THOUSANDS of steam fans, families and photographers flocked to Australia’s leading railway museum to see three UKbuilt locomotives, including a massive 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt, star in a spectacular two-day gala.
The annual Festival of Steam was held at New South Wales Rail Museum at Thirlmere, 55 miles south-west of the state capital Sydney, over the weekend of June 25/26. A record 8500 visitors came through the doors to savour the sight