Easter Steam Spectacular

[Buzz Killington]

23 April 2011
10:30am - 3:30pm

Canberra Railway Station comes alive on Easter Saturday with the sights and sounds of steam trains at the Easter Steam Spectacular.

Steam Train Rides-

Feel the history by taking a 45 minute round trip to Queanbeyan and return, hauled by classic steam locomotive 3016 and special guest locomotive 3642

Locomotive 3642 has been availed from our supporters at the New South Wales Rail Transportation Museum in Thirlmere for our Easter trips and is on-show in Canberra for a limited time – It has nearly been three decades since this engine last visited Canberra - see this beautiful piece of machinery working in the Nation's Capital!

5 Steam train rides to choose from.

Heritage Display-

Inspect our massed heritage train display:

Explore the footplate of one of the ACTs living treasures locomotive 1210, specially steamed for the day.
Sit in the driver's seat of newly restored vintage diesel locomotive 4403 and examine its 1800 horsepower engine.
Enjoy 'Tea in the lounge' with light refreshments served in our turn-of-the-century first class Pullman car.
Admire the ornate fittings of a former Melbourne Express timber sleeping car.

Station Activities-

Let the kids loose on our jumping castle and face painting
See the rail world in miniature with a superb N-Scale Model Railway Layout and larger scale models
Marvel at vintage fire engines and equipment
Inspect intricate vintage petrol engines and pumps

Full details: http://www.trains.org.au/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=137:easter-steam-spectacular&Itemid=19

[superdecka]

I used to throw black stuff into those a few years ago Buzz.