Thread: Thirlmere Steamfest this weekend

I wonder if 6029 will be staying at Thirlmere for a while? It has an arrival time from Goulburn but another loco is doing the return trip.


We have a busy weekend planned but it looks like we can squeeze in a few trainspotting episodes at Douglas Park station at least.

Love to be there, but it's a bit far from the South East of SA!

Odd that they hold this in the middle of summer when there's the possibility of fire bans.
I know in SA (and in WA I reckon), you won't see any steam excursions during the fire danger season.

Alan

They don't usually run steam during Summer. The main day for Steamfest is the first Sunday in March which technically makes it Autumn.


I'm not sure if it's been held on a full weekend before but it seems to be getting bigger each year so maybe they've expanded it to cover 2 days now.

3237 coming through Douglas Park on Saturday morning:




6029 was doing a trip to Picton on Sunday afternoon so we waited at the station for it. We heard the whistle but the train stopped about 200m from the station on the Thirlmere branchine & didn't make it onto the mainline.


The station master at Picton told us that he'd heard 6209 was staying at Thirlmere for a month.
He said it wasn't doing the return run to Goulburn as it didn't have enough coal. That seems a little odd unless it needs something special.


We then drove to Thirlmere to see it waiting for the train jam to clear before moving to the station.


6029 at Thirlmere on Sunday afternoon:

were you one of the cars that just got abandoned in the middle of the road while people were rushing to take photos...

I was trying to get home from cartwright and the train came to the crossing people just stopped on the 80k road got out and went and took photos!!! grrrrrr

By the time we climbed the stairs at Picton station, strapped both kids into the car & drove to Thirlmere, 6029 was sitting on the tracks opposite Bridge St so we were well into the 60 zone & the road itself was clear.


Sorry, not my fault you were late home to cook dinner for Ian .

Originally Posted by dullbird

were you one of the cars that just got abandoned in the middle of the road while people were rushing to take photos...

I was trying to get home from cartwright and the train came to the crossing people just stopped on the 80k road got out and went and took photos!!!

Steam fanatics do strange things....the notion of a passing steam locomotive is like a drug.....for some.;
Regards
Robbo

yep I reckon there was a few that looked like they were on drugs today