-us/things-to-do-in-the-...Text duplicate Explore The Region
/lakeside-visitor-centre/Text duplicate VISITOR CENTRE
/lakeside-visitor-centre/Text duplicate About the Lakeside Visitor Centre
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Text duplicate Visitor Centre Dining
/lakeside-visitor-centre/anima...Text duplicate Art Exhibition
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Text duplicate Visitor Centre Activities
/lakeside-visitor-centre/funct...Text duplicate Functions
/volunteer/Text duplicate VOLUNTEER
/volunteer/Text duplicate Volunteer Opportunities
/donate/Text duplicate DONATE
/about/Text duplicate ABOUT
/about/Text duplicate About Puffing Billy
/about/keeping-children-and-yo...Text duplicate Keeping Children and Young People Safe
/about/governance/Text duplicate Governance
/about/community-committees/Text duplicate Community Committees
/careers/Text duplicate Careers
/about/tourism-marketing-package/Text duplicate Tourism Marketing Package
/contact-puffing-billy/Text duplicate CONTACT
/?page_id=31Text duplicate Contact Us
/contact-puffing-billy/frequen...Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/news/join-e-news/Text duplicate Join our e-News
/news/Text duplicate Filming & Media
/contact-puffing-billy/visitor...Text duplicate Visitor Feedback
/experiencesFind out more
/visit-us/sitting-on-our-carri...Text duplicate Find out more
/lakeside-visitor-centre/visit...Text duplicate Find out more
/lakeside-visitor-centreText duplicate Find out more
/experiencesMAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST.
A-TITLE MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST.
/buy-tickets/PRE-BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
/buy-tickets/Book Now
/experiences/excursionText duplicate Find out more
https://puffingbillyrunningfes...External Enter Now
/events/dowt/Text duplicate Find out more
/lakeside-visitor-centre/funct...Text duplicate Find out more
/experiences/education/Text duplicate Find out more
/visit-us/things-to-do-in-the-...Text duplicate Find out more
/visit-us/accessibility/Text duplicate Find out more
/visit-usPlan your visit
/volunteerText duplicate Find out more
/news/join-e-news/Newsletter Signup
A-TITLE Newsletter Signup
/news/join-e-news/No Text
https://www.facebook.com/Puffi...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://instagram.com/puffingb...New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/p...New window External Subdomain No Text
/news/join-e-news/PUFFING billy railway
A-TITLE PUFFING billy railway
/sitemap/Site Map
/privacy/Privacy Policy
/terms-conditions/Terms & Conditions
/?page_id=282Disclaimer
/contact-puffing-billy/Contact
https://www.vic.gov.au/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Victoria State Government Logo White Reversed

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.66 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (765 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,035 referring domains.
This page has 1,880 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 431 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
# Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /*/feed/
Disallow: /notinuse/*
 
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Official Puffing Billy Railway - Melbourne Family Attraction
Australia’s premier preserved steam railway, Puffing Billy, travels daily (except Christmas Day) through Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

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