Thirlmere Festival of Steam
Australia's premier steam event since 1989
Since 1989, the annual Festival of Steam at Thirlmere has grown to become Australia’s premier steam event.
It’s a community celebration of steam and nostalgia where locomotives of all kinds travel from afar, awakening the quaint village of Thirlmere with the enchanting echo of a steam whistle. Throughout the village, there’s all the fun of a country fair to be had with great markets & music, rides & relics.
The Festival of Steam is a unique and enjoyable event for the whole family!
More steam than ever before... six locos!
The Thirlmere Festival of Steam has always been famous for its line up of steam locomotives, but in 2015 - we're raising the bar! Get up close with six operating steam locomotives including:
6029 - a gigantic 260 tonne Garratt locomotive, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, in steam and back on the tracks for the first time in over 30 years!
5917 - American built giant from Lachlan Valley Railway.
3016 - from Canberra Railway Museum.
3642 - a legend of steam from Trainworks.
3265 - 'Hunter' from the Powerhouse Museum.
2705 - a Trainworks regular favourite.
Light up! Night photography workshop
A special event for the Thirlmere Festival of Steam 2015.
This remarkable evening event begins with a unique opportunity to photograph an all-star line-up of heritage locos in steam, including 6029, 5917, 3016, 3265 and 2705.
Enjoy dinner under the stars as we put the spotlight on the locos, illuminating them with professional lighting to create one-off opportunities for some spectacular photographs.
Join our special guest photographers and authors for some anecdotes about their experiences with railway photography and get some expert tips on night time photography and capturing the human element in your shots.
An extraordinary event not to be missed!
Tony Mott, internationally acclaimed rock photographer, rail enthusiast and photographer of Trains exhibition on show at Trainworks
Bruce Wheatley, co-author of the much-loved Railway Portraits series
Graham Palmer, author of Steam: Gone But Not Forgotten
Dates: Saturday 28 February
Includes: Museum entry all day Saturday, barbeque dinner, guest speaker program, exclusive access to lit up locos.
Bookings: Numbers strictly limited so bookings essential. Phone 4683 6800. SOLD OUT!!
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