Tag: Steamfest
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STEAMFEST CELEBRATES MATILAND’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
Maitland’s iconic Steamfest has left the station after another successful year. More than 50,000 rail enthusiasts turned out to celebrate the region’s industrial legacy.
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STEAMFEST BRINGS THE CROWD
More than 30-thousand people rolled into Maitland over the weekend for this year’s Steamfest. The event wrapped up today – but not before two age-old beauties were put through their paces.
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FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR STEAMFEST
The sights and sounds of a bygone era, will roar to life at Maitland’s Steamfest this weekend. There’s much fanfare around events such as the plane versus train race on Sunday, but today we caught up with a little piece of history puffing through the country back roads.
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COUNTDOWN TO STEAMFEST
It’s like the lead-up to Christmas for volunteers at the Rail Motor Society. Two days out from Steamfest, the Paterson-based buffs are busy working to get their historic trains shining, and ready for passengers.
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HUNTER VALLEY STEAMFEST DRAWS MASSIVE CROWDS
In what’s believed to be a world first, four steam trains took on four tigermoth planes today, in a race for supremacy between Waratah and Maitland. It was all part of Steamfest’s 30th anniversary.
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STEAMFEST ROLLS INTO MAITLAND FOR 30TH YEAR
It was full steam ahead for day one of the Hunter Steamfest in Maitland, as thousands rolled in to admire the vintage machinery. Celebrating its 30th year, the festival is expected to draw record crowds of up to 100,000. “It’s an incredible milestone. 30 years of any type of event and I suppose the success of…
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TRAIN RACE WORLD FIRST AT STEAMFEST
The stage is set for a ‘steam showdown,’ to mark the 30th anniversary of Maitland Steamfest. In what’s believed to be a world first, FOUR locomotives will go head-to-head in a race from Waratah to Maitland. “We’ve had four trains run side-by-side in shunting yards, but never in a race style over the 25-30km, so…
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STEAM TRAINS CAPTURE THE IMAGINATION
Steam trains from around the country captured the imagination of Maitland today. Steamfest celebrates locomotives from eras as early at the 19th century.
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STEAMFEST ROLLS INTO MAITLAND
Rail enthusiasts have started rolling into Maitland for the Hunter Valley Steamfest. From tomorrow, it’s expected to attract more than 60,000 people, who’ll take a step back in time. “We’ve got everything steam, we’ve got steam trains, steam buses, steam trucks, portable steam engines, mini steam engines, just a really great weekend celebrating all things…
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STEAMFEST KICKS OFF
The 28th annual Steamfest got underway in Maitland today, but a new attraction went very close to stealing the show. The Penny Farthing was put through its paces in a series of races – proving popular with crowds. Others preferred to take a step back in time, hopping aboard this locomotive. But for those who…